Budget 2019: Buhari proposes N46 billion for capital expenditure in health
The proposed budget is N4 billion short of last year’s budget.
Tag: World Health Organization
Ebola survivors in DRCongo narrate experience
Each survivor has a unique story of how they overcame the disease and the impact it has had on their ...
Clashes near Libya’s Tripoli leave more than 1,000 people killed over three months – WHO
“As the #Tripoli crisis enters its fourth month, the toll is 1048 dead, including 106 civilians, and 5558 injured, including ...
Major health stories last week
News that Ebola had returned last week alarmed global health community.
Seven million people die annually from polluted air – WHO
A new data from WHO shows that 9 out of 10 people breathe air containing high levels of pollutants.
Revitalise PHCs across Nigeria, Senate urges Nigerian govt
The lawmakers want the federal government to appropriate funds for the primary health care centres.
WHO reports high levels of antibiotic resistance worldwide
WHO urges countries to set up good surveillance systems for detecting drug resistance.
NCDC confirms Lassa fever among health workers in Ebonyi
The agency says four cases of the fever among health care workers in the state were reported, three of them ...
Blockades: Over 20 million risk death in Yemen — Global donors
The donors appeal for lifting of blockades to permit entry of relief materials.
Monkeypox spreads to Akwa Ibom
"The era of avoiding excessive handshake, regular hand-washing and abstinence from bush meat is here again.”
Circulation of 42 banned anti-malaria drugs, a misconception – NAFDAC
NAFDAC said it has mechanism to check dangerous drugs.
Lassa Fever: Education minister condoles with school over student’s death
A student died and two others hospitalised for Lassa Fever.
Gonorrhoea is becoming untreatable, WHO warns
Rates are highest in the African region, where one in 10 men is infected annually.
800,000 people commit suicide annually – WHO
A significant number of victims are young adults between the ages of 15 and 29.
Widow of Lambo, Africa’s first professor of psychiatry, dies at 93
Dinah Lambo died on Saturday.
WHO declares Guinea Ebola-free
Liberia is now the only country in the world with the Ebola epidemic.
Africa at risk of meningitis outbreak–WHO
“In just the first six months of 2015, there have been 12,000 cases of meningitis C in Niger and Nigeria, ...
WHO begins testing of new Ebola vaccines in Guinea
“Vaccines’ manufacturers have assured that enough vaccine will be available in the coming months”.
Ebola patients flown to Germany, France recover
The doctor who treated the German patient did not reveal the medication used
Nigerian govt puts millions of children in danger as country runs out of vaccines
An estimated six to seven million Nigerian children of immunizable age are in danger of dying from vaccine-preventable diseases this ...
Nigerian government adopts mechanism to promote safety, health in aviation industry – Minister
Nigeria would partner a WHO based organisation for the project. The Federal Government has adopted financial mechanisms aimed at promoting ...
WHO donates 6.5m CFA worth of materials to fight cholera in Togo
Togo had a cholera outbreak in August The World Health Organisation, WHO, has donated facilities worth about 6.5 million CFA ...
Three out of 10 African children never vaccinated
The figures were released by the World Health Organization. Three out of every 10 African children have never received vaccination ...
Ogun appeals to traditional rulers to wade into female genital mutilation menace
Ogun State government organized a workshop to sensitize people on the dangers of female genital mutilation. The Ogun State Government ...
