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One Million Girls for HPV Vaccination in Oyo
By Fasilat Lawal About one million girls between the ages of nine and fourteen will be vaccinated against the Human Papiloma Virus, HPV next week Monday Children’s Day in Oyo State. The Executive Secretary, Oyo State Primary Health Care Board, Dr Muideen Olatunji, made this known while speaking with Radio Nigeria in Ibadan. Dr Olatunji…
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Human Papilloma Virus: Misconceptions, Facts
By Moses Morenikeji Does Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine lead to depopulation? Will it encourage promiscuity among girls? Does it have adverse effects? These are among questions addressed at a two day Media Dialogue on “Combating the Most Preventable Form of Deadly Cancer Affecting Women and Girls (HPV) through Vaccination” held in Lagos recently. Addressing…
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Media vital to vaccination awareness – WHO Oyo Coordinator
By Fasilat Lawal The media has crucial role to play in ensuring that the public is well informed about the importance of vaccinating children. Oyo State Coordinator of World Health Organization, WHO, Dr Phillip Zorto stated this at the commemoration of this year’s African Vaccination Week held at Oranyan Primary Health Care Board Ibadan. Dr Zorto affirmed that…
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Bring your Children for Polio Vaccination, Ondo Govt Urges Residents
By Bukola Badi The Ondo State government says it will continue to invest in primary healthcare to ensure that the state retains its polio free status in the country. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Banji Ajaka stated this in Akure while launching the September 2023 round of the National Immunisation Plus days scheduled to take…
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Diphtheria: Medical Experts Call for Maximum Attention to Effective Vaccination
Francisca Irekpita Medical experts want Nigerians to pay more attention to routine immunization coverage and effective vaccinations in the bid to combat the spread of diphtheria in the country. The experts, while speaking with Radio Nigeria on the reported upsurge in cases of diphtheria in parts of the country also emphasized the need for sustainable…
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Covid-19 Vaccine : Deadline For Government Workers Approaches
Currently, there is a Federal Government memo indicating that workers yet to take the Covid-19 jab would be denied access to work places. This directive is to take effect from the first of December 2021. As the deadline approaches, correspondent, Olufisoye Adenitan seeks the views of stakeholders about this development. Since the launch of the…
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COVID-19 Vaccination: Report Any Wrong Practices – Ogun Health Commissioner
Ogun state government has advised residents of the state to report anyone demanding money from them before they can be vaccinated for appropriate sanctions. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker gave the advice during a sensitisation visit to Oba Titi Dada International Market, Ota in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the state. Dr Coker…
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Ogun Government Takes COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign To Tertiary Institutions
Ogun State government has taken the Mass Vaccination campaign to tertiary institutions in the state in a bid to achieve the forty percent target before the end of the year. Flaging off the covid 19 vaccination at the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, MAPOLY, Ojere, Abeokuta Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro and Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago iwoye, the commissioner…
