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Nigeria To Raise the Rate Of Exclusive Breastfeeding To 50 Percent By 2025

NIGERIA. Abuja: As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark this year’s World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) from 1-7 August, the country’s Minister...

Federal Government of Nigeria Partners with WHO and CEPI to Eliminate Lassa Fever

NIGERIA. Abuja: The Federal government (FG) of Nigeria, in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) and Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), will develop...

WHO Confirms Monkeypox Transmission Not Limited To Gay Men, Urges To End the Social Stigma

INDIA: On Tuesday, a senior World Health Organisation (WHO) official expressed anxiety over the social prejudice and discrimination surrounding the new monkeypox virus, which...

WHO Proclaim Monkeypox As the “Public Health Emergency Of International Concern”

INDIA: The monkeypox outbreak became a global concern amid an increasing number of cases. The World Health Organization declared Monkeypox a top-echelon of alert....

Ghana Confirms Its First Outbreak of Highly Infectious Marburg Virus

GHANA: Two cases of the Marburg Virus disease have been confirmed in Ghana by the World Health Organization (WHO) as announced on Sunday in...

‘Perfect Storm’ of Measles Outbreak Ahead, Children at Risk Worldwide, Says WHO

SWITZERLAND: The World Health Organization and the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund have warned of an increased risk of measles spreading, citing a...

World Malaria Day: Nigeria Accounts For 31.9 Percent of the Global Malaria Deaths: WHO

NIGERIA: The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that Nigeria is responsible for 31.9 percent of malaria-related fatalities worldwide, as it observes World Malaria Day...

Nigeria Accounts for 27 Percent of The Worldwide Malaria Cases And 23 Percent of Global Malaria Deaths: WHO

NIGERIA: Nigeria has recorded a 23 percent drop in 2020 from 42 percent in 2010 of malaria incidence. "Despite the drop, Nigeria still leads...

Snakebite Kills 2,000 Persons Every Year In Nigeria-Minister

NIGERIA: About 20,000 cases of snake bites are recorded in Nigeria every year. This was made known by the Minister of State for Health, Olorunnimbe...

Vaccine Inequality: Africa Will Miss its COVID-19 Vaccination Goals – WHO

CONGO. Brazzaville:  The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that export bans and vaccine hoarding have slowed vaccine supplies to Africa.  The World Health Organization (WHO)...

COVID-19: Africa Witnesses 20% Drop Of Delta Variant Infections – WHO

AFRICA: Africa has experienced a decline in the number of infected persons of the COVID-19 delta variant cases compared to the previous week, the...

Ghana Receives Largest Shipment Of COVID-19 Vaccines

GHANA: Ghana has received 1,229,620  doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. According to the government, this is one of the largest shipments of COVID-19 vaccine received...

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