Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has announced on Monday that the Federal Government is cooperating with the World Health Orgabisation, (WHO) on treatment regimen solidarity trial with the following states enrolled; Lagos, Ogun, Kaduna, Sokoto, Kano and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Ehanire stated this at a briefing by the Presidential Task Force (PTF) […]
…As Buhari orders PTF to subject Madagascar’s herbal remedy to scientific analysis Five states in Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are to participate in the solidarity drug trials,’ an international clinical trial, being spearheaded by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to help find a cure for the COVID-19, the Federal Government has said. […]
As the 2020 vaccination kicks off today, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that the coronavirus pandemic is causing significant disruption to vaccination efforts in Nigeria and the whole of Africa. In a statement, the WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, emphasised that the brief interruption of vaccination activities make outbreaks more […]
…Says early detection, isolation only option to curb spread The World Health Organisation (WHO) special envoy, David Nabarro, has said that the coronavirus pandemic will remain in the world for quite some time. Nabarro also disclosed that early detection and isolation of positive cases remain the best way to curb the spread of the disease. […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that viruses cannot travel on radio waves or mobile networks, saying COVID-19 is a respiratory disease. WHO through a statement on Friday, debunked the myth, adding that COVID-19 was spread through respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs, sneezes or speaks. Intensify prayers, covid-19 is a matter of life […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, has paid tribute to all healthcare workers battling the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) around the world. The UN’s health agency paid the tribute on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO to commemorate the World Health Day. The World Health Day is a global health awareness […]
The president of Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has reacted to the World Health organization recent warning to Africa concerning covid-19. In a tweet on Wednesday, April 1, Suleman declared that Africa would not be facing any storm regarding Covid-19 outbreak as warned by the organisation. Recall that last month, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says good respiratory hygiene can reduce the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville said this on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO. The agency also advised people to take particular caution in public spaces and maintain a physical distance of one metre from other […]
About half of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa still have a “narrowing’’ opportunity to curb the spread of coronavirus in the local population, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday. WHO Africa Head, Matshidiso Moeti, said this at a news teleconference. Kebbi denies rumour of COVID-19 outbreak “The virus has multiplied across Africa more […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo says access to water for all is critical to fighting the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The UN health agency said this in its regional official twitter account @WHOAFRO. Access to water is critical to fighting COVID-19 pandemic –WHO According to WHO, 395 million people in […]
The World Health Organisation on Wednesday declared the rapidly spreading Coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, saying, in a short time, the virus will likely spread to all countries on the globe. Citing “alarming inaction” by some countries with growing coronavirus cases, World Health Organisation director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned the situation was very serious, with patients […]
A joint expert team consisting of experts from China and the World Health Organisation, on Monday began field inspections on the prevention and control of the novel coronavirus outbreak. Spokesperson for the National Health Commission (NHC), Mi Fen said this at a news conference. Chinese tourist in France becomes first to die in Europe of […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has advised member states to be ready for timely detection and management of any outbreak of the deadly coronavirus as the death toll in China hit 56. China has confirmed 1, 975 cases of patients infected with the new coronavirus while the death toll from the virus has risen to […]
The Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) for poliomyelitis eradication has commenced a two-week assessment visit to Nigeria to conduct critical analysis and verify if Nigeria has successfully eradicated wild polio virus. Confirming the development to journalists in a statement, the WHO Nigeria Team Lead, Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI), Dr Fiona Braka, said that nine […]
Janet Nnochiri, (not real name), is one of thousands of people who have lived with HIV their whole lives. She is part of the generation born in the 90s when it was difficult to prevent mother-to-child transmission, but the fact that HIV-positive babies could survive to adulthood is a sign of great victory. Nnochori narrated […]
A lack of awareness among consumers and the careless attitude of a large section of physicians have turned many lifesaving “antibiotic” drugs into silent killers. Unfortunately, antibiotic’s resistance has been rising dangerously to high levels globally; constituting one of the biggest threats to global health, food security, and development. A growing number of infections such […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on government at all levels to enact and implement laws and policies that would enable people to lead healthy lifestyles. In a message to mark the 2019 World Diabetes Day, the WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, also stressed the need to ensure that essential medicines […]
The World Health Organisation welcomed an “historic step” toward a polio-free world on Thursday as an expert panel certified that the second of three types of the crippling virus has been eradicated globally. The announcement by the Global Commission for the Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication means that only wild polio virus type 1 is still […]
Shareholders of Fidson Healthcare Plc have unanimously endorsed the N312.95m dividend proposed by the board of directors of the company for the financial year ended Dec. 31, 2018. Speaking at the 20th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the company held in Lagos, Chairman, Fidson Healthcare, Mr Segun Adebanji, said the board of directors proposed a […]
…Calls for early diagnosis, treatment As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to observe World Diabetes Day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that half of the people living with diabetes type 2 in the continent are neither unaware of the disease nor receive treatment. While calling for early diagnosis and treatment, the […]