UN humanitarian agencies on Monday said that no fewer than 60 million people in the Horn of Africa were in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. Liesbeth Aelbrecht, the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) incident manager for the greater Horn of Africa emergency, said in a statement that children in the...
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The World Health Organizations, (WHO) has called on governments, partners, and all stakeholders to mobilise support at district, national and regional levels to invest in strengthening and sustaining blood programs. Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO, Regional Director for Africa, made the call in a massage to mark 2023 year’s World...
The Nasarawa State Council of Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has given Gov. Abdullahi Sule of the State a 21-day ultimatum to address welfare issues concerning their members or face a strike action. Dr. Peter Attah, NMA Chairman in the state, made the disclosure while briefing newsmen on Tuesday in...
Prof. Isaac Adewole, a former Minister of Health, Nigeria, says many people are unaware that contact bleeding especially during bleeding or just after sexual intercourse can be early sign of cervical cancer. Adewole, Co-Founder, African Cancer Coalition, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Thursday in ...
By GRACE AUDU – The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund), have signed a new and revised Strategic Framework for Collaboration, designed to build stronger and more resilient health systems and maximize collaboration and impact in support of...
World Health Organization (WHO) says it appreciates a new funding commitment by United Kingdom’s Department of Health and Social Care to support Nigeria in strengthening her health workforce. The grant amounting to £2 million (about (N1,2 billion) will cover two years period to support Nigeria to optimise the performance,...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) say 43 countries, including Nigeria, now face outbreaks as increasing numbers of cholera cases are being reported. They said the outcome for patients was worse than 10 years ago. The UN agencies, in a statement on Friday, said that...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – World Health Organization (WHO) has organized a 5-day training workshop on Emergency Coordination/Preparedness Response for 98 public health emergency personnel drawn from the 27 LGAs, development partners and public health organizations in Borno State. The Borno State Commissioner for Health, Profeasor Mohammed Alhaji Arab,...
World Health Organisation (WHO) says one pregnant woman or newborn dies every seven seconds as global progress in reducing deaths of pregnant women, mothers and babies, has flatlined for eight years. WHO, in a new report published on Tuesday, attributed the increase in maternal and newborn deaths to decreasing...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has emphasised the importance of maintaining clean and safe health through proper and frequent washing of hands to reduce the risk of infections and ensure healthy living. Dr Tochi Okwor, Assistant Director, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), NCDC, said this...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Nassarawa State Government says the state has recorded a total of 182, 678 malaria cases between January and march this year. The State Commissioner of Health, Pharmacist Ahmed Baba Yahaya disclosed this Wednesday in Lafia, at a press briefing to mark this year’s ...
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...
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...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says no fewer than 330 people have been killed due to fighting in the capital Khartoum and several other states, including Darfur States. The UN health agency on Thursday also said no fewer than 3,200 have been injured in Sudan since a military power...
The Federal Government says it will increase excise tax on tobacco products from 30 per cent ad-valorem to 50 per cent as part of measures to control tobacco smoking in the country. Dr Mangai Malau, Head, Tobacco Control Unit, Noncommunicable Disease Division, Federal Ministry of Health disclosed this on Tuesday,...
The power struggle between two generals in Sudan and associated violence escalated dramatically on Saturday and Sunday, with at least dozens of civilians and soldiers killed. It remained unclear who has the upper hand in the power struggle, according to media reports, which said fighting around the Sudanese army’s...
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...
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...