The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says though the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other world health bodies had not informed Nigeria of any deadly flu from China, the Federal Government is on the lookout for any occurrence. He…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recognised the University of Ilorin’s Community Based Experience and Services (COBES) as a collaborative centre for research and manpower development. Prof. Sulyman Alabi, the Provost of the College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that as of December 23, the country registered 49 confirmed cases and no new death from (Mpox) cases. The NCDC, via its official website on Thursday, said that this…
The World Health Organisation says it plans to transform the future of public health by targeting three billion people by 2023. The Emergency Preparedness and Response, WHO, Dr Mie Okamura, said this in Abuja on Saturday during the “Walk The…
World Health Organization (WHO) said a new malaria vaccine RTS,S would be distributed more widely from 2023 protecting millions of children in the countries where the disease is most prevalent. Abdisalan Noor of the WHO Malaria Programme on Thursday said…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said it is willing and ready to offer any support required by the National Blood Service Commission (NBSC) to enable the latter to achieve its mandate of regulating, coordinating, and ensuring “the provision of…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday, urged global leaders and citizens to boldly recognise and address the inequalities holding back progress towards the global goal to end AIDS by 2030. Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General said this in his…
A new report published by the World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that 3.5 billion people suffer from oral diseases with three out of four affected living in low and middle-income countries. Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, said this in a…
The World Health Organisation (WHO), in new guidelines published on Tuesday, said premature babies should be given skin-to-skin contact immediately after birth to improve their survival and health outcomes. The advice marks a significant departure from earlier practice, reflecting the…
Malawi on Tuesday received a consignment of 2.9 million doses of Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) for a single dose reactive campaign to the Cholera outbreak. The recent outbreak has killed over 200 people since the country reported the first case…
