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WHO advocates holistic approach to hand washing

Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO’s Regional Director for Africa has called for holistic approach to improve Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) on the continent. She made the call in a message to commemorate the World Hand Hygiene Day marked every May...

China is certified malaria-free by WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday officially granted China a malaria-free certification. The UN health body called it a notable feat for a country that reported 30 million cases of the disease annually in the 1940s.WHO...

WHO officially declares China malaria-free

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday officially granted China a malaria-free certification as a token of celebration of the country’s successful elimination of the disease after 70 years of its struggles against malaria.

WHO supports treatment of 301 mental health patients in Borno

World Health Organisation (WHO) says it supported the treatment of 301 mental health patients and referred 12 others for further management in Borno from January to November 2020. Dr Henry Nwanja, the WHO Public...

Immunisation: WHO, experts call for safe resumption of services amid COVID-19 pandemic

As countries prepare for eventual COVID-19 vaccines, experts caution that falling immunisation coverage could lead to outbreaks of other vaccine-preventable diseases. Consequently, WHO and  immunisation experts in the African Region urge countries and health...

U.S. says will not be ‘constrained’ by WHO-linked vaccine effort

The White House said on Tuesday that the U.S. would not join a global effort aimed at providing equitable worldwide access to COVID-19 vaccines, citing the project’s link to a “corrupt” World Health Organisation (WHO). More than 170 countries are...

Polio-Free Nigeria: Gates, Dangote, others hail achievement

Billionaire philanthropists Bill Gates and Aliko Dangote have hailed the declaration of Nigeria by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as being polio-free. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the global health body on Tuesday certified Nigeria and the...

WHO chief believes pandemic could last less than two years

Modern technology and international cooperation could limit the coronavirus pandemic to less than two years, World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday. “Hoping we can have additional tools like a vaccine, I think we can finish...

OHAI Operates 250 Cleft Patients Amidst COVID-19 Prevalence

By Alpha Maidawa Despite the challenges posed by the novel Coronavirus in health care provision and other services, a Non-Governmental Organisation, Oral Health Advocacy Initiative (OHAI) has carried out over 250 cleft surgeries in Bauchi, Niger and Yobe states through...

COVID-19: OHAI Recruits 300 Volunteers

By Alpha Maidawa Oral Health Advocacy Initiative (OHAI) says it has recruited 300 college graduates in the wake of lockdown occasioned by the outbreak of Coronavirus also known as Covid-19. The Executive Director of OHAI, Dr. Ngutor Ver-or who disclosed this...
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Ex-House Leader Wole Oke seeks creation of 30 LGCDAs in Kwara

Leader, Kwara State House of Assembly in the Second Republic, Hon. Stephen Wole Oke, has called...
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A/Ibom Assembly Passes N150b Supplementary Budget, 5 Other Bills Into Law

Akwa Ibom state House of Assembly has passed N150billion Naira supplementary Budget and five other Bills into law According to Governor Umo Eno, the...

NAFDAC:shuts 15 Bakeries,sachet water factories in Bauchi for noncompliance

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC), has shut 15 bakeries and sachet water factories in Bauchi State, for an...

lmpeachment : My Life Under Threat- Ondo Speaker Cries Out

The Speaker Ondo State House of Assembly Olamide Oladiji, has raised alarm on an alleged threat to his life This is coming on the heel...

Unknown Gunmen Abduct Benue Information Commissione Abo

Unknown gunmen Sunday at about 8:00 pm kidnapped Benue Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism Mr Mathew Abo from his residence in Zaki- Biam...