About 19 children may have died from sickness suspected to be complication from measles in Mubi North Local Government Area of Adamawa. Adamawa state Commissioner for Health, Mr Felix Tangwami told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Mubi on Saturday that more than 200 children in the local government area were already infected. He…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced the launch of a large-scale rollout of the life-saving malaria vaccine in the Republic of Benin, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. This initiative targets millions of children across the three West African nations. WHO stated, “Today’s launch brings to eight the number of countries on the continent to offer…
USAID/Nigeria mission director, Melissa Jones, announced that over 180 million Nigerians are now protected from malaria due to the procurement and distribution of 90 million insecticide-treated bed nets. Jones made this revelation during the 2024 World Malaria Day press briefing in Abuja, with the theme: ‘Accelerating the Fight Against Malaria for a More Equitable World’….
The Coordinating Minister of health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Ali Pate, emphasised the significance of hypertension as a public health issue during a meeting with the Nigerian Hypertension Society in Abuja. Pate highlighted the need for increased awareness and prevention efforts, stating, “Hypertension is preventable and treatable; and we urge Nigerians to imbibe preventative measures…
Former Senate Committee Chairman on Information and Media, Senator Ayogu Eze, who represented Enugu North Senatorial Zone is dead. The Senator who was in the National Assembly between 2007 and 2015, died on Thursday in an Abuja hospital at the age of 66 after suffering from an undisclosed illness. For the eight years he spent…
World Food Programme (WFP) has made a call for a global network against food crisis for a transformative approach to break acute hunger WFP confirmed this on Wednesday following a recent report by Global Report on Food Crisis (GRFC) which says, nearly 282 million people in 59 countries and territory experienced high level of acute…
The World Bank has joined forces with the Nasarawa State government to address the increasing cases of gender-based violence(GBV) and other issues affecting the girl child in the state. Speaking at a one-day sensitization workshop for stakeholders on the dangers of gender-based violence (GBV) and female genital mutilation (FGM), Esther Yonah, the Gender Pillar Head…
The Kwara State Government has issued an appeal to the public to remain calm over reports of 33 cows allegedly dying from poisoning and their meat being put up for sale at Mandate Market in Ilorin, the state capita. The appeal comes after the Kwara Monitoring Group (KMG) raised concerns in a statement, calling on…
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and UNICEF Thursday commended the prequalification of a new oral cholera vaccine (OCV), Euvichol-S, by WHO. Africa Health Report Thursday reported that with the WHO’s prequalification the vaccine can be made available to countries around the world. In a joint statement Thursday, they said the prequalification of the new product would…
A new oral vaccine for cholera, Euvichol-S, has been prequalified by the World Health Organisation. A press statement released by the WHO on Thursday, on its website made this public. According to WHO, the prequalification was issued last Friday, April 12, 2024. WHO informed that the aim of vaccine prequalification is to ensure that vaccines…
