Worldwide, we have seen a rise in the number of women and children sold for trafficking 😥 Human Trafficking has one of the largest crime syndicates in the world alongside wildlife poaching. But in recent times, efforts by governments have ensured that global child trafficking operations are ousted ✅ But the
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WHO, UNICEF call for urgent action to avert measles, polio epidemics in Nigeria
Godsgift Onyedinefu The World Health Organisation WHO and UNICEF have called for urgent action from the Nigerian government, stakeholders and other country leaders to avert impending polio and measles outbreaks following continued disruptions in vaccination due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Nigeria was declared free of the wild poliovirus in August 2020,
CAPPA decries rising cardiovascular diseases, deaths from trans fat consumption
…wants government to speed up actions in eliminating trans fats Godsgift Onyedinefu A civil society organisation (CSO), Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), has decried the growing cases of fatalities, cardiovascular and non communicable diseases, attributable to the consumption of Trans-Fatty Acids (TFA) in foods. Mr. Akinbode Oluwafemi, Executive Director
Why COVID-19 Less Deadly in Africa
By John Campbell Thus far, COVID-19 has been far less devastating in Africa than observers had feared, including this blogger. It is true that there has been much less testing for the disease in Africa than elsewhere (perhaps one percent of the population, while the United States has conducted over one hundred million
Trans-Fat Elimination: Nigeria Still on the Road to Finalise Regulation
The World Health organisation on September 9, released the ‘World Health Organisation Report on Global Trans-Fat Elimination 2020.’ The report chronicles efforts by countries around the world to ensure global best practices. As Nigeria strives to join countries who have achieved significant milestones, there is a call for the regulation
WHO, UNICEF applauds Nigeria’s polio free status, but says battle not over
The World Health Organisation (WHO), and the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), has congratulated Nigeria for its wild-polio free status, but wanred that achieving the milestone is not the end of the job. Both agencies called for strengthening of routine Immunization to prevent resurgence of the virus. They said all children
WHO Officially Declares Nigeria, Africa Free of Wild Polio Virus
Godsgift Onyedinefu The independent Africa Regional Certification Commission for Polio Eradication (ARCC) an organ of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday officially declared the African Region free of wild poliovirus. This marks the eradication of the second virus from the face of the continent since smallpox 40 years ago. The African Region
WHO, Borno Govt Take Malaria Prevention Drug to 42 IDP Camps
Mukaila Ola in Maiduguri The World Health Organisation (WHO) and Borno State Government are taken malaria prevention drug to 42 internally displaced persons (IDPs) camps in the troubled Northeast state. The programme which is targeted at 2.1 million children between (3 and 59 months) would not be held in two local
How WHO Helped Hauwa, Others Realize their Nursing Dreams Despite Boko Haram Threats
Malaria: WHO Commences Administration of Drugs on 2 Million Borno Children
Kayode Idowu The World Health Organisation (WHO) in collaboration with Borno State government has commenced administering malaria prevention drugs on two million children. The WHO said in Maiduguri on Saturday during the flag off of this year seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention Campaigns (MPCs), that two million children between the age 3-59 months are