Severe nurse shortage threatens universal health coverage
Severe nurse shortage threatens universal health coverage
Obesity rising in Africa, WHO analysis finds
One in five adults and one in 10 children and teenagers are projected to be obese by December 2023 in 10 high-burden African countries...
Nigeria confirms 2 cases of Covid-19 Omicron
Nigeria has confirmed two cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 in international travellers arriving the country.
The first confirmation was in a traveller who arrived...
WHO classifies COVID-19 omicron variant of concern
The World Health Organisation has classified a newly discovered SARS-Cov-2 variant, B.1.1.529, as a COVID-19 variant of concern.
The B.1.1.529 variant was first reported to WHO from South Africa on 24 November 2021.
WHO’s Technical...
Jigawa parents to get cash for vaccinating children
Some 110,000 infants in Jigawa have been enrolled in a conditional cash transfer programme that will pay caregivers for each vaccine children receive in...
HIV Self – Testing: It is a simple test that anyone can do...
“It is a simple test that anyone can do, it's quick and assured. The best part is that you can do it in the...
Public health doctors launch 6-point call to end gender-based violence
The Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria (APHPN) has issued a six-point call to action on governments to stop gender-based violence and violence...
Donate vaccine to poor countries or risk resurgence, UNICEF tells G7
Ahead of G7 Leaders Summit in the UK this weekend, a joint letter by UNICEF goodwill ambassadors urged G7 leaders to share at least...
Project SafeUp distributes 1 million PPEs in 5 months
Project SafeUp has distributed over one million items of free personal protective equipment (PPE) to schools, nongovernment organisations, markets and health facilities in the...
Trans Fat: Watching the Yuletide ‘sweet mouth’
Abayomi Sarumi
Everywhere you turn today, there is a variety of glazed foods, pastries and other ‘sweet mouth’ as they are popularly referred to in...
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