Category: Health

By Milcah Tanimu Decisions made by political leaders in 2024 will be pivotal in determining whether the goal to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 can be achieved, the United Nations announced on Monday. Recent figures show progress in reducing new HIV infections, improving treatment for HIV-positive individuals, and decreasing fatalities, yet…

Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Kwara State Government, through its Primary Health Care Development Agency, has flagged off the 2024 first round of the Maternal Newborn and Child Health Week (MNCHW), which is aimed at providing intensive high impact low cost interventions across Primary Health Care Facilities in all the 193 wards in the State.…

By Milcah Tanimu Health Minister Prof. Mohammad Ali Pate has emphasized the federal government’s dedication to transforming Nigeria’s health sector under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu. Speaking at the first anniversary of the official commissioning of the permanent site of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH) in Nnewi, Anambra State, Pate highlighted the…

By Milcah Tanimu The National Council on Nutrition (NCN) has recently announced a series of initiatives aimed at combating malnutrition and enhancing food security across Nigeria. This includes the approval of a national nutrition dashboard, as highlighted during a meeting chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Key Initiatives: Government…

From Lateef Taiwo As Nigeria Meteorological Agency, Nimet, predict the impending danger of raising season, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC on Tuesday said the agency have observed a significant increase in the reported incidence of cholera and other epidemic prone diseases such as yellow fever, Lassa fever and meningitis. The Director…

Global childhood immunisation coverage has stagnated in 2023, resulting in 2.7 million additional children being under-vaccinated compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2019, according to a report jointly published by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday. The latest estimates highlight significant gaps in national immunisation efforts across the…

From Lateef Taiwo The Executive Governor of Katsina State, His Excellency, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda PhD CON, welcomes representatives from Project CURE USA to the Government House, Katsina, marking the beginning of a week-long health needs assessment across the state. Project CURE, the world’s largest distributor of donated medical equipment, was facilitated to visit Katsina…

The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Jide Idris, reported that 2,102 suspected cholera cases and 63 deaths have been recorded across 33 states and 122 local government areas since the beginning of the year, as of June 30, 2024. The case fatality rate stands at 3.0 per cent. Seven…

The Nasarawa State Government reported 29 suspected cases of cholera in Kokona and Nasarawa Eggon local government areas. Gaza Gwamna, the Commissioner for Health, shared this update during the opening of a three-day workshop on Reproductive, Maternal, and Child Health hosted by Rotary International in Akwanga LGA. According to the Commissioner, Kokona LGA recorded 19…