World Toilet Day: Stop Open Defecation, Fellow Nigerians! By Maimuna Katuka Aliyu
World Toilet Day: Stop Open Defecation, Fellow Nigerians!
By Maimuna Katuka Aliyu,
Globally, World Toilet Day is celebrated annually on November 19th. This essential occasion highlights critical sanitation issues,...
WHO Predicts 39 million Deaths from Antibiotic-resistance Infections by 2050
WHO Predicts 39 million Deaths from Antibiotic-resistance Infections by 2050
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says more than 39 million people globally could die from antibiotic-resistant infections by...
African Leaders must Sustain Action Against Polio – WHO
African Leaders must Sustain Action Against Polio – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has asked governments in Africa to keep up the momentum in the effort to...
Egypt Now Malaria-free, WHO Declares
Egypt Now Malaria-free, WHO Declares
The World Health Organisation has certified Egypt as malaria-free.
The achievement follows a nearly 100-year effort by the Egyptian government and people to end...
Africa Faces 5.3 Million Health Workers Shortage by 2030 – WHO
Africa Faces 5.3 million Health Workers Shortage by 2030 – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has projected that the African region could face a staggering shortage of...
IHVN Partners Global Agencies To Develop Vaccine For HIV Strains In West Africa
IHVN Partners Global Agencies To Develop Vaccine For HIV Strains In West Africa
According to the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN), the organisation is pioneering a research...
Over 1,000 mpox deaths recorded across Africa – CDC
Over 1,000 mpox deaths recorded across Africa – CDC
Some 1,100 people across Africa have died from mpox, the African Union’s health agency said Thursday, warning that the...
US Duo Make Breakthrough in Gene Regulation, Win Nobel Prize
US Duo Make Breakthrough in Gene Regulation, Win Nobel Prize
A duo of US scientists, Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun, were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine...
Guinea, South Sudan seek Nigeria’s Expertise on Childhood Vaccination
Guinea, South Sudan seek Nigeria’s Expertise on Childhood Vaccination
Delegations from Guinea and South Sudan are in Nigeria to learn from the country’s vaccine program, with a focus...
WAHO Strengthens Surveillance Measures Against Mpox, Others
WAHO Strengthens Surveillance Measures Against Mpox, Others
Efforts have been made by the West African Health Organisation (WAHO) to strengthen its surveillance measures against the spread of mpox.
The...