Group seeks youth empowerment in decision-making, advocacy
The Africa Health Budget Network, (AHBN), a group of African and global organizations and individuals has called for youth empowerment ...
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UNGA 78: Nigeria, others approve declaration on ending TB by 2030
Nigeria, some UN Member States, civil society representatives and other stakeholders have approved a declaration to advance efforts to end ...
WHO releases report on devastating impact of hypertension
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released its first-ever report on the devastating global impact of high blood pressure, along ...
FG develops policy on patient safety
The Federal Government says it has develop the first ever National Policy and Implementation Strategy on Patient Safety and Care ...
Diphtheria outbreak: WHO lauds Kano Govt
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday commended the Kano State Government for its political commitment demonstrated to arrest the ...
Gates Foundation calls for urgent action to reduce maternal, child mortality
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have called for urgent action to accelerate the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs) ...
COVID-19: WHO says number of reported cases globally continues to decline
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the number of COVID-19 reported cases, hospitalizations and deaths globally has continued to decline. ...
U.S. hospital commits $200m for childhood cancer treatment
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in the United States has committed 200 million dollars over six years to finance treatment ...
20,000 people drown in Europe each year – WHO
On the eve of World Drowning Prevention Day, the European Regional Director of the World Health Organisation (WHO) highlighted the ...
FG, WHO move to strengthen FCTA’s capacity to respond to health emergencies
The Federal Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have taken steps to strengthen the capacity of the ...
Aspartame sweetener possible cancer cause – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) cancer research agency on Friday classified the commonly used artificial sweetener aspartame as “possibly carcinogenic ...
WHO: Up to 36m Europeans suffering from `long COVID’
Nearly 36 million people in the World Health Organisation’s European region may have developed prolonged health impairments after Coronavirus infections ...
60m people in urgent humanitarian need in Horn of Africa – UN
UN humanitarian agencies on Monday said that no fewer than 60 million people in the Horn of Africa were in ...
WHO applauds UK’s £2m (N1.2bn) grant to strengthen Nigeria’s health workforce
WHO says it appreciates a new funding commitment by United Kingdom’s Department of Health and Social Care to support Nigeria ...
WHO, Amref, African Govts inaugurate regional initiative to tackle climate change-related challenges
As the 76th World Health Assembly continues in Geneva, Switzerland, African governments, represented by Ministers of Health, have launched a regional ...
FG, WHO train groups on emergency response in Yobe
The Federal Ministry of Health supported by World Health Organization (WHO) has commenced a training on Strengthening and Utilizing Response ...
1bn people from Nigeria, 42 countries face cholera risk – UN agencies
The World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) say 43 countries, including Nigeria, now face outbreaks as increasing ...
WHO cautions against use of non-sugar sweeteners for weight control
World Health Organization (WHO) has advised against use of non-sugar sweeteners (NSS) to control body weight or reduce the risk ...
1 pregnant woman or newborn dies every 7 seconds- UN report
World Health Organization (WHO) says one pregnant woman or newborn dies every seven seconds as global progress in reducing deaths ...
World Immunization Week: ENS-PHCDA says well-executed immunization coverage is shared responsibility
The Enugu State Primary Health Care Development Agency (ENS-PHCDA) says well-executed immunization coverage remains a shared responsibility of everybody in ...
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