Angela Onwuzoo As the World Health Organisation marks 75 years of promoting global health, stakeholders in the health sector have commended the efforts of the United Nations health agency, especially in…
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Lara Adejoro Doctors under the National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners have urged the Federal Government to be proactive against disease outbreaks in the country. Speaking during…
Amarachi Okeh The World Health Organisation and United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund have warned that the global disruptions experienced in various parts of the world are creating a perfect…
Salmonella, fears over which sparked a cautionary recall of Kinder chocolate eggs in several European countries on Tuesday, is one of the most common causes of food-borne outbreaks. Named after…
Health & Food
Africa CDC raises alarm over continent’s infectious diseases outbreaks
by James Davies
The Africa Centre for Disease Control (Africa CDC) says the African continent was faced with syndemics, a combination of emerging infectious diseases, which are increasing the disease burden across the…
By Moses Emorinken, Abuja The Federal Government Monday expressed concern over the outbreaks of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in fourteen states across the country. The states are: Abia,…
Health & Food
Health Security: Why Nigeria should invest, prepare ahead of disease outbreaks
by James Davies
The COVID-19 pandemic took the world by surprise, revealing a global failure to invest in pandemic preparedness and thus teaching the global health community a lot of health security lessons.…
News
Incessant Fire outbreaks: Reps ask fire service to install alerting systems in public buildings, markets
by James Davies
This photo is used to illustrate the story By Levinus Nwabughiogu – Abuja Following the incessant incidences of fire outbreaks in Nigeria, the House of Representatives has urged the Federal…
Entertainment
Celebrities Pledge Supports For Masses In Wake Of Coronavirus Outbreaks
by James Davies
It is no longer news that Nigeria keeps recording cases of coronavirus as each day goes by and celebrities have deemed it fit to sensitise their fans and also…
With the widespread of Coronavirus in major countries worldwide, the global economy isn’t the only thing affected, but the showbiz industry with many theatrical releases halted and concerts postponed. The…