[ad_1] Sharon Osaji The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has said that lack of childhood immunisation has resulted in the outbreak of the deadly throat disease, diphtheria, in certain parts of the country. The NCDC Director-General, Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa, said although the ailment is a vaccine-preventable disease and is also treatable, it is…
[ad_1] In South Africa, trade unions have a reputation for having workers’ back. But for many of the country’s community health workers, these organisations are no longer an ally. The post Community health workers are ditching unions appeared first on The Mail & Guardian. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Ghana is yet to receive 26 ambulances valued at $4 million which it ordered to support COVID-19 management, an Auditor-General’s report on the country’s COVID-19 expenditure has revealed. The report, covering the period March 2020 to June 2022, revealed that the Ministry of Health signed a contract on December 15, 2021 for the supply…
[ad_1] Amarachi Okeh An infectious diseases expert, Dr. Iorhen Akase has said that intensifying awareness and vaccination campaigns remain crucial to ending the outbreak of Diphtheria infection in Nigeria, noting that the outbreak indicates that more children need to be given the DTC (diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis) vaccine. According to the expert, more emphasis should…
[ad_1] Coconut water is a delicious, electrolyte-filled, natural beverage that may benefit your heart, moderate your blood sugar, help improve kidney health, and keep you refreshed and hydrated after a workout. Although more controlled studies involving humans are needed to confirm many of these qualities, the research to date is encouraging. If you want to…
[ad_1] The sixth season of adolescent health education serial drama; “You Only Live Once (YOLO)” was premiered in Accra on Friday The 13-episodes season, centres on key health behaviours, including family planning, nutrition, reproductive health, child and adolescent health and COVID-19 vaccination. It is expected to empower adolescents and young adults to make informed choices…
[ad_1] Angela Onwuzoo The National Coordinator, National Tuberculosis, Leprosy, and Buruli Ulcer Control Programme, Dr. Chukwuma Anyaike has said that Nigeria records not less than 2,500 new leprosy cases annually. Anyaike expressed worries that most of the new leprosy cases were seen in children, urging stakeholders to pay more attention to the neglected tropical disease….
[ad_1] The UN Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Ms Joyce Msuya, has called for humanitarian, development, peace and stabilisation efforts as the Lake Chad Basin conference opens. The UN Spokesperson Stephanie Dujarric, at a news conference on Monday in New York, said that Msuya made the call at the opening ceremony of the Conference in…
[ad_1] Shen Yang and Shen Yuet Children’s Heart Foundation was on Friday launched in Accra with the objective to pay for surgical operations for 20 children with hole-in-heart conditions at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital every year for the next 10 years. The President of the Ghana Rugby Association (GRA), Mr Herbert Mensah, commended the…
[ad_1] Tormented by years of interminable Islamist terrorism, banditry, Fulani herdsmen rapine, militancy/industrial oil theft, kidnapping, and seasonal flooding, all conflating into economic downturn, Nigeria’s ability to feed its mammoth population of 216 million is becoming highly questionable. This has been reinforced by a new United Nations publication, which warned that nearly 25 million Nigerians…
