Archives Tag: WHO
Breast Cancer Awareness Month – October 2019
April 19, 2022
Globally, breast cancer presents a huge challenge to the health system of any nation. Statistics from the International Agency for Research on Cancer in 2008, noted that there are about 1.38 million new cases and 458,000 deaths resulting from breast cancer on a yearly basis. In 2012, nearly 1.7 million new cases of breast cancer … Continue reading Breast Cancer Awareness Month – October 2019
By ugo-chinedu
World Mental Health Day 2019
April 19, 2022
Look at this staggering, saddening and heart-wrenching statistic: ‘Every 40 seconds, someone loses their life to suicide’. It is in the light of the above that there is a global need for all to rally in the scheduled campaign for the 10th of October 2019. The rally is tagged, “40 seconds of action” to raise … Continue reading World Mental Health Day 2019
By jeremiah
ThrowBack Thursday: Ebola and the Heroes Who Saved Nigeria
April 19, 2022
Not many people get to appreciate the mess Nigeria was saved from when the Ebola epidemic hit the country on July 20, 2014. The dreaded viral infection was introduced by Patrick Sawyer on arriving the country via the Murtala Mohammed International Airport. The non-patterned lifestyle of the poor majority of citizens would surely have made … Continue reading ThrowBack Thursday: Ebola and the Heroes Who Saved Nigeria
By adedoyin
September 10th – World Suicide Prevention Day
April 19, 2022
According to a report by the World Health Organisation (WHO), every day about 3,000 persons around the world commit suicide. This tragedy is no respecter of person, place, religion or skin color — anyone can be a victim of suicide. In Nigeria, the suicide rate has been on the rise in recent years. There are … Continue reading September 10th – World Suicide Prevention Day
By achem
Nigeria is Now Polio-free!
April 19, 2022
Polio, the paralysing disease which affects children, is no longer endemic in Nigeria. The World Health Organisation made this announcement on Friday, 25th September, 2015. Earlier this year, the organisation declared Nigeria polio-free for a year. Read also: Nigeria Declared Polio-free For a Year This latest achievement takes Nigeria off the list of countries where … Continue reading Nigeria is Now Polio-free!
By ejura
New Ebola Vaccine Offers 100% Protection Against the Virus
April 19, 2022
An Ebola vaccine has provided 100 percent protection in a field trial in Guinea, researchers and officials said earlier today, Friday, 31st July, 2015. The world is “on the verge of an effective Ebola vaccine,” the World Health Organization (WHO) said, hailing the results from the first efficacy test of the VSV-ZEBOV vaccine among people … Continue reading New Ebola Vaccine Offers 100% Protection Against the Virus
By ejura
Why Should We Observe The World Health Day?
April 19, 2022
The World Health Day is not a public holiday but it is a day which globally, all should observe. There are quite a number of days sponsored by WHO – World Health Organization regarding health, yet this one – the World Health Day celebrated on the 7th of April every year is to mark the … Continue reading Why Should We Observe The World Health Day?
By mary-odunuga
Nigeria is set to resume yellow fever vaccine production with the support of Global Alliance Vaccines Immunisation
April 19, 2022
The Federal Ministry of Health is looking to resume yellow fever vaccine production in Nigeria, in partnership with Global Alliance Vaccines Immunisation (GAVI). GAVI is a public-private partnership focused on saving children’s lives and protecting people’s health by increasing access to immunisation in poor countries. The Nigerian Minister for Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu spoke about this, … Continue reading Nigeria is set to resume yellow fever vaccine production with the support of Global Alliance Vaccines Immunisation
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