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FCTA to commence vaccination of children against type 2 Polio

July 29, 2023 0 Comment

To maintain Nigeria’s position as a polio-free nation, the Federal Capital Territory Administration has announced plans to immunize approximately 1.2 million children against a new strain of variant, Poliovirus type2. Mr Malan Haruna, the...

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Authorities identify four alleged cough syrups responsible for 70 infants’ death in The Gambia

July 22, 2023 0 Comment

Health officials in The Gambia say they have identified four cough syrups imported from India that were responsible for the deaths of at least 70 children who suffered kidney failure last year. At a...

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WHO says toxic cough syrup sold in Cameroon

July 20, 2023 0 Comment

The UN health agency, WHO, has warned that a cough and cold syrup product sold in Cameroon contained high level amounts of chemicals that are dangerous for use. The UN health agency told Reuters...

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Marburg viral outbreak in Equatorial Guinea over — WHO

June 9, 2023 0 Comment

The World Health Organization’s regional office for Africa has announced that the Marburg virus infection outbreak in Equatorial Guinea has come to an end. The outbreak of the virus was declared on Feb. 13...

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Tanzania declares Marburg Virus Disease outbreak over

June 3, 2023 0 Comment

The Tanzanian government has declared that the Marburg virus outbreak in the country is over. The outbreak of Marburg Virus which was confirmed about two months ago in the north-western Kagera region was the...

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WHO calls for preparedness against potentially deadlier pandemic

admin May 23, 2023 0 Comment

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a call to global leaders to prepare for the emergence of a pathogen that could surpass the novel COVID-19 in terms of deadliness. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,...

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WHO rates Nigeria 2nd highest in maternal deaths worldwide

admin May 12, 2023 0 Comment

The WWorld Health Organization (WHO) has rated Nigeria as the second highest among countries with a high number of maternal deaths in the world. The UN health agency in a report tagged the 2023...

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COVID-19 no longer global health emergency — WHO

admin May 5, 2023 0 Comment

World Health Organization (WHO) officials have announced that COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency, marking a symbolic end to the pandemic that killed millions of people worldwide and crippled the global economy....

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WHO expects more deaths in Sudan due to collapse of essential services, disease outbreaks

admin April 27, 2023 0 Comment

The World Health Organization (WHO) has said it expects “many more” deaths in Sudan due to disease outbreaks and a lack of essential services amid resumption of hostilities between warring parties, Integrity News reports....

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World Health Day: More than 600 million Africans lack access to quality health care — says WHO

admin April 8, 2023 0 Comment

According to WHO Regional Director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti, 672 million Africans, or 48% of the continent’s population, do not have access to the high-quality medical care they require. Latest News In a statement...