From Our Correspondent Wife of the Anambra Governor, Dr Nonye Soludo, on Saturday, appealed to mothers to prioritise the health of their children, lamenting the low uptake of immunisation in the state. TheNewsZenith reports that Soludo made the appeal at the second Anambra State Women Health Summit organised by her “Healthy Living” initiative. The summit […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said, on Tuesday, that 39 people have died from measles since January in South Sudan, with a case fatality rate of 1.7 per cent. The UN health agency in an epidemiological report released in Juba, South Sudan, stated that 2,271 suspected measles cases. There are also, 146 lab-confirmed cases. “The […]
Zambia is in talks with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other partners on acquiring cholera vaccines. This is as the waterborne disease rages on in the southern African nation, state media reported on Wednesday. Roma Chilengi, Director-General of the Zambia National Public Health Institute, said the government has been in talks with the WHO […]
From Our Correspondent The World Health Organisation (WHO) and Nigeria’s 36 State governors will, next month sign a compact agreement to improve healthcare services delivery. Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State announced this at a news briefing after National Economic Council (NEC) meeting on Thursday. TheNewsZenith reports that Vice-President, Kashim Shettima, chaired the meeting in […]
Medics, on Monday, evacuated 28 prematurely born babies from Gaza’s biggest hospital and took them to Egypt for urgent treatment. Palestinian authorities and the World Health Organisation (WHO) said 12 people died in another Gaza hospital encircled by Israeli tanks. The newborns had been in north Gaza’s Al Shifa hospital, where several others died. They […]
An ongoing cholera outbreak in Ethiopia has so far claimed 300 lives, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in its latest situation update. According to the latest health cluster bulletin for Ethiopia released on Friday, the outbreak, has spread into 113 districts across 10 regions in Ethiopia. The chollera broke out since Aug. 27, 2022. […]
From Our Correspondent The Borno State Government and World Health Organisation (WHO) have begun a 10-day polio vaccination campaign to eliminate any potential poliovirus. At the start of the campaign, the State Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Prof. Baba M. Gana, said the vaccination will cover all the 27 local government areas. Dr Aliyu […]
India’s experts have called for better regulation of the drug manufacturing process in the South Asian country. This came after World Health Organisation (WHO) issued an alert earlier, this month, over four Indian-made cough syrups. WHO said the syrups could be linked to acute kidney injuries and 66 deaths among children in The Gambia. The […]