The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)says it has trained about 800 journalists on dangers of bleaching cream to enable them effectively enlighten the public. The agency’s Director of Public Affairs, Mr Abubakar Jimoh, made this known on Wednesday in Maiduguri at the launch of...
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President, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has emphasized the need for joint actions by global stakeholders to achieve the collective goal of eliminating malaria disease by 2030. Dangote, also United Nations’ Malaria Ambassador for Nigeria, said this in his World Malaria Day statement titled; “With Urgent Investment, Innovation and...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that 6.2 million Nigerian children are zero doses (unvaccinated), a consequence of the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic from 2019 to 2021. Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, said this in Abuja on Tuesday at a news conference to celebrate...
Nurse Oluwatosin Ogunlowo, Nursing Department, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC), Eleyele Branch, Ile-Ife, has admonished Nigerians to eschew self medication in treating malaria. Ogunlowo stated this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday, in Ile-Ife. She said that every year on April...
By LEKAN AGBOOLA, Ilorin – Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA) in partnership with General Electric (GE) have trained over 400 midwives and nurses on the use of V-Scan Portable Hand-held Ultrasound machines in order to ensure safer births in the country. The training programme was done with donation of eight...
The Health Policy Research Group (HPRG), University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), has lauded the Federal Government’s effort in preventing and eradicating malaria in the country. Dr Chinyere Okeke, a member of the research group, gave the commendation in a message to mark “2023 World Malaria Day” on Tuesday in...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), said that the national multi-sectoral Cerebrospinal Meningitis Technical Working Group (TWG) continued to monitor response to the disease across states. The NCDC, via its official website on Sunday, said between October 2022 and April 2, about 235 confirmed cases had...
By GRACE AUDU, Abuja – Director-General of West African Health Organization (WAHO), Dr. Melchior Athanase J. C Aissi, has stressed the need to continue to strengthen the capacity of the ECOWAS Regional Centre for Surveillance and Disease Control (RCSDC), if it is to achieve the objective of responding effectively...
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....
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...