Amid a growing public health crisis, Babcock University recently convened the sixth edition of its Faith Integration (IFI) Symposium to address the escalating mental health challenges facing Nigeria. Held at the Babcock Business School auditorium, the event, themed “Healing Body and Soul: Faith-Informed Approaches in Psychology and Mental Health,” brought together a diverse coalition of […]
The formal withdrawal of the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) has created a significant funding gap in Nigeria’s public health sector, forcing a critical reassessment of the national health budget. As the WHO’s largest financial contributor, the United States provided the primary resource base for global initiatives targeting infectious diseases, maternal health, […]
The United States’ withdrawal from the World Health Organisation (WHO) has officially taken effect today, one year after President Donald Trump ordered the move shortly after assuming office. Under the terms of the agreement between the US and the global health body, withdrawal becomes effective after a mandatory one-year notice period, which expires today. […]
The Director General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye has attributed the milestones achieved by the Agency to the collective effort and resilience of staff which resulted in achieving WHO Global Benchmarking Tool (GBT) re-benchmarking, becoming the first in Africa to sustain and maintain Maturity Level 3 (ML3) […]
Forty seven, 47, African Ministers of health, gathered in the Zambian capital, Lusaka on Monday, to open the Seventy-fifth session of the World Health Organization, WHO, Regional Committee for Africa, the highest decision-making body on health on the continent. The Ministers, drawn from countries of the WHO African Region, meeting is scheduled for 25 to […]
By Idibia Gabriel In a continuous efforts to meet up with the “No More Zero Dose of Polio Immunization” to children under the Ages of 5 years, the Journalists Initiative on Polio Immunization (JAP) in collaboration with the World Health Organization(WHO) and State Primary Healthcare Board have conducted Polio campaign at a Road Safety Spots […]
By Tom Okpe The World Health Organization, WHO, in the African Region and TY Danjuma Foundation have signed a landmark $2.26 million agreement, to strengthen the country’s National Health priorities over the next decade. The partnership, formalized in Abuja on Monday, marked a significant step in leveraging African philanthropy to address Nigeria’s health challenges. Also, […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is set to reduce the number of employees due to lack of funds, and the number of departments will be reduced from 76 to 34. The Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said this on Monday. “As you know, we have been engaging in a major structural realignment, guided by an in-depth […]
BY IDONGESIT INYANG Nigeria has the highest burden of tuberculosis TB in Africa and the disease kills an average of 268 people daily in the nation, according to World Health Organization, (WHO), Africa Region, 2024 data. Mrs. Felicia Akam, Deputy Programme Manager of Cross River’s Tuberculosis (TB), Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Control Programme has disclosed […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says mpox — formerly known as monkeypox — is no longer a public health emergency. In July 2022, as the virus spread rapidly, the health body declared the disease a public health emergency of international concern. Since the outbreak, more than 87,000 cases and 140 deaths have been reported from […]
By Cecilia Ologunagba The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday announced the appointment of Dr Daniel Ngamije Madandi as the Director of the Global Malaria Programme, effective April 8, 2023. WHO in a statement said that Ngamije served as the Rwandan Minister of Health from February 2020 to November 2022. During this time, he led […]
BY DOOSUUR IWAMBE The World Health Organisation, WHO, has said that at least 1.5 billion people across the globe live with ear problems and hearing loss. In a message to commemorate theWorld Hearing Day, the WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, said in Africa alone, over 135 million people have ear and hearing […]
By Doosuur Iwambe About 29 per cent of all deaths recorded in Nigeria are caused by Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) according to the World Health Organisation, WHO has said. The WHO Country Representative, Dr Walter Mulombo made this disclosure at the 6th annual conference of the Association of Nigerian Health Journalists. Represented by the WHO’s Field […]
By Doosuur Iwambe The latest world malaria report released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that Nigeria accounted for 31 percent of malaria deaths recorded globally in 2021. The global health body noted that despite the continued impact of COVID-19, malaria cases and deaths remained stable in 2021. The WHO said there were […]
By Doosuur Iwambe The World Health Organisation, (WHO) has said that more than half of of the world’s population lack access to essential health services. According to the global health body, this development has pushed almost 100 million people into extreme poverty yearly due to the costs of paying for care out of their own […]
BY DOOSUUR IWAMBE At least, 116 million people have been estimated to be living with mental health conditions in the African Region, the World Health Organisation, WHO, has said. The global health body, while lamenting inadequate financing for mental health issues in Africa, said there are fewer than two mental health workers for every 100,000 […]
Doosuur Iwambe The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that globally, noncommunicable diseases such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and lung disease now exceed infectious diseases as the top killers. The WHO stated that NCDs cause nearly three-quarters of deaths worldwide, noting that every two seconds, someone under the age of 70 somewhere in the […]
World Health Organization (WHO) says that global demand for care for people with life threatening illnesses will continue to grow as populations, age and the burden of non-communicable diseases rise. According to the UN health agency, by 2060, the need for palliative care is expected to nearly double. To address this need, the agency released […]
World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedos Ghebreyesus, says smokers have up to a 50 per cent higher risk of developing severe diseases and death from COVID-19. Ghebreyesus said this in a message to commemorate World No Tobacco Day, globally marked on May 31 annually, to highlight the health risks associated with tobacco use and […]
By Doosuur Iwambe The World Health Organization (WHO) has proposed an ambitious target and innovative approach to tackle at least 20 neglected tropical diseases. In a statement made available to journalists on Thursday, the global health body noted that neglected tropical diseases affect more than one billion people, especially the poor and that the diseases […]