The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has today revealed that the agency is extremely under-staffed. The Director-General, DG of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, made this known today during a news conference organised in Lagos to outline the agency’s focus for 2025.
The Nigerian Government has expresses concern to contain the current surge of a respiratory virus, Human Metapneumovirus, which has spiked across northern Chinese provinces in China.
Norovirus, a highly contagious stomach bug, is rapidly spreading across parts of the United States this winter, Government data has revealed. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 91 infections during the first week of December, a sharp increase from 69 outbreaks recorded in the last week of November. This figure represents more than double the highest weekly count recorded over the past three years.
The research led by Professor Kwang-Hyun Cho at KAIST represents a paradigm shift in cancer therapy. Rather than focusing on the elimination of cancer cells, this innovative approach aims to revert cancer cells to a normal-like state by systematically analyzing their gene networks and differentiation trajectories. This strategy offers a potential solution to the long-standing challenges of treatment resistance and adverse side effects associated with traditional therapies.
The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has urged Nigerians to prioritise their health by knowing their HIV status even as they celebrate the Yuletide. The Director General of NACA, Dr Temitope Ilori, made this public in a statement signed by the Head, Public Relations and Protocol of the agency, Toyin Aderibigbe, on Sunday. Dr. Ilori said Christmas is a time for joy and celebration, but it also presents an opportunity to make informed and responsible decisions about one’s health.
German authorities announced on Monday the detection of four cases of the new Clade 1b variant of the mpox virus, including two infections in school-aged children, in a community near Cologne. The first case was linked to a family member’s recent trip to Africa, with subsequent testing confirming the virus in three other family members, according to a press release from the local authorities. The affected family is now under quarantine, reported Xinhua.
