COVID-19: New Year brings renewed WHO appeal for vaccine equity
Jan. 7, 2022 The highest number of COVID-19 cases so far in the pandemic were reported last week across the globe, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) told…
Two thirds of low- and middle-income countries do not have reliable mortality data in the past 3 years – New report
Dec. 21, 2021 The world remains significantly off track to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on ending the preventable deaths of newborns and children under five, according to the…
Cholera outbreak: Bayelsa confirms 22 cases, 5 dead in communityÂ
Dec. 9, 2021 The Bayelsa Government has confirmed the outbreak of cholera in Ofoni, a coastline settlement in Sagbama Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. Dr Pabara Igwele, the…
WHO lauds historic decision by Gavi to fund the first malaria vaccine
Dec. 7, 2021 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has welcomed the historic decision by the Gavi Alliance Board to invest in the first malaria vaccine programme. According to who in…
COVID shots are finally arriving but Africa can’t get them all into arms
Dec 6, 2021 When a group arrived at the Sekenani health clinic in rural Kenya for their COVID-19 vaccines recently, staff told them there were no doses left and that…
Impose special tax on alcohol, cigarettes, sugar-sweetened beverages to improve primary healthcare – WBG urges FG
Dec. 3, 2021 The World Bank Group (WBG) has called on the Federal Government to impose special taxes on alcohol, cigarettes and sugar-sweetened beverages to improve primary healthcare. “If we…
Number of children recruited into conflict grows in West and Central Africa
Nov 24, 2021 West and Central Africa has recorded the highest number of children recruited into conflict of any region in the world, and the number is growing, the U.N….
Only about 38 per cent have access to good hygiene in Northwest Nigeria – UNICEF
Nov. 19, 2021 Mr. Maulid Warfa, the UNICEF Chief Field Officer, Kano and Sokoto States says only 25 per cent of those living in Northwestern Nigeria have access to sanitation,…
World Toilet Day: 46m Nigerians still defecate in the open – UNICEF
Nov. 19, 2021 The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says the rate of open defecation in Nigeria had remained steady at 23 per cent, with an estimated 46 million Nigerians…
UN Agencies Back Bold Plan To Ensure Every Child In Need Gets A Regular Healthy Meal In School By 2030
Nov. 17, 2021 United Nations agencies have announced their strong support for an international coalition aiming to rapidly improve the nutrition, health and education of school-age children around the world…