World Food Day 2025: Hand in Hand for Better Food and a Better Future
Today, the world pauses to recognise one of the most powerful elements of our shared human experience—food. It nourishes our bodies, shapes our cultures, drives our economies, and connects us to one another. Read more about International Days On World Food Day 2025, we are called to reflect, to act, and to come “Hand in […]
Free WHO Online Learning Platform: Build Public Health Expertise at No Cost
Looking to develop expertise in public health, infectious disease management, or emergency health response without spending money? The OpenWHO platform provides an excellent opportunity. Read more about Opportunities Run by the World Health Organisation (WHO), this resource delivers complimentary, professionally-developed online training in health crisis management, disease prevention practices, and related fields. Platform Features Hundreds […]
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Appointed World Health Organization’s Special Envoy
Nigerian development economist and financial expert, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, has yet again bagged another appointment after she was named a Special Envoy into the newly inaugurated Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator by global health ruling body, the World Health Organization (WHO). The former Nigerian finance minister is to work in her new position alongside […]
WHO Lauds Nigeria’s Efforts In The Fight Against Corona Virus, Urges The Globe To Follow The Country’s Footstep
Nigeria has been set as a perfect example for the globe to follow in the fight against the coronavirus that has swept across the entire globe and almost brought all socio-economic and political activities to a standstill. World-leading health organization, the World Health Organization has used Nigeria, the most populous black nation on earth as […]
Today Is World Cancer Day
Statistics show that cancer is the second leading cause of death globally, this is evident in the World Health Organization’s data which shows that an estimated 9.6 million deaths in 2018 were caused by cancer. About 1 in 6 deaths globally are caused by cancer with approximately 70% of deaths from cancer occurring in low […]
Brain Drain, Medical Tourism and the President’s Foreign Trips
Coming on the heels of the recent controversial statement made by the Labour Minister, Dr. Chris Ngige, that Nigeria has a surplus supply of medical doctors, President Buhari on Thursday, April 25th headed to London on one of his frequent visits. Ngige went ahead to claim that it is good for Nigerian medical professionals to […]
Key Facts About Hepatitis B
It has been dubbed the silent epidemic by medical professionals because of its ability to slowly kill individuals for up to 20 years without any symptoms. In 2014, it reportedly claimed the lives of 23 million people in Nigeria. Yes, you read that right. 23 million Nigerians. Even with this astounding statistic, few measures are being […]
How Technology Can Help Stop the Spread of Disease
By Abiola Alabi In modern medical practice, disease surveillance is a process responsible for ensuring that outbreaks of disease, whether within a small population or on a global scale, are monitored and do not spread further. In monitoring such outbreaks, disease surveillance can also assist the prediction of epidemics, as well as the minimisation of […]