Cholera cases surging fast in Africa
May surpass worst cases of 2021 if trend continues, WHO warns Malawi…
Equatorial Guinea confirms first-ever Marburg virus disease outbreak
9 deaths, 16 suspected cases reported Equatorial Guinea yesterday confirmed its…
Nigerian laboratory receives WHO full accreditation for fight against measles and rubella
A Nigerian laboratory, the Central Public Health Laboratory (CPHL), Lagos, recently attained…
World Leprosy Day: Nigeria, 23 other countries contribute 95% of global burden
NMA urges pragmatic collaboration towards elimination Nigeria joined the rest of the…
Lassa Fever: WHO officials visit Edo Health Commissioner
Edo State Commissioner for Health Prof Obehi Akoria has assured that the…
1 child or youth died once every 4.4 seconds in 2021 – UN report
Separate UN report reveals another 1.9 million babies were tragically stillborn during…
WHO backs mask-wearing on long flights
Omicron variant spreads in U.S. World Health Oranisation (WHO) on Tuesday advised…
World AIDS DAY: Inequalities blocking end of pandemic – UN
"Of the 38 million people living with HIV, 5.9 million people who…
Pneumonia kills 700,000 children annually – paediatrician
A paediatrician at the Federal Medical center, Birnin Kudu in Jigawa state…
World Patients Safety Day: Pharmacist counsels on need to adhere to prescribed medications
Identifies unsafe medication practice as cause of avoidable harm in health care…
Global experts name new Monkeypox virus variants
A group of global experts convened by WHO weekend named new monkeypox…
Edo intensifies response to contain monkeypox
Patients recount experience After four days of complaining of fever, headache, fatigue…
World Breastfeeding Week: Firm launches first MilkBank in Nigeria
The Milk Booster, a company that produces lactation products that help increase…
WHO publishes new guidelines on HIV, hepatitis and STIs for key populations
The World health Organisation (WHO has published new “Consolidated guidelines on HIV,…
At last, Africa to begin vaccination against malaria as Gavi opens applications for vaccine roll-out support
All is set for the world's first-ever mass vaccination against malaria as…
WHO report shows poorer health outcomes for vulnerable refugees, migrants
Says World may not achieve SDGs health-related goals The first World Health…
Borno confirms outbreak of monkey pox in Maiduguri
The Director of Public Health, Borno State Ministry of Health, Dr. Lawi…
25m infants missed out on life-saving vaccinations in 2021 – WHO, UNICEF
A new global data jointly released by the World Health Organisation, WHO…
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…
Monkeypox reported in 7 African countries
Facts you should know Preliminary report by the World Health Organisation (WHO)…
It’s World No Tobacco Day!
WHO calls on African countries to impose more tax levies Highlights danger…
African health ministers seek ways to bolster polio outbreak response
African health ministers gathered today to seek ways of ramping up measures…
World Health Assembly re-elects Tedros Ghebreyesus as WHO DG
The World Health Organisation (WHO) member states have re-elected Dr Tedros Adhanom…
World Immunization: Vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks on the rise in Africa – WHO
As the World Immunization Week 2022 ends today, the World Health Organization…
Deaths from non-communicable diseases on the rise in Africa
Non-communicable diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes are increasingly becoming…
