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The World Health Organisation on Sunday said Nigeria ranks first in the top 20 zero-dose countries list of 2022, with over 2.3 million estimated zero-dose children, about 16 per cent of the global total. This is according to the 2023 results report showcasing the achievement of key public health milestones, even amid greater global humanitarian […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention stated that it documented 5,669 possible Lassa fever instances and 152 fatalities with a Case Fatality Rate of 18.3 percent. This information is from the Lassa fever situation report published by the NCDC on its website on Monday. The NCDC mentioned that 832 instances were verified from the […]

A new oral vaccine for cholera, Euvichol-S, has been prequalified by the World Health Organisation as stated in a press release on the WHO website. The prequalification occurred on Friday, April 12, 2024. The aim of WHO vaccine prequalification is to ensure that vaccines used in […]

The Country Representative of the World Health Organisation Nigeria, Dr. Walter Molumbo said that depriving individuals’ health should be treated as a human rights violation. Molumbo said this in Abuja on Tuesday during a health walk organised by the WHO Nigeria and the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to commemorate the 2024 World […]

The World Health Organisation has lauded the Delta State Government for its efforts towards universal health coverage in the state. The state coordinator of WHO, Dr Faith Ireye, in a goodwill message, gave the commendation on Monday during a roadshow in commemoration of 2024 World Health Day in Asaba, the Delta State capital. Ireye said […]

The World Health Organisation, KNCV Nigeria, and other experts on Tuesday urged governments at all levels to increase investments in tuberculosis in order to achieve Nigeria’s goal of eliminating the disease by 2030. They made the call at a press conference in Abuja ahead of the 2024 World Tuberculosis Day. They noted that the persistently low […]

Experts in the treatment of kidney diseases have called for stricter regulations on carbonated and alcoholic drinks to stop the growing cases of organ failure in Nigeria. The experts lamented that these drinks contain high levels of sugar and other chemicals that can damage the kidneys over time, urging the government to step in and […]