The federal government has disclosed that the Global Fund in the last 10 years, supported Nigeria with over $4.6bn to bolster the fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. This is just as the Fund through the Family Health International (FHI 360) handed over 72 Toyota Hilux vehicles and laboratory diagnostic equipment procured through a Global…
The Federal Government of Nigeria in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has executed a project which enhanced access to potable water for about one million people in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states. UNICEF’s Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Specialist, Mr Jonathan Ekhato, disclosed this during the Directorate General for International Cooperation (DGIS) –…
The World Health Organization on Wednesday called for immediate action to combat a worldwide spike in cholera cases amid a global vaccine shortage. “Immediate action is needed to stem an unprecedented multiyear upsurge in cholera cases worldwide,” WHO’s International Coordinating Group on Vaccine Provision said in a statement. “The severe gap in the number of…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has highlighted low investment, chronic shortage of oral health workers, and lack of political will as major factors contributing to the oral health crisis in Africa. Dr Yuka Makino, a Technical Officer for Oral Health at the WHO Regional Office for Africa, revealed these findings in an interview with the…
The Kwara Government says the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccine, which will soon be introduced, would be taken to all secondary schools across the state. The Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Hajia Sa’adatu Modibbo-Kawu, disclosed this on Tuesday in Ilorin when the advocacy team from the Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency paid…
The Federal Government on Tuesday said plans are underway to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority to aid in the procurement and maintenance of radiotherapy equipment in cancer centres in the country. The Director-General, National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment, Prof Usman Aliyu, disclosed this in Abuja at the…
The current high cost of living has pushed the prices of contraceptives, condoms, and drugs worrisomely out of reach of many Nigerians. The concern however is if the situation persists chances of baby boom, and unchecked pregnancies among teens are high, Jumoke Olasunkanmi reports from a survey conducted recently. In the midst of Nigeria’s…
The president of Rotary is advocating for the nationwide expansion of a maternal health project in order to decrease the mortality rate. McInally spoke during a community dialogue at Kuchingoro Primary School in Abuja on Saturday and praised the project as “amazing”, stating that its effects should be widespread across the country. He also suggested…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr. Temitope Ilori to serve as the Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) for an initial term of four years. The appointment was announced in a statement signed by President Tinubu’s media aide, Ajuri Ngelale, on Thursday. Dr. Ilori is a senior lecturer in…
The Oyo State Government has prohibited the use of Styrofoam for food packaging. The Commissioner for Health in the state, Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, announced this during the Food Safety Stakeholders Forum that took place at the Ministry’s Conference Room in Ibadan on Monday. He emphasized that food poisoning, the improper use of chemicals in food production,…
