Yellow fever: NCDC, NPHCDA dispatch response teams to 3 states
By Abdallah el-Kurebe In response to the rising cases of Yellow Fever in Katsina, Bauchi and Benue states, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) […]
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Philippines reports 3rd confirmed case of polio
The Philippines on Monday reported the third confirmed case of polio in the country, more than a month after the re-emergence of the highly contagious […]
WHO declares victory over 2 of the 3 polio strains
The global fight against polio reached a new milestone on Thursday when the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared that only one virus strain remained, while […]
WAHO releases strategy for combating health risks at regional level
The West African Health Organisation (WAHO) has released its regional strategy for communication and coordination between ECOWAS member states and regional institutions in epidemic control […]
Ebola: WHO says Tanzania not sharing information
Tanzania has declined to provide detailed information on suspected Ebola cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. Despite several requests “to date, clinical data, results […]
Polio: Sokoto plans total fight, as NPHCDA urges states to end scourge by Q1 2020
By Abdallah el-Kurebe, Editor Sokoto State government has mobilized stakeholders for the September round of polio immunisation across 10 local government areas. The Executive Secretary […]
European Commission, WHO promote vaccines
The European Commission and the World Health Organisation (WHO), on Thursday, co-hosted the world’s first Global Vaccination Summit in Brussels. According to information in WHO’s […]
HIV/AIDS: Borno agency screens 1.7m persons in 3 years
#TrackNigeria: The Borno State Agency for Control of AIDS and Malaria (BOSACAM) says it has conducted HIV screening for over 1.7 million persons in the […]
Europe loses fight against measles – WHO
Following several years of steady progress towards elimination of measles in the European Region, the number of countries that have achieved or sustained elimination of […]
WHO set to declare Nigeria polio free
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is set to declare Nigeria a polio free country. This is according to a statement by Mr Charity […]
WHO to fast track development of healthcare facilities in IDPs
World Health Organisation (WHO) has reiterated its commitment to partner with Federal Government to fast track development of healthcare facilities for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) […]
WHO advises FG to strengthen health surveillance, monitoring in 774 LGAsHealth
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has advised the Federal Government to strengthen environmental health surveillance and monitoring in the 774 Local Government Areas to bring […]
Tobacco smoking major cause of lung cancer – WHO
By Matthew Abi As the world marks the “No Tobacco Day”, the World Health Organization, (WHO) has disclosed that over 75 percent of lung diseases […]
Immunisation: Kebbi records increased coverage to 74%
By Abdallah el-Kurebe, Editor The Kebbi state government has said that since the establishment of State Emergency Routine Immunization Coordination Center (SERICC) in 2018, it […]
12 Nigerian States at risk of Mercury poisoning – WHO
By Matthew Abi #TrackNigeria – The World Health Organisation ( WHO) open observation has reported that not less than 12 Nigerian states and 850,690 people […]
WHO treats 515,000 children for malaria, pneumonia, diarrhea in Northeast
#TrackNigeria: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday said it had treated 515, 000 children for malaria, pneumonia and diarrhea in North East in 2018 […]
Medical deaths audit: FG inaugurates committee to reduce maternal, prenatal mortality
The Federal Government in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday in Abuja, inaugurated the Maternal and Perinatal Health Database Committee. The committee […]
Flood displaces 1.6m, kills 1000 – WHO
By Matthew Abi The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that about 1.6 million persons have been displaced by floods with 1,000 deaths recorded in […]
WHO increases support on Lassa fever in West Africa
By Jessica Onyegbula The World Health Organisation, (WHO), on Sunday, said it has increase its efforts to support West African countries, in the ongoing Lassa […]
WHO puts Ebola death in DRC at 357
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said there were a total of 591 Ebola cases, 543 of which are confirmed, and 357 deaths, 309 of […]
NAFDAC moves to regulate herbal, traditional medicine practices in Niger
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it is collaborating with herbal and traditional medicine practitioners to provide guide to […]
Yellow fever campaign: FCTA targets 85% residents
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it is targeting 85 per cent of Abuja residents during the upcoming Yellow fever preventive campaign. The Secretary, […]
WHO, partners inaugurate new country-led response on malaria
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and partners has inaugurated a new country-led response to scale up prevention, treatment and increased investment to protect vulnerable people […]
Nigeria needs 155,000 additional doctors to achieve Universal health coverage – Don
Nigeria needs additional 155,000 doctors at the ratio of one doctor to 1000 people to achieve the Universal Health Coverage (UHC), Prof. Usman Ahmed, Provost, […]
Buhari assents to Extradition Act, 4 others
President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to five bills, including the Extradition (Amendment) Act 2018, Federal Capital Territory Appropriation Act, 2018 and Nigerian Centre For Disease […]