PUNCH HealthWise has bagged the Impact Africa Summit 2021 award for excellence in health promotion journalism. PUNCH HealthWise beat two other contenders, Africa Health – a health magazine based in Uganda and African Health Solution Journalism, based in Kenya to win…
The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency has given a vaccination waiver for individuals aged 16 and 17 to enable them to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The agency said this in an advisory made available to journalists on Thursday. “The NPHCDA…
After a six-week surge, Africa’s fourth pandemic wave driven primarily by the Omicron variant is flattening, marking the shortest-lived surge to date in the continent where cumulative cases have now exceeded 10 million. As of 11 January, there have been…
A new study has indicated that some COVID-19 vaccines may affect the length of a woman’s menstruation. The research found that after getting a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, some women’s menstrual cycles increased by one day longer than usual.…
The PUNCH Nigeria Limited in collaboration with the PUNCH Media Foundation, the nonprofit arm of PUNCH, organised a three-week immersion training from 6th to 24th April 2021 at the PUNCH Place, Magboro, Ogun State for 21 new intakes. The training…
The Lagos State Government has announced the availability of the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines at the designated public and private vaccination centres in the state. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, through his official…
Scientists in South Africa have detected 32 COVID-19 mutations in a 36-year-old woman with advanced HIV. The scientists disclosed their findings in a study published as a pre-print on medRxiv on Thursday. The scientists also reported that the woman had…
Dr. Kingsley Amibor is a consultant clinical pharmacist and chairman of Association of Hospital and Administrative Pharmacists of Nigeria. In this interview with ADEBAYO FOLORUNSH FRANCIS, he says the use of Ivermectin in the management of COVID-19 should not be…
A lecturer and healthcare research scientist in the Department of Microbiology, Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State, Dr. Elijah Kolawole tells YUSUFF MOSHOOD why inadequate evidence from clinical trials on using Ivermectin for COVID-19 treatment makes their safety and efficacy contentious. As a researcher, you…
The World Health Organisation says the COVID-19 pandemic has shown that other sectors are crucial to preparing for health pandemics. It noted that the viral pandemic has confirmed that pandemic preparedness is not a job for only the health sector.…