New WHO chief, Ghebreyesus, takes office
Mr. Ghebreyesus is the first African to occupy the position.
Ayodamola Owoseye is a senior reporter covering the health beat for PREMIUM TIMES. She is a graduate of the University of Ibadan, and holds a B.A in Anthropology and M.Sc in Information Science.
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Mr. Ghebreyesus is the first African to occupy the position.
The Japanese government also said more were coming.
Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Central African Republic received little or no investment in malaria research.
The drone when perfected is expected to ease humanitarian services in harsh places difficult to reach.
Nigeria last hosted the conference in March 2005.
The disease affected 226 local governments across 25 states.
The appointments take immediate effect for a four-year tenure and are in two categories.
A new study shows that breastfeeding can reduce risk of heart disease for women.
Water, sanitation and hygiene response in the Lake Chad Basin has received less than 20% of required US$80 million.
Nigeria has the highest prevalence rate of FGM in the world.
The MLSN is the statutory regulatory body for the practice of Medical Laboratory Science in Nigeria.
The epidemic mostly affected south and east Africa before, but now affects all over Africa.
The meeting is being promoted by the World Health Organisation.
Mr. Adewole announced this at an event to mark World Blood Donor Day.
Their appointment was to leverage on their influence with young Nigerians.
The cleric advises religious groups to be more involved in the fight against HIV.
Religious and cultural beliefs sometimes prevent people from donating blood.
Poor nutrition, especially at a child's early age, is a major cause of stunting.
This year’s antibiotics revision is the biggest revision of the antibiotics section in the EML’s 40-year history.
“…his strong leadership helped keep the heath and rights of the world's women and girls high on the global agenda,”...
The 68-year-old was also a former Provost of the College of Medicine at the University of Ibadan.
Nigeria now has a vaccine production agreement with May & Baker.
Nigerian government has confirmed outbreak of the disease in seven states and Abuja.
Over 1,000 people have died in the past six months from meningitis the government had been warned about.
Some residents were prevented from going out for their daily activities for not paying the charges.
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