Category: Health
Six Measures That Could Save 1.6m Lives Annually – WHO
The WHO’s report said rolling out six concrete measures could provide “a triple dividend” of “healthier people, lower emissions, and stronger economies”. The World Health Organization declared an international health emergency over a rare strain of Ebola that has killed dozens in the Democratic Republic of Congo on May 17, 2026. Implementing a few climate…
NCDC Clarifies ₦10bn Intervention Fund Covers Multiple Disease Threats, Not Ebola Alone
NCDC DG, Dr. Jide Idris (right) said the Presidential Task Force was established primarily to coordinate the national Ebola response, while the NCDC received the ₦10 billion to address wider health security requirements. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that the Federal Government’s ₦10 billion emergency intervention fund, approved in…
NCDC Says Monitoring Of 62 Ebola Contacts Will End November 13
Kenya Red Cross personnel don their Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) during a simulation of evacuating the remains of an Ebola victim in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on October 22, 2026. Photo by TONY KARUMBA / AFP The 62 contacts identified following the confirmation of an imported Ebola case in the country are expected to complete…
Why African Nations Must Fast-track Harmonisation Of Medicines Regulation — AHF
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) WITH more than 20 African Union Member States yet to ratify the African Medicines Agency (AMA) Treaty, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is calling on African governments to accelerate ratification and regulatory harmonisation to expand access to affordable medicines and unlock Africa’s pharmaceutical manufacturing potential. The call comes as AMA convenes its…
‘Manosphere’ Should Be Treated As Public Health Issue—Report
It details the health impacts of the manosphere — which blames feminism for disadvantaging men and a masculinity crisis — including on men’s mental health and violence against women. A man cools off in the basin of the Girondins Fountain at Place des Quinconces as France experiences a heatwave, in Bordeaux, south-western France, on June…
Drugs Giant AstraZeneca Reveals Higher Profits, Savings Plan
Alongside its blockbuster cancer drugs, AstraZeneca has also been developing a weight-loss treatment, given the popularity of GLP-1 drugs such as Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro. In this file photo an illustration picture shows vials with Covid-19 Vaccine stickers attached and syringes with the logo of British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca on November 17,…
All 154 Batagarawa Students Discharged As Police Confirm No Deaths
The Katsina State Police Command has confirmed that all 154 students affected by the recent adverse drug reaction at Government Science Secondary School (Boarding), Batagarawa, have fully recovered and been discharged from hospital, with no loss of life recorded. The Command said the students developed symptoms after receiving Praziquantel tablets during a Bilharzia treatment and…
Spina Bifida Mortality Drops to 6% as Experts Warn of Gaps in Patient Care
Lagos University Teaching Hospital Urge shift to lifelong support for patients’ post-surgery Spina bifida mortality rates in Nigeria have declined significantly, falling to 6.0 per cent between 2020 and 2023 from a peak of 33.3 per cent in the 1990s. However, medical experts warned that gaps in follow-up care, late diagnosis and inadequate support systems…
Uganda Imposes 21-Day Quarantine On Returnees From DR Congo Amid Ebola Outbreak
Kenya Red Cross personnel doff their Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) during a simulation of the evacuation of remains of an Ebola victim in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on October 22, 2026. Photo by TONY KARUMBA / AFP Ugandans returning home from DR Congo — which has been hit by its worst-ever Ebola outbreak — will…
World Polio Day: No child should get paralysed by preventable diseases – Rotary Governor
As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark World Polio Day, the District Governor of Rotary International District 9111, covering Lagos and Ogun states, Rotarian BukolaOlabisiBakare, has appealed to parents, government authorities, community leaders and Nigerians generally to take the fight against polio seriously and ensure that every child is protected through vaccination.…
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