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The Nigerian government has pledged to ban corporal punishment/maltreatment alongside N112.18 billion investments for national safe schools financing from 2024 to 2026, aimed at protecting teachers and preventing violence against children to accelerate action towards delivering Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16.2. Corporal punishment is the most prevalent form of childhood violence at home and in…
1 Nov
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday it was deeply concerned about Israeli attacks hitting healthcare workers and facilities in Lebanon, in its war against Hezbollah. "We're deeply concerned about the rising attacks on health workers and facilities in Lebanon. The numbers are really quite shocking. There have been 102 deaths, 83 injured" in such…
31 Oct
To foster sustainable healthcare solutions and a healthier Nigeria, the Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria (PSHAN) has renovated over 10 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across the country.
31 Oct
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has urged African leaders to seize the opportunity of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Pandemic Agreement negotiations to be held between November 4 and15 to shape Africa’s future in global health security by demanding an equitable agreement that works for all nations, particularly those in the Global South.
30 Oct
Tuberculosis (TB) has once again resurged as the leading infectious disease killer of 2023, surpassing COVID-19, following a comprehensive report released today by the World Health Organization (WHO) revealing that a total of 1.25 million people died from TB in 2023, including 161,000 people with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The Global Tuberculosis Report 2024 factsheet…
25 Oct
The World Health Organisation said on Friday it hoped to administer a second dose of the polio vaccine to children in northern Gaza from next week, after Israeli bombing had halted the drive. The vaccination campaign began on September 1 after the beseiged Palestinian territory confirmed its first case of polio in 25 years. A…
19 Oct
Breast cancer is not merely a statistic; it represents a critical public health issue that deeply affects individuals, families, and communities.
18 Oct
The World Health Organization (WHO) Country Representative to Nigeria, Dr. Walter Kazadi Mulombo, has said that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targets are currently in jeopardy due to the economic crisis, climate change, multiple emergencies, and the global economic downturn following the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. He said that only 17 percent of…
18 Oct
There are no more oral cholera vaccines left in the global stockpile, the World Health Organization said Friday, with the shortage jeopardising work to stop the disease's spread. Global vaccine production is operating at full capacity, but demand is outpacing supply, the UN health agency said in its monthly situation report. "As of October 14,…
17 Oct
Sir: Did you know that mental health is a universal human right?
17 Oct
The status of ear and hearing care report launched by the World Health Organisation (WHO) African region has shown that Africa spends $27 billion yearly on hearing loss.
11 Oct
The United States government has said she is providing disease response and preparedness support to the Marburg outbreak in the Republic of Rwanda. Days after the outbreak was first announced by the Republic of Rwanda’s Ministry of Health on September 27