English Situation Report on Bangladesh about Health, Protection and Human Rights, Epidemic and more; published on 06 Jun 2021 by Health Cluster and WHO
Rohingya crisis - WHO Bangladesh situation report #2, 2 February 2021 (Period covered: Weeks 03-04, 18-31 January)
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Highlights
• Preparations and consultative meetings were conducted across all pillars in preparation of the COVID-19 Intra-Action
Review (IAR) Meeting, scheduled for 01 February 2021, to analyse the on-going response, share lessons learnt and agree on next steps to further improve and strengthen the continued response to COVID-19, while sharing valuable
contributions to improve and prepare for future crisis.
• WHO organized a series of meetings and field visits on “Strengthening Post Marketing Surveillance (PMS) by Risk Based Sampling and Testing through Mini Lab” to enhance access to safe, effective and quality medicines and vaccines, to improve the capacity to identify the sub-standard and falsified drugs in Cox’s Bazar and secure quality care for host and refugee communities.
• Cautions FG, Corporate Agencies Against Ordering Vaccine Without Approval
• Insists NAFDAC Must Give Go Ahead For Vaccine Usage In Nigeria, Despite WHO Approval
• Agency To Track, Trace, Monitor Vaccine Distribution With Technology
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned the public to be wary of using the fake COVID-19 vaccines circulating in Nigeria, saying they can cause COVID-like illnesses and other serious diseases that could kill.
Director General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, who raised the alarm, also warned government establishments and agencies, as well as private companies and big corporation, against ordering the vaccines without its approval, noting that COVID-19 vaccines are new and the side effects or adverse events must be well monitored; hence should not be used by the public.
•Global deaths surpass 2 million
Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) yesterday said it has reports of the importation of fake COVID-19 vaccines into Nigeria.
Addressing a virtual press conference, the Director General of the agency, Prof Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye pleaded with Nigerians to avoid the fake vaccines, saying, “they can cause Covid-like illnesses or other serious diseases that could kill.”
She said the agency had not received any application from Covid vaccine manufacturers yet and therefore no vaccines had been approved by NAFDAC.
“Covid-19 vaccines are new, and the side effects or adverse effects must be well monitored, therefore, if NAFDAC does not approve, the public should not use,” the NAFDAC boss said.
UPDATED: Fake COVID-19 vaccines in circulation, NAFDAC warns
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Cautions against use of vaccines without Agency’s approval
By Chioma Obinna
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, on Friday alerted of circulation of fake vaccines in Nigeria even as it disclosed that It has not approved any vaccines or receive any application from Covid Vaccine manufacturers yet.
The Agency also cautioned against the use of any vaccines without the agency’s approval.
Disclosing these during a virtual press conference, the Director-General of the Agency, Prof Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye, said “Covid-19 vaccines are new, and the side effects or adverse events must be well monitored, therefore, if NAFDAC does not approve, the public should not use.”