NCDC clarifies misinterpretation of COVID-19 cases in Benue, urges responsible reporting
Dec. 15, 2023 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued clarification regarding recent report of resurgence of COVID-19 cases in Benue. The NCDC in a message…
E-Cigarettes: Urgent action needed to protect children, prevent uptake – WHO
Dec. 15, 2023 …As 74 countries have no regulations Urgent action is needed to control e-cigarettes to protect children, as well as non-smokers and minimise health harms to the population,…
NAFDAC announces WHO’s pre-qualification approval for agency’s Yaba Laboratory as CDCL
Dec. 14, 2023 The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has announced the pre-qualification approval for the agency’s Yaba, Lagos laboratory as a Central Drug Control…
WHO publishes 2023 global health expenditure report, calls for urgent action to invest in UHC
Dec. 12, 2023 …As 2021 global spending on health reached a new high of US$ 9.8 trn The World Health Organization (WHO) has published the 2023 global health expenditure report,…
UHC Day 2023: 2bn people face financial hardship or are impoverished due to out-of-pocket health spending – WHO
12 December 2023 …Focuses on building resilience of health systems On Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) is calling on governments to prioritise investments in building…
India finds quality issues with cough syrup linked to Cameroon deaths – Sources
December 4, 2023 Indian tests of a cough syrup linked to the deaths of at least six children in Cameroon have found unidentified quality issues in at least one of…
FG unveils HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STIs policy documents, says 1.6m PLHIV on treatment
Dec. 1 , 2023 The Federal Government has unveiled some National HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) policy documents to strengthen the existing framework for action, in order…
WHO raises concern over rise in TB infection in Borno
Nov. 27, 2023 World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday raised an alarm over what it termed “increasing rate of Tuberculosis (TB) infection in Borno.” The organisation’s Head of Mission/Country Representative,…
Urgent action needed to prevent air pollution deaths – WHO
Nov. 23, 2023 Ahead of the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP-28), the World Health Organisation (WHO) has published its “2023 review of health in nationally determined contributions and…
NCDC says Nigeria finalising its 2nd National Action Plan for AMR, warns against sharing, using leftover antibiotics
Nov. 21, 2023 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has highlighted the emerging threat of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), where bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites lose their responsiveness…