Health
WHO Officially Declares Nigeria Wild Polio Free
The independent Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) for Polio Eradication has officially declared on Tuesday that the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region is free of […]
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COVID-19: KNCV Fears Worsening TB Cases In 2021 Due To Pandemic
The newly appointed Executive Director of KNCV Tuberculosis (TB) Foundation, Dr. Mustapha Gidado, has expressed fear over worsening Tuberculosis cases due to the COVID19 pandemic. Addressing […]
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COVID-19: Nigeria Reviews Over 40 Herbal Cure Applications For Pandemic
Over 40 herbal applications are currently being reviewed by the federal government for the alleviation and management of COVID19. The Director-General of the National Agency for […]
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PolioFree: WHO, UNICEF Congratulate Nigeria On Ending Wild Poliovirus
WHO and UNICEF today congratulated Nigeria on being declared free of the wild poliovirus but stressed that achieving this milestone is not the end of the […]
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Lagos State Health Commissioner Tests Positive For COVID-19
The Lagos Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has tested positive for the corona virus. This was made known Lagos state government twitter page,few minutes ago. […]
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COVID-19: Nigeria Confirms 322 New Cases As Number Now 52,227, 1002 Deaths
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 322 new COVID-19 cases in Nigeria. According to the NCDC announcement Sunday night on its twitter page, […]
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COVID-19: 55 African Union Member States Report 1,147,369 Cases, 26,618 Deaths , And 870,568 Recoveries
Fifty-five African Union Member States have reported cases 1,147,369 COVID-19 cases, 26,618 deaths , and 870,568 recoveries. The figures by region: Central (52,139 cases; 1,013 deaths; […]
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COVID-19: 1.1 million Cases, 26,618 Deaths And Over 10,000 Tests Conducted In Africa
A total of 10,256 COVID-19 tests in 174 laboratory have been conducted in the African region by Member States so far . Also a 7.9% increase […]
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As Africa Marks 6 Months Of COVID-19, WHO, UNICEF Urge Safe School Reopening
The unprecedented and prolonged school closures aimed at keeping students safe from COVID-19 are harming them in other ways, World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF said […]
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Stakeholders Seek Ways Towards Achieving Zero Hunger, Curbing Malnutrition
The wife of the president,Dr Aisha Muhammadu Buhari has stressed the need for Nigeria to work towards the sustainable development goals of eliminating poverty, zero hunger […]
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8 Children Die Within A Week At Syria’s Al-Hol Camp, Says UN
At least eight children aged under five have died within days in a camp in northeastern Syria that houses relatives of “Islamic State” fighters, the UN […]
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UN Calls For Urgent Support As Nigeria Humanitarian Needs Hits US$1.08 Billion
The humanitarian community in Nigeria called for urgent support for vulnerable people in the north-eastern part of the country, as the number of people in need […]
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COVID-19: 55 African Countries Record 1,096,951, 25,096 Deaths , 812,839 Recoveries
As at today, 15th of August 2020, fifty-five African Union Member States have reported (1,096,951) deaths (25,096), and recoveries (812,839) of COVID-19 cases. The figures by […]
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COVID-19: Pandemic Response Boosts Surveillance Of Other Diseases In Southern Nigeria
In many countries, tackling the COVID-19 pandemic has taken cues from other disease approaches, such as lessons from protecting communities against Ebola. But in Nigeria’s […]
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As Africa Marks Six Months Of COVID-19, Pandemic Moving From High Density Urban Areas To Informal Settlements
Pandemic’s evolution on the African continent has been different-WHO Preliminary analysis by the World Health Organization (WHO) finds that an exponential surge in cases which […]
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Polio Vaccination Campaigns Restart In Afghanistan, Pakistan After COVID-19 Hiatus
Polio vaccinations campaigns have resumed in Afghanistan and Pakistan, months after having been severely disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on […]
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COVID-19: US Government Donates 200 Ventilators To FG
The United States has donated 200 ventilators to Federal Government through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). While receiving the items in Abuja,the Minster […]
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Africa CDC To Launch Campaign “Saving Lives And Saving Economies
A campaign tagged “Saving Lives and Saving Economies.” is to be launched by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention,Africa CDC .next week. The Director, […]
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COVID-19: WHO Ramps Up Support To Hotspot Countries In Africa
The first members of a surge team of health experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) have arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa to bolster the country’s […]
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South Africa: UN Health Agency Sends Experts To Help Battle Against COVID-19
New “surge team” of leading UN health experts is on its way to South Africa to ramp up the COVID-19 response there, the World Health Organization […]
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