Botswana on high alert for Ebola
Botswana’s health ministry on Friday said the country was on high alert for the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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WHO wants executive order on polio immunisation in Lagos schools, gated estates
The World Health Organisation on Tuesday urged the Lagos State Government to issue an executive order mandating Polio and Routine Immunisation in schools and gated estates in the state.
Obaseki harps on measures to check tobacco consumption
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo has called for an effective policy framework to check tobacco consumption and reduce the risks of cardiovascular diseases in the country.
Malaria eliminated in Algeria and Argentina – WHO
The World Health Organisation has declared Algeria and Argentina malaria-free.
Healthy lifestyle can reduce risk of dementia in old age – WHO
New guidelines released by the World Health Organisation states that people who exercise regularly, avoid alcohol, smoking and eat a healthy diet can reduce the risk of developing dementia at ...
Children need to sit less, play more to grow up healthy — WHO
The World Health Organisation advises that children under five get better quality sleep and have more time for active play if they are to grow up healthy.
Why men die earlier than women – Report
The health statistics which according to the report was disaggregated by sex for the first time, stated that women outlived men everywhere in the world, particularly in wealthy countries
Cancer kills 41,000 people in Nigeria in 2018 – WHO
The World Health Organisation announced on Monday that 41,000 people lost their lives to cancer out of 166, 000 cases recorded in Nigeria last year.
UNAIDS, UNICEF, WHO urge Africa to step up pace in response to HIV for children, adolescents
In 2017, around 67,000 children (aged 0–9 years) and 69,000 adolescents (aged 10–19 years) became newly infected with HIV.
Yellow Fever: FG to inaugurate National Reference Laboratory
Dr. Faisal Shuaib, Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, disclosed this to newsmen on Monday in Abuja.
FG, Partners WHO to tackle Noma in Nigeria
The Minister of State for Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, made this known at an event to commemorate the 2018 National Noma Day.
NMA urges FG, states to increase healthcare funding
Dr Kofi Ikpeme, a Fellow of Royal College of Surgeon and past Chairman of NMA in Cross River, made the call on Saturday during the NMA South South Zonal Meeting ...
Ebola outbreak in DRC conflict zone ‘remains dangerous, unpredictable’ – UN
The Director General of WHO, Tedros Ghebreyesus, and UN Peacekeeping chief, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, sated this after a joint mission to the epicentre of the epidemic, around the city of Beni ...
FG, WHO to eradicate Noma by 2023
The Federal Government in collaboration with the World Health Organisation on Thursday restated commitments to end Noma disease in the country by 2023.
Okorocha earmarks 250m for take-off of Imo health insurance scheme
He described health insurance scheme as a necessity for quality life and should be embraced by individuals, governments, and corporate organisations.
PHC: Pope, WHO say health is right, not privilege
According to them, health is a right and should not be a privilege.
Kogi donates relief items to flood victims in Bassa
Sanusi Yahaya, the state Coordinator of Emergency Operation Centre, told newsmen at the distribution centre in Bassa, that the items were provided by Kogi government and donor agencies such as ...
What causes mental illness – Expert
Kufre gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja to commemorate the World Mental Health Day.
Flood disaster: WHO steps up disease prevention efforts in Nigeria
At least 826,000 Nigerians are severely affected by heavy flooding after the banks of the country’s two main rivers – Niger and Benue – bursted following heavy rain, which began ...
Tuberculosis: World leaders target treatment of 40 million people by 2022
Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, the WHO Director-General, said in a statement by the organization, that the leaders also agreed to provide 30 million people with preventive treatment to protect them from ...
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