President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order directing the United States to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO), a body he has repeatedly criticized over its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking at the White House hours after his inauguration, Trump said the United States was paying far more to the UN […]
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By Suoyo Ekubo Following the recent outbreak of a new variant of Polio virus in Nigeria, the Rivers State Primary Health Management Board (RSPHCMB) has taken measures to carry out its first round of the National Immunization Plus Days (NIPD) set aside to strengthen the fight against this new polio variant called the “circulating Variant […]
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By Suoyo Ekubo The Rivers State Primary Health Care Management Board in collaboration with World Health Organization and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) have successfully implemented Integrated Community Outreach Services in the State. The Integrated Community Outreach Services was carried out in 24 Hard-To-Reach Settlements in six Local Government Areas of the State, […]
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by Suoyo Ekubo In line with the National Measles Elimination Strategic Plan, Rivers State Primary Health Care Management Board has scheduled a date for Integrated Measles Vaccination campaign in all the 23 Local government areas of State for children 9months to 5 years. The forthcoming Integrated Measles vaccination campaign which is billed to commence on […]
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The WHO has announced six African Countries chosen to establish their own mRNA vaccine production, with the continent having largely been shut out of access to Covid-19 jabs. Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia were selected as the first recipients of technology from the World Health Organization’s global mRNA vaccine hub, in a […]
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