Year: 2022

Be prepared for next pandemic after COVID 19 – West African lab scientists alert countries

Considering the short period it took for the world to move from…

Sam EFERARO

COVID-19 deaths in African region to fall by nearly 94% in 2022 – WHO analysis

COVID-19 deaths in the African region are expected to decline by almost…

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Monkeypox reported in 7 African countries

Facts you should know Preliminary report by the World Health Organisation (WHO)…

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It’s World No Tobacco Day!

WHO calls on African countries to impose more tax levies Highlights danger…

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American healthcare provides clean water for 1,500 people in Benue

American healthcare, a non-profit, United Vessels of Love Foundation (U-VOL), has built…

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African health ministers seek ways to bolster polio outbreak response

African health ministers gathered today to seek ways of ramping up measures…

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World Health Assembly re-elects Tedros Ghebreyesus as WHO DG

The World Health Organisation (WHO) member states have  re-elected Dr Tedros Adhanom…

Sam EFERARO

It’s International Day to End Obstetric Fistula

May 23 is marked globally as the International Day to end Obstetric…

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Over 70% of Nigerians with Hypertension unaware of it – Chairman NHF

Says HBP is major heart disease affecting 38% of adult Nigerian The…

Juliet Umeh

Buhari signs National Health Insurance Bill into law

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law, the National Health Insurance Authority…

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I’ll improve Nigeria’s healthcare, Bakare pledges as he declares for president

Renown cleric, lawyer and business man, Pastor Tunde Bakare today formerly joined…

Sam EFERARO

UNAIDS partners ABCHealth to end HIV/AIDS epidemic in Nigeria  

To ensure an end to HIV/AIDS epidemic in Nigeria, the Joint United…

Juliet Umeh

World Immunization: Vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks on the rise in Africa – WHO

As the World Immunization Week 2022 ends today, the World Health Organization…

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NHIS launches initiative to subsidize cancer drugs

develops 10-year strategic plan to achieve mandate The National Health Insurance Scheme…

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Nigeria To receive 9 million doses of cholera Vaccine  

Over 1.7 million persons already vaccinated in four states Nigeria is expected…

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Lagos to deploy new tool to combat malaria

  partners firm to implement rollback malaria strategies Lagos State Government has…

Juliet Umeh

World Malaria Day: Stakeholders call for more efforts to eliminate disease

As the world marks the 2022 World Malaria Day (WMD), some stakeholders…

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West African scientists in Ghana for CelebrateLAB conference

Local vaccine manufacturing tops agenda Medical Laboratory and research scientists from across…

Sam EFERARO

NMA decries aggression against government health workers

 says personnel are overstretched because of brain drain The Nigerian Medical Association…

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PCN seals 378 pharmacies, drug stores in Taraba

The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) says it has sealed some 378…

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Italy donates 3m COVID-19 doses donated to Nigeria

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) on Monday in Abuja,…

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Deaths from non-communicable diseases on the rise in Africa

Non-communicable diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes are increasingly becoming…

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Support waiver for intellectual property rules on COVID-19 vaccine production – NGO coalition tell FG  

In a bid to have equitable access to COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria…

Sam EFERARO

International Women’s Day: Climate change damaging women’s health – WHO Regional Director for Africa

 As the world marks the International women’s Day today, the WHO Regional…

Sam EFERARO

More than half of parents, pregnant women exposed to aggressive formula milk marketing – WHO, UNICEF

New report details exploitative practices employed by $55 billion formula industry, compromising…

Sam EFERARO