UNICEF says at least 2.2 million Nigerian children did not receive a single dose of vaccine between 2019 and 2021. It says also that globally, 67 million children missed out on routine immunisation between 2019 and 2022 as 48 million of them did not receive a single routine vaccine....
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By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Nigeria Centre for Disease and Prevention Control (NCDC) has recorded 79 deaths and a total of 1,336 suspected cases of cholera in the country so far in 2023. The NCDC, via its official website, said this in its latest cholera situation epidemiological report....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government has appointed Prof. Mahmud Raji as the new Chief Medical Director (CMD) of National Hospital, Abuja (NHA). This is according to a statement issued by the hospital management on Friday in Abuja. The statement said Prof. Mahmud has received his letter...
Prof. Adegboyega Fawole of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Ilorin, says about 28 Nigerian women die of cervical cancer daily. Fawole said this on Friday in Ilorin while delivering his paper at the 231st Inaugural Lecture of the University with theme: “Reversing Nigerian Women’s Poor Health...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says global life expectancy for both sexes has increased from 46 to 73 years, with the biggest gains in the poorest countries. Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, the WHO Director-General, said this during an online media conference. Ghebreyesus said after years of war, the organisation realised...
Tilova for Africa, a Non-Government Organisation (NGO), has stressed the need for government and public-spirited individuals to support persons living with HIV/AIDS. The Chairman of the organisation, Mr Martin Nwabueze, made the call when he led members of the group on a courtesy visit to the Public Complaints Commission (PCC)...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with Borno State Ministry of Health (MOH) have organized a three day capacity building training workshop for Borno state media personality and social media influencers on health and behavioral change reporting. The WHO Acting Emergency Manager, Dr. Samuel...
The World Health Organisation (WHO), Bauchi Field Office, on Tuesday,launched a medical outreach in Bauchi as part of activities to celebrate its 75 years of existence. At the launch of the outreach at Primary Healthcare Centre, Fada in Bauchi, Dr Mahmood Saidu, the WHO Coordinator in Bauchi State, said the organisation...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said in a new report on Monday that large numbers of people are affected by infertility in their lifetime. The report said that around 17.5 per cent of the adult population roughly one in six worldwide experience infertility, showing the urgent need to increase...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says no fewer than 6 states – Cross River (397), Zamfara (25), Ebonyi (11), Abia (9), Bayelsa (3) and Kano (2), have reported 447 suspected cholera cases in weeks 5 to 9 of 2023. The...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – First Lady of Nigeria, Dr. Mrs. Aisha Buhari has called on well-meaning Nigerians to join hands in equipping cardiac centres with the necessary equipment and consumables to enable much-needed heart surgeries to take place in every region of the country. She spoke at the...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has said that about 82,000 Nigerian women die yearly from complications from pregnancy or childbirth in the country. It broke it down to 225 women dying every day from maternal mortality, which requires urgent action from the Federal Government and all stakeholders to halt...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – A humanitarian intervention focused on providing integrated food, nutrition sanitation and protection services in Nigeria’s north-east region will empower over 300,000 mothers and caregivers. The intervention is aimed at enhancing dietary practices, home-based malnutrition screening skills, provision of high impact lifesaving nutrition interventions (such...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease and Control and Prevention (NCDC) says in less than three months, the country has registered 784 confirmed cases of Lassa fever with 142 deaths across 23 states. The NCDC via its official website said on Tuesday that the infections were recorded from Jan. 1...
CLAIM: A digital picture with text, said to have emanated from Dr Adib Rizvi, a renowned Kidney specialist at Civil Hospital, Karach, has emerged on social media platforms, warning Muslims to refrain from breaking fast with fizzy drinks. The message is, particularly, being circulated on WhatsApp, a free messaging...
Mr Ben Arikpo, the Founder, Brain Training and Development Centre, has expressed concern over the mental health of Nigerians following lingering Naira scarcity and other issues. Arikpo said this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. He said banks opening on...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that there has been a 26 per cent reduction in Tuberculosis (TB) deaths between 2015 and 2021 in Africa. Dr Matshdiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, said this in her message to mark 2023 World TB Day with theme ” Yes, We...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says no fewer than 300 health facilities have been destroyed or flooded in the three Southern African countries hit by tropical cyclone freddy. WHO, in a statement on Thursday, stated that the devastation caused by the cyclone in Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique had increased...
The Federal Government and stakeholders took the “Check Am O!” campaign to the streets of Abuja on free diagnosis and treatment of the disease. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 2023 World Tuberculosis Day which is observed every year on March 24, is with theme:”Yes! We...
Prof. Kolawole Wahab of the Department of Medicine, University of Ilorin (Unilorin), has postulated that about six indigenous Africans develop new strokes every minute of every hour. Wahab disclosed this in his paper presentation at the 230th Inaugural Lecture of the Unilorin, entitled: “In the Quest for a Masterstroke...