Says Africa records 200,000 deaths annually Godsgift Onyedinefu The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on Nigeria and other African countries to invest in a public health approach to make hepatitis testing and treatment accessible to achieve its elimination from Africa by 2030. The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti, in
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WHO declares Ebola outbreak ‘health emergency’ of international concern
In Summary The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said it "welcomed" the decision.More than 1,600 people have died from Ebola since August 1, when the haemorrhagic virus erupted in DR Congo's North Kivu and spread to neighbouring Ituri. The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the Ebola outbreak
WHO partners Yobe State to fight malaria among children
Mukaila Ola The World Health Organisation (WHO and Yobe State Government collaborate to fight malaria among children in the Boko Haram affected North Eastern state. Both are adopting Seasonal Malaria Chemo-prevention (SMC) for children, which is be administered on children from age three months to 59 months. The WHO’s Emergency Manager in
No Ebola Virus in Nigeria — FG
Godsgift Onyedinefu The Federal Government has described as false, the message circulating in the social media purporting a positive case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the Country. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, Mr. Abdullaziz Mashi Abdullahi, made this known on Wednesday in Abuja. According to a statement by the Director,
Boko Haram: WHO empowers 5,500 health workers in North East
Mukaila Ola The World Health Organisation (WHO) has empowered 5,500 health workers through capacity building interventions across the North-east region of the country. These 5,500 health care workers were trained between 2017 and 2019 the three most ravaged states by Boko Haram, Borno, Yobe and Adamawa. Attacks on the health facilities in the
After 129 deaths, NCDC ends Lassa Fever emergency
Godsgift Onyedinefu The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced the end of the emergency phase of the 2019 Lassa fever outbreak. The Director General (DG), NCDC, Chikwe Ihekweazu in a statement on Thursday said that the Lassa fever case count has significantly declined in the past seven weeks and has now
Nigeria, Africa could be declared polio free despite recent outbreak in CAR–WHO
•WHO counts down Africa polio clock despite new outbreak Jude Johnson Nigeria in particular and Africa in general could be declared free of endemic “wild” polio early next year if a strain last seen in the country almost three years ago does not resurface. This verdict was given by the World Health Organization’s
Measles: WHO, partners provide life-saving vaccine to more than 1.2 million children in Borno State
Charity Warigon As Borno State is affected by an ongoing measles outbreak, WHO, UNICEF and Gavi – the Vaccine Alliance, completed a campaign that successfully vaccinated more than 1.2 million children between six and 71 months with lifesaving vaccine against measles. Nigeria has been experiencing a large outbreak of measles since the
24m Nigerians at risk of mental illness, WHO warns
Jude Johnson with Agency The World Health Organisation on Saturday warned that over 24 million Nigerians may suffer from various mental disorder. WHO stressed that the situation is worsened by the dismal number of health institutions and professionals in Nigeria. The frightening revelation was contained in the global agency’s 2018 report released at
Sharing Pathogens and Medicines: Keys to global health security
Giant Luca Burci The 72nd World Health Assembly (20-28 May) will discuss the impact of the international law on biodiversity on the transboundary sharing of human pathogens for public health purposes, such as disease identification and the development of vaccines and antivirals. A good illustration of the importance of this law