Hussaini Kafi in Kano No fewer than 20 local government areas in Kano State have been certified as Open Defecation-Free (ODF), bringing the total number of certified councils in the state to 26. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, while receiving the certificates, expressed confidence that Kano would soon attain full ODF status. “Kano State will soon…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos On World Sickle Cell Day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) unveiled its first global guideline for managing sickle cell disease (SCD) in pregnancy — a breakthrough move aimed at saving mothers and babies in countries like Nigeria, which bears the world’s heaviest burden of the condition. With nearly 150,000 Nigerian babies…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Lagos State Government is considering the return of the monthly environmental sanitation exercise in response to the deteriorating state of hygiene across the metropolis. Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, revealed this during an inspection of Idi-Araba, Orile Iganmu, and Alaba Rago in Ojo Local Government Area…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Nigeria has taken a significant step toward eliminating cervical cancer with the validation of its costed National Cervical Cancer Elimination Plan. The plan was endorsed during a national workshop in Abuja, which brought together stakeholders from federal and state health ministries, academic institutions, and international organisations such as WHO and UNICEF….
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Abia State Government has announced the commencement of its flagship healthcare project—the Abia Medical City—a world-class quaternary healthcare complex designed to reverse Nigeria’s costly medical tourism. Health Commissioner Professor Enoch Ogbonnaya Uche disclosed this during a media tour of the cleared 200-hectare site at Mbasaa, near Owerrinta in Isiala Ngwa…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos In a bold move to reshaping global health diplomacy, China has pledged a staggering $500 million to the World Health Organization (WHO), signaling its ambition to eclipse the United States as the leading state donor and assert greater influence on the world stage. Chinese Vice Premier Liu Guozhong told the World…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos In a landmark move to bolster health systems across Africa, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and Brazil’s Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance health innovation, manufacturing, and research. The agreement, formalized the Director-General of Africa CDC, Dr. Jean Kaseya…
Member States of the World Health Organisation on Tuesday, formally adopted by consensus, the world’s first Pandemic Agreement. This treaty by the 78th World Health Assembly is an outcome of more than three years of intensive negotiations launched by governments in response to the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision is driven by…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has carried out a reshuffling of its leadership team to reposition the organization. In the brand-new team Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, a Nigerian-German who is currently head of Health Emergency Intelligence and Surveillance at a WHO pandemic hub in Berlin, will take over as head of the entire health emergencies operation…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has unveiled a comprehensive National Action Plan on Ending Violence Against Children, promising sweeping reforms and institutional changes aimed at protecting the rights and dignity of Nigerian children. Speaking through Vice President Kashim Shettima at the First Regional Meeting of Africa Pathfinder Countries under the Global Alliance on Ending Violence Against…
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