Seven winning short films and six special mentions from the jury highlight strong health stories illustrating global health issues More than 1000 film makers from over 110 countries have submitted short films for the 3rd edition of the WHO Health for All Film Festival (HAFF), on themes ranging from...
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) says malaria remains a significant public health and development challenge with about 95 per cent estimated 228 million cases occurring in the WHO and AFRO Region, Dr egional Director for Africa, made this known in a message to commemorate the 2022 World Malaria Day...
By BENJAMIN ORISEMEKE, Abuja – U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has launched a two-year $9.5 million advancing nutrition programme to improve the nutritional health of Nigerians in Bauchi, Kebbi, and Sokoto states. The programme will address the immediate and underlying causes of malnutrition, provide technical support, share innovations,...
The UN medical scientists have claimed that a large percentage of the world population breathes polluted air. They said on Monday that fossil fuels are responsible for most of the harmful emissions that are linked to acute and chronic sickness. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has, therefore, called for...
The Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, says the agency has acquired new mechanical devices to further check substandard drugs. Professor Adeyeye said this in Abuja on Thursday while fielding questions from newsmen at the unveiling of 73 new vehicles procured...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Very few African Union member states have been projected to achieve universal access to safely managed drinking water, safely managed sanitation or basic hygiene services by 2030. In other to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) targets on water, sanitation and hygiene, Africa will...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A new WHO/UNICEF reports have revealed that globally, more than half of parents and pregnant women (51 per cent) surveyed have been exposed to aggressive formula milk marketing by many nutrient companies, much of which is in breach of international standards on infant feeding...
World Health Organisation (WHO) says over one billion people, aged 12 to 35, risk losing their hearing due to prolonged and excessive exposure to loud music and other high volume recreational noise. WHO gave the warning in a new international safety advice on Wednesday to tackle the rising threat...
Calls for collaboration in addressing COVID-19 effects By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Brussels, Belgium, welcomed the designation of Nigeria as one of the six countries in Africa designated as manufacturing bases for the COVID-19 vaccine, while also calling for collaboration to address the...
Nigeria and five other African countries have been chosen to begin production of COVID-19 vaccine, with the continent having had limited access to jabs. The World Health Organisation announced this on Friday. The other countries are: Egypt, Kenya, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia. According to the WHO, they were...
The health authorities in Malawi have declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus type 1 after a case was detected in a young child in the capital Lilongwe. This is the first case of wild poliovirus in Africa in more than five years, a statement by the WHO Regional Office...
The COVID-19 pandemic could reverse decades of global progress in stamping out Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), UN agencies warn ahead of the International Day to eliminate the harmful practice. International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM is a UN-sponsored annual awareness day that takes place on Feb. 6 as...
World Health Organisation (WHO) says Omicron wave is threatening to overwhelm health workers in the coming weeks in Europe, with forecasts that more Europeans are likely to become infected with the variant. Currently, the Omicron variant of COVID-19 represents a “new west to east tidal wave sweeping across the...
By AISHA NANA, Bauchi – The Bauchi State Government has dismissed the report making the rounds that the state has recorded 38 fresh Wild Polio Virus (WPV) cases. The Executive Chairman, Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BSPHCDA), Dr Rilwan Mohammed, made the clarifications in a statement on...
The Bauchi State Government says it has targeted 2.286 million children for immunisation against polio in the 2022 first round exercise. The Chairman, Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, stated this at the inauguration of the exercise on Saturday in Bauchi. Dr. Mohammed said the exercise...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Moji Adeyeye, has vowed to ensure that the country do not end up becoming a dumping ground for chemicals banned in other countries. Prof. Adeyeye, who disclosed this in...
A bird flu outbreak has killed more than 2,000 wild cranes on a reserve in northern Israel, an unusually high toll for the seasonal flu, the parks authority said Sunday. In addition to the 2,000 dead, another 10,000 are believed to be infected, Ohad Hatsofe, a specialist at the...
U.S. has contributed 10 million dollars to assist the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in its work on COVID-19 response and addressing threats to human, animal and environmental health, including future pandemics. The funding, announced on Thursday, would support the UN agency’s COVID-19 Response and Recovery Programme, part...
As many friends and families consider whether to celebrate Christmas together, World Health Organisation (WHO) issued a reminder on Wednesday that “anyone who ignores COVID-19 is…perpetuating it”. WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean region, Ahmed Al-Mandhari, in his message said the pandemic was far from over. Citing the...
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) officially declared Thursday the end of the latest Ebola outbreak, the second outbreak in 2021, according to the DRC’s health authorities. In total, 11 cases — eight confirmed, three probable, including six deaths, were reported in the outbreak that was declared on...