Tag: Walter Mulombo

The partnership seeks to improve access to essential health services, particularly in underserved communities

Mr Pate emphasised that the government is committed to ensuring no woman dies during childbirth and that every newborn receives ...

Globally, Nigeria remains one of the most affected countries, accounting for about 20 per cent of maternal and child deaths, ...

During her speech, the First Lady emphasised the importance of grassroots interventions in the fight against TB.

According to UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohamed Fall, more funding is being mobilised to bring the total ...

The statement noted that a five-day mass vaccination campaign in schools and communities will be carried out during the inaugural ...

Mr Mulombo said addressing security challenges is key to achieving a peaceful nation.

The minister said most patients especially those on long-term medications for chronic illnesses such as hypertension and diabetes, are unaware ...

The event marks the beginning of activities of the World Health Assembly which commenced in Geneva on Sunday.

The expected doses of vaccines will ensure the implementation of two campaigns in 14 LGAs across nine states, including the ...

Nigeria has so far received 67,973,250 doses of COVID-19 vaccines through various donations.

The health minister noted that the vaccines to be produced locally will not be for COVID-19 alone, but for other ...

Mulombo, however, said journalists can correct all misinformation built about COVID-19 and its vaccines.

WHO estimates that resistant infections already cause at least 700,000 deaths every year, including 230,000 deaths from multi drug-resistant tuberculosis.

The new statistics, NCDC noted, has raised the country’s total infections to 192,431 and the fatality toll standing at 2,469.

“Malaria-related absenteeism and productivity losses cost Nigeria, for example, an estimated US$ 1.1 billion every year. "

“More awareness like this is needed for them to know the signs and symptoms associated with tuberculosis.”

Nigeria remains one of the 30 countries globally with the highest burden of tuberculosis.

The governor says the state received 507,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from the federal government

“WHO has not disqualified any country in Africa from accessing COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX facility."

"In Nigeria, 13,000 children aged 0-14 years died of AIDS-related causes in 2019.”

Mr Ehanire lamented that the country’s health indices are poor and totally unacceptable.