[ad_1] The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says it has recorded 34 deaths due to a diphtheria outbreak in the country. Ifedayo Adetifa, NCDC director-general, said this on Friday during a programme on Arise Television. TheCable had reported that at least 25 persons — mostly children — died as a result of the disease…
[ad_1] (Xinhua) 10:00, January 22, 2023 BELGRADE, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) — With fireworks, lion dance, and a festival of tastes, Serbians and overseas Chinese welcomed the Chinese Lunar New Year in Belgrade on Saturday. The central celebration welcoming the Year of the Rabbit held at the Kalemegdan Fortress in Belgrade gathered several hundreds of people,…
[ad_1] Balancing one’s professional and personal life can be challenging, but it’s essential. Often, work takes precedence over everything else in people’s lives. The desire to succeed professionally can push anyone to overlook their well-being. Creating a harmonious work-life balance or work-life integration is critical. Those who find it difficult to draw boundaries between work…
[ad_1] (Xinhua) 10:16, January 22, 2023 GENEVA, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) — Public health experts and officials attending the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2023 have cautioned against some major challenges in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, as Omicron variants are still spreading rampantly worldwide. They emphasized the impact of long COVID, vaccine inequality and pandemic-related…
[ad_1] (Xinhua) 10:33, January 22, 2023 HARARE, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) — Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Saturday extended Lunar New Year’s greetings to the Chinese people, wishing them good health, prosperity and success in the Year of the Rabbit. “On behalf of the government and people of Zimbabwe, and on my own behalf, I wish…
[ad_1] Chima Azubuike Residents of Garin Galadima, in Pindiga, Akko Local Government Area of Gombe state, have for over 40 years, depended on water sourced from flood for their daily activities. Experts, however, are warning that the unhygienic water puts the health of the residents at risk of waterborne diseases and other infections. Our correspondent,…
[ad_1] The Kano State Government has confirmed the outbreak of Diphtheria in 13 local government areas of the state.The state’s Commissioner for Health, Aminu Tsanyawa, stated this at a briefing on Diphtheria and Lassa fever outbreaks in the state on Saturday. He said that 100 suspected cases have been recorded out of which three have…
[ad_1] By Yao Yuan (Xinhua) 09:20, January 22, 2023 A child poses for a photo among rabbit-shaped lanterns at Xuan’en County, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of central China’s Hubei Province, Jan. 15, 2023. (Photo by Song Wen/Xinhua) BEIJING, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) — The Year of the Rabbit should not just conjure images of…
[ad_1] Angela Onwuzoo Mothers using cotton buds to clean the ears of their babies are exposing them to the risk of hearing loss, an Ear, Nose, and Throat Specialist, Dr. Bunmilola Oyeleye-Bello has warned. Oyeleye-Bello, who works at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, said it is not necessary to use cotton buds to…
[ad_1] The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has enjoined parents and caregivers in Kano State and other parts of the country to ensure that their children under one year are fully vaccinated with pentavalent vaccines and other childhood vaccines. The childhood vaccines are bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), Rota virus vaccine, polio vaccine, inactivated polio…
