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Bavarian Nordic Seeks Approval to Extend Mpox Vaccine Use to Children
MVA-RNA Danish vaccine manufacturer, Bavarian Nordic, has submitted clinical data to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) seeking approval to extend the use of its mpox and smallpox vaccine to children
Drug-Resistant Infections Rising in Nigeria – NIMR Researcher Raises Alarm
A senior scientist at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Dr. Emelda Chukwu, has warned that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is fast becoming one of Nigeria’s most dangerous and underestimated health threats. Speaking at the NIMR Media Chat held in Lagos on Monday, Dr. Chukwu revealed that recent surveillance
A Billion People at Risk from Uncontrolled Hypertension, New WHO Shows
The World Health Organization (WHO) today released its second Global Hypertension Report, showing that 1.4 billion people lived with hypertension in 2024, yet just over one in five have it under control either through medication or addressing modifiable health risks. The new report – released at an event co-hosted by
WHO Urges Africa to Strengthen Patient Safety for Mothers, Newborns
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on African countries to step up efforts to protect children and newborns from preventable harm in health care, as the region joined the rest of the world to mark World Patient Safety Day 2025 on Tuesday, September 17. This year’s theme, “Safe care
Raising the Bar on Pharmaceutical Care Quality Quality: The -Strategic Role of Consultant Pharmacists
By Prof. Lere Baale President, Nigeria Academy of Pharmacy As healthcare systems across the globe grapple with rising costs, complex patient profiles, increasing chronic disease burdens, and critical workforce shortages,
Bavarian Nordic Seeks Approval to Extend Mpox Vaccine Use to Children
MVA-RNA Danish vaccine manufacturer, Bavarian Nordic, has submitted clinical data to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) seeking approval to extend the use of its mpox and smallpox vaccine to children
PSN worries over rate of members leaving Nigeria
The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, (PSN), has expressed worry over the rate its members are leaving the country for greener pastures. Chairman of the association, Osun State chapter, Prof Moses