By Adeola Joseph Data is the foundation of public health, but not all data is reliable. When decisions about patient care, resource allocation, and disease control depend on accurate information, errors aren’t just inconvenient— they can have life-or-death consequences. In large-scale health programs that rely on real-time reporting, data validation is critical to ensuring sound […]
Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, has said that Nigerian academics undertaking PhD studies at Morgan State University, MSU, in Maryland, USA will, henceforth, prioritise Public Health, climate change, and Computer Technology. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Prof Suleiman Bogoro, made the disclosure during a meeting with authorities of the university in […]
Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The federal government has said that malaria, an ancient endemic disease is still a major public health challenge in Nigeria with high morbidity and mortality. The minister of health, Dr Osagie Ehanire who was speaking during an event organised to commemorate the 2021 World Malaria Day said that Nigeria alone contributes 27% […]
Dangote Cement Cameroon SA has handed over Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) kits worth 100 million CFA francs (about N64.50 million) to the country’s Ministry of Public Health to support healthcare workers on the frontline in the fight against COVID-19. The Republic of Cameroon has been waging a war against the coronavirus for several weeks and […]
…Urges Nigeria not to allow pandemic to eclipse other health issues The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that public health systems in Africa are coming under severe strain as the unprecedented coronavirus pandemic persists. The UN health body therefore, urged Nigeria and other African countries to do it best in ensuring that the pandemic […]
Amidst fears of a global shortage of essential medicines from leading producers and exporters such as China and India, as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the Association of Industrial Pharmacists of Nigeria (NAIP), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bloom Public Health to reposition the Nigerian pharmaceutical industries in Nigeria. This […]
As recently as 15 years ago, there was a sense of hopelessness for people living with Human Immune-deficiency Virus (HIV), in Nigeria. Today, their lives are filled with countless tomorrows and by 2022, the AIDS epidemic is expected to no longer be a public health emergency in Nigeria. What a difference a decade makes when […]
Water consumers in Bauchi have described as inimical to public health the level at which residents are being exposed to contaminated water in the state. The consumers who also complained bitterly over high bills and muddy water supplied to them by the State Water and Sewerage Corporation (BSCWSC) lamented that their lives may be in […]
Open defecation is the practice where people go out in fields, bushes, forests, open bodies of water and other open spaces rather than use the toilet to defecate or pass bodily waste. It constitutes a major public health problem due to rapid urbanisation, lack of public toilets and low level of awareness. According to 2018 […]
The Chairman Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria, Prof. Benjamin Uzochukwu, National, has urged states and local governments to establish health insurance to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) for all. Uzochukwu made the call in a lecture he delivered at the Award Ceremony and Gather Together of Community Medicine Department of Enugu State University […]
The National Chairman, Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria(NPHPN), prof. Benjamin Uzochukwu has advocated for the establishment of health insurance in all the states and local governments across the country to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) for all. He made the call in a lecture he delivered at the Award Ceremony and Gather Together […]
No fewer than twenty-five people have been reported killed by the outbreak of cholera in Ebonyi state. According to the Director, Public Health and Disease Control in the state Ministry of Health, Christian Achi, a total of 256 persons had been affected by the outbreak since February when the first case was reported. […]
Maternal mortality is also a highly significant public health issue in Nigeria, where pregnancy is perceived as a risky condition for most women. Even with the continued efforts toward improving maternal health outcomes, Nigeria retains one of the highest maternal mortality ratios globally. This is a staggering statistic that highlights the need for intersectoral interventions […]