Four Dead, Five Injured In Attacks On Ebola Responders In DRC
Four members of Ebola response teams in eastern Congo have been killed in two attacks that the head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) predicted will undermine efforts to contain…
UNICEF, WHO Step Up War Against
The United Nations Children Emergency Funds (UNICEF), the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other partners are stepping up the battle against measles, unhealthy living and violence against children. In Yenegoa,…
FG Raises Alarm On Oro-Facial Gangrenous Disease
The Federal Ministry of Health has partner with Benin Republic, Niger Republic, Madagascar and others to launch the National Noma Control Policy document approved at the 2019 National Council on…
‘Nigeria needs 290, 000 medical doctors to meet WHO standard’
A medical expert, Abdulkadir Tabari, has called for concerted efforts of all stakeholders to make Nigeria’s medical residency program relevant and visible in the global mix. Mr Tabari who is…
Kenya Adopts World’s First Malaria Vaccine
Kenya on Friday became the third country to start routinely innoculating infants against malaria, using the world’s first vaccine to combat a disease that kills 800 children globally every day.…
WHO Commences Process Towards Polio- Free Certification
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has commenced the process towards declaring Nigeria certification a polio- free country. The body noted that it would be looking at data and where it…
Seven Key Facts About AfCFTA
By: Ayobami Victor Awoleye Nigeria has joined other African countries in signing the African Continental Free Trade agreement (AfCFTA). The agreement which has now been signed by 54 of 55…
Nigeria, Other African Nations Show Poor Progress In Tackling Hepatitis — WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has lamented the slow progress in tackling Viral Hepatitis B in Africa. The African region of the UN agency, in a press statement on Friday,…
Over 1m New Curable Sexually Transmitted Infections Recorded Every Day- WHO
Everyday, over one million new cases of curable Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) are recorded among people aged 15 to 49 years, a World Health Organisation (WHO) research says. The data…
World Malaria Day: WHO, U.S. Call For More Efforts To Tackle Disease
By Lukman Amusa In commemoration of the 2019 World Malaria Day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for renewed political commitment to eliminate the disease. The International agency said…
