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“The highly contagious Delta variant of COVID-19 is the fastest and fittest coronavirus strain that will ‘pick off’ the most vulnerable people. It has the potential ‘to be more lethal’ because it’s more efficient in the way it transmits between humans,” -Dr. Mike Ryan, of the World Health Organization In December 2019, WHO was informed of cases of pneumonia of unknown cause in Wuhan City, China. A novel coronavirus was identified as the cause by Chinese authorities on 7th January 2020 and was temporarily named “2019-nCoV”. Ever since, the world has never been the same. Going...

COVID-19 Delta variant: Time to act is now! The Punch Published 16 July 2021 “The highly contagious Delta variant of COVID-19 is the fastest and fittest coronavirus strain that will ‘pick off’ the most vulnerable people. It has the potential ‘to be more lethal’ because it’s more efficient in the way it transmits between humans.” – Dr. Mike Ryan, World Health Organisation. It came like a bolt out of the blues, turning the table on the global socio-economic and political matrix. It came more deadly and devastating on the human health status than the searing scou...

THISDAYLIVE Share Mary Nnah As part of efforts aimed at reducing infant mortality in the country, members of The Praise Vessels of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Lagos Province 44, recently donated life- saving equipment to Olikoye Ransome Kuti Children Emergency Unit of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH). Speaking during the donation, Pastor in Charge of Province 44, Pastor Amos Emovon, stated that the gesture is in alignment with the strategic direction from the leadership of the mission. According to him, “our dearest esteemed father in the Lord and the Gen...

Sovereign Wealth Fund partners NGO to stem 70,000 annual cancer deaths Sovereign Wealth Fund partners NGO to stem 70,000 annual cancer deaths Share Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) has announced a strategic partnership with BIO Ventures for Global Health (BVGH) to realise NSIA’s vision for reducing the impact of cancer in Nigeria. As it stands, cancer is a serious health threat in Nigeria, with 116,000 new cancer cases reported each year and more than 70,000 deaths annually. The collaboration between NSIA-LUTH Cancer and BVGH focuses on three core deliverables including the es...

Health minister Osagie Ehanire said Nigeria might get COVID-19 vaccines in the next 10 days.