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This was made known in a joint statement by the World Health Organisation, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) on Sunday in Abuja.
Referring to pledged funding for the international vaccine distribution mechanism, WHO Director- General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, “Even if you have the money, if you cannot use the money to buy vaccines having the money doesn’t mean anything.’’
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said this while speaking on a radio programme monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Lagos.
The WHO team is set to present its findings at a news conference that begins at 08.00 GMT at the Hilton Optics Valley Hotel in Wuhan.
“They were able to reach multiple agreements. I hope these will be thoroughly covered in their report,’’ Wang Wenbin, a foreign ministry spokesman, told reporters in Beijing.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed faulted the reports on Saturday while speaking on a radio programme monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos.
“There is no evidence that the virus originated there, but hypothetically, there are all conditions for the spread of the virus there,“ Vladimir Dedkov, a member of the World Health Organisation’s expert team, was quoted as saying by Sputnik.
The country’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Saturday.
The European Union’s executive arm “will ensure that the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol is unaffected. The Commission is not triggering the safeguard clause,” it said in a written statement.
Guterres stated this in a video message to a high-level webinar on the African COVID-19 Vaccine Financing and Development Strategy on Wednesday evening.
Ogbu, who works with Rhema Foundation Hospital at Kwali in the Federal Capital Territory, gave the advice at an online health talk in Abuja.
The World Health Organisation Representative to Russia, Melita Vujnovic, made the disclosure on Wednesday.
This followed the fresh circulation of an old statement by the Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Dr. Sani Aliyu.
Umanah made the call in an open letter on Thursday.
Ghebreyesus spoke at a media briefing.
Ogunfeyimi told the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Okitipupa that the hospital cleared the corpses as part of the state government’s initiative to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
A circular signed by the institution’s Registrar, Dr. Fola Olowoleni, quoted the institution’s management as saying that it was in compliance with the recent directive from the Federal Government.
Regulatory experts convened by the World Health Organization from around the world and UN agency’s own teams reviewed the data on the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine and found on Thursday that it met WHO’s must-have criteria for safety and efficacy – with its benefits offsetting any potential risks.
The centre in a statement on Thursday said the data was obtained from the World Health Organisation after examining 50 test samples from nine regions of Ukraine.