Dr Lawrence Ohammah, the WHO’s National Surveillance officer in FCT, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria shortly after training of some DSNOs in Abuja on Thursday.
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The Media Office of the Wife of the President of the Senate in a statement in Abuja said the appointment was made earlier this month by WHO’s Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, “in a move intended to bring Mrs. Saraki’s considerable frontline experience to bear on WHO’s strategy and policy”.
The statement said: “For the Lassa fever response, 271 are involved in active case search, 235 in contact tracing and 320 in community sensitisation activities in the 18 states active states.”
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, made this known to newsmen after the signing of a joint approval of the biennium WHO Programme Budget of 2018 to 2019 in Abuja.
The WHO Country Representative, Dr Wondimagegnehu Alemu, said this at a joint approval of the biennium WHO programme Budget of 2018 to 2019 with the Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole in Abuja.
WHO said this in a report obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Lagos.
Dr Alemu Wondimagegnehu, the Country Representative of WHO, made this known at the presentation of the motorcycles at WHO Office in Lokoja on Thursday.
Field Communication Officer of the organisation, Chima Omiekwe, who disclosed this to newsmen on Friday in Maiduguri, said the campaign would commence on Tuesday and end on February 14, 2019.
The Director, Research and Innovation of the University, Prof. Wellington Oyibo, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Lagos.
Dr. Stella Ukaegbu, the Coordinator, Primary Health Care Facilities, Imo State Ministry of Health, disclosed this at a sensitisation and awareness programme organised by the National Orientation Agency.
The statement issued by Boade Akinola, the Director Media and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Health, on Friday in Abuja said the new country representative “is a Public Health expert”
She also said that the gesture was aimed at intervening in the critical health sector of the area.
Hammanyero said: “In response to the critical health needs of IDPs in Borno, the World Health Organization through the State Ministry of Health has delivered emergency medical supplies to Mafa and Dikwa IDPs camps
However, shortly before her wedding, she found a good team of doctors that were able to perform surgery on her vagina to widen the opening; the surgery was partly successful
He explained that 33 of the beneficiaries were Disease Surveillance and Notification Officers and assistant DSNOs while 50 were Surveillance Officers and IDP Camp Coordinators from targeted health facilities in Maiduguri
At a news conference in Geneva, the head of WHO’s health emergency programme, Peter Salama, said: “We don’t have any confirmed cases of Zika amongst travellers or amongst indeed athletes
Brazil has been hardest hit by the disease outbreak and many physicians, competitors and potential visitors have expressed fears the Olympics could serve as a catalyst to spread the virus globally
She said the essence of her visit was to meet with national authorities in Nigeria to strategise on ways of sustaining the landmark achievements so far in the health sector
According to Adewole, interactions during Moeti’s stay in Nigeria will be centered on areas that require technical support from WHO in strengthening the health systems to achieve the health related Sustainable Development Goals within the context of revitalization of the Primary Health Care in Nigeria and the improvement of the country’s health indicators
The Adamawa State Government has apologised to the World Health Organisation over misinformation on the state’s polio status. The apology…
He said: “It is very unfortunate to describe all efforts of government and partners fighting against polio in the state as ‘mere chance occurrence’