Vaccines Offer Important Protection Against COVID-19 – WHO
With the rapid spread of Omicron causing sharp increases in cases worldwide and leaving health systems overwhelmed, WHO urges for broader access to available COVID-19...
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Civil society challenges government on health sector funding
Members of civil society are disappointed with the Budget Framework Paper for the financial year 2022/2023 saying it fails to address critical areas in the...
Africa’s Fourth COVID-19 Wave Flattens Out After Six-Week Surge
So far, 30 African countries – and at least 142 worldwide – have detected the Omicron variant while the Delta variant has been reported in...
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Coronavirus – Africa: Update on Omicron
On 26 November 2021, WHO designated the variant B.1.1.529 a variant of concern, named Omicron, on the advice of WHO’s Technical Advisory Group on Virus...
Cross River State Empowers Women on Reproductive Health
As part of the effort to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) in Nigeria, the Cross River State Ministry of Health (CRSMOH) recently conducted an orientation...
WHO strengthens Ebola Virus Disease preparedness, response readiness in African high-risk counties
To strengthen the capacities to detect, investigate and respond to suspected Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), WHO supported the Ministry of Health to deploy a multidisciplinary...
How Indiscriminate Use Of Antibiotics Can Increase Future Health Crisis
Abuja, Nigeria – The World Health Organization is supporting the Federal Government in raising awareness among health workers and Nigerians on the need for caution...
Healthy diet and lifestyle modification essential to preventing diabetes
Abuja, Nigeria– “For diabetes, prevention is the cheaper option. With a healthy diet and lifestyle, we can avoid the killer disease,” says Dr Felicia Anumah,...
Taraba State flags-off integrated Yellow fever, measles and meningitis vaccination campaign
Jalingo, Nigeria – The National Primary Health Care and Development Agency (NPHCDA), World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, Gavi, the global vaccine alliance, and partners are...
Diabetes Patient With COVID-19 Deadly Says, WHO Report
Africa’s death rates from COVID-19 infections are significantly higher in patients with diabetes, according to a preliminary analysis which the World Health Organization (WHO) presented...