Nigeria signs N2.6 trn support agreement from Global Fund to tackle Tuberculosis, AIDS
In an effort to step up the fight against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, the federal…
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First Lassa fever conference holds in Abuja
The Nigerian government will host the first Lassa Fever International Conference in Abuja to mark…
WHO puts Ebola death in DRC at 357
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said there were a total of 591 Ebola cases,…
What we’re doing to standardise, regulate traditional medicine – NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said that sensitising…
Large turnout for yellow fever vaccination in Abuja
“I have never received any vaccine before but my neighbour this morning informed me of…
WHO launches plan to tackle malaria in Nigeria, others
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched an action plan to reduce global rates of…
WHO uncovers big national variations in antibiotics consumption
Antibiotics are used far more in some countries than in others, a survey by the…
Over 90pc of the world’s children are breathing toxic air
OVER 90 percent of the world’s children under 15 years of age breathe air that…
WHO says air pollution claims 7m lives worldwide annually
The World Health Organisation (WHO), says it is working out strategies to better combat air…
Type 2 Polio virus found in Bauchi – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Circulating Vaccine-Derived Polio Virus Type 2 (cVDPV2) has been…
WHO urges all countries to ban lead paint by 2020
The World Health Organisation has warned against exposing children to lead from paints containing the…
WHO vaccinates 377,000 people against cholera in Adamawa
No fewer than 377,000 people have been vaccinated against cholera in Adamawa, the News Agency…
Focus on children’s mental health, WHO urges African leaders
The World Health Organisation has called on African countries especially those with insurgency crises to…
Flooding, new cancer machine, other major health stories last week
These are some of the reports in the health sector published last week: Flood Disaster:…
WHO seeks increased investment to achieve goal of toilet for all by 2030
The World Health Organisation has urged governments across the world to increase their investment in…