18-24th September, 2023
- UN Raises Alarm as Cholera Threatens One Billion People From Nigeria, 42 Countries (Peoples Gazette) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said 43 countries, including Nigeria, now face outbreaks as increasing numbers of cholera cases are reported. Read more
Nigeria Has Only 84 Paediatric Dentists To Over 200 Million Population – NAPD (Peoples Gazette)
The national president of NAPD, Ify Adegbulugbe, has disclosed that only 84 paediatric dentists are attending to millions of children in Nigeria. Read more
- President Tinubu Charges World Leaders to Show Sincerity in Nigeria, Africa’s Development (African Health Report) – “We are not asking for identical programmes and actions. What we seek is an equally firm commitment to partnership. We seek enhanced international cooperation with African nations to achieve the 2030 agenda and Sustainable Development Goals” – Tinubu Read more
- Ex National Hospital Pharmacist Sentenced To Life Imprisonment For Sodomizing Minor (African Health Report) – The court, presided over by Justice Akanbi-Yusuf, found a former Chief Pharmacist of National Hospital, Abuja, Abubakar Mustapha Danraka, guilty under Section 1 of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act, 2015, and sentenced him to life imprisonment for sodomising a juvenile. Read more
- Diphtheria Worsening in Bauchi, Benue, Kano States (Premium Times) – The Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has raised the alarm that diphtheria is worsening in Nigeria, especially in the northern Nigeria states of Bauchi, Borno and Kano, with thousands of people infected and hundreds others dead from the disease. Read more
6. UNDP Pledges to Reduce Poverty, Inequality in Nigeria (African Health Report) – In a bid to curb poverty and inequality in Nigeria, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has pledged to work towards promoting inclusive growth across the country. Read more
7. Nigerian Government Develops National Policy on Patients Safety (Premium Times) – The Nigerian government has developed a National Policy and Implementation Strategy on Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality as part of efforts to improve the safety of all medical procedures and enhance the quality of healthcare delivery. Read more
8. Fuel stations That Adjust Pumps Risk Revocation of Licences (African Health Report) – Describing the act as illegal, deceptive and harmful to the public, the Chief Executive Secretary, NMDPRA, Mr Farouk Ahmed, noted that other sanctions to could be meted out to offenders include suspension from operation or shut down of the station, depending on the gravity of the offence. Read more
9. SERAP Urges Tinubu to Probe $1B Unaccounted Oil Revenue (African Health Report) – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has asked President Bola Tinubu to open an investigation into allegations of unaccounted oil revenues worth over $15 billion. Read here
10.WHO Spotlights High Blood Pressure as Global Health Threat, Calls For Urgent Action (Peoples Gazette) – The World Health Organisation (WHO), in its first-ever report on the devastating global impact of high blood pressure, said approximately four out of every five people with hypertension are not adequately treated. Read more
