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Tuberculosis: Nigeria treats over 1m in 11 years


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The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has said over one million Nigerians have been successfully treated for Tuberculosis from 2011 to date. READ ALSO: Over 36% of TB deaths occur in Africa – WHO The minister made this disclosure…

Nigeria is progressing in child vaccination- NPHCDA


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Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Nigeria has been said to be making significant progress in vaccinating children both in rural and urban areas. READ ALSO: Enugu Govt Targets Over 1m Children For Polio Vaccination…

WHO predicts COVID-19 will end in 2022


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World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, has expressed optimism that COVID-19 pandemic will end in 2022. READ ALSO: Rapid COVID-19 tests not accurate with Omicron- FDA The DG said at a press briefing on…

WHO commends Nigeria’s health sector investment


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The Emergency Preparedness and Response Cluster Lead of the World Health Organisation -WHO, in Nigeria Dr. Rex Mpazanje, has commended Nigeria for its huge investment in health security during the fight against COVID-19. Mpazanje gave…

Taraba Assembly speaker calls for action to end blindness in Nigeria


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The Speaker of Taraba State House of Assembly, Rt.Hon. (Prof.) Joseph Albasu Kunini, has urged appropriate government agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), community based organizations (CBOs), and social media users to use the…

WHO Laments Global Shortfall In Investment In Mental Health


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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has lamented the inability of governments across the globe, to provide mental health services for people, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic when they needed mental health support the most. READ…

COVID-19: WHO decries low rate of vaccination in Africa


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The World Health Organisation ( WHO) has decried the low rate of COVID-19 vaccination in Africa as only two per cent of the total 5.7 billion doses of vaccine so far utilised globally have been administered in Africa. READ ALSO: WHO…

WHO, others commend Nigeria on traditional medicine breakthroughs


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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has commended Nigeria for the listing of 14 herbal medicinal products by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) against COVID-19 and ongoing clinical trials on…

President Buhari appoints new NCDC DG


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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday appointed Dr. Ifedayo Morayo Adetifa as the new Director-General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). READ ALSO: NCDC Boss appointed Assistant DG of WHO This appointment was…

Number of people with dementia set to rise to 78m by 2030- WHO


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World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday that more than 55 million people worldwide are living with dementia, a neurological disorder that robs them of their memory and costs the world $1.3 trillion a year. READ ALSO: …