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Jan 1, 2025 | 
lucky-wap-ams.op-mobile.opera.com | IDOWU ISAMOTU |Saawua Terzungwe |Ojoma Akor |Chidimma C. Okeke
Notorious bandit leader Dogo Gide has reportedly killed 20 suspected Boko Haram fighters in a village between Niger and Zamfara states, Daily Trust learnt. The Boko Haram fighters allegedly foot-soldiers of a renowned Boko Haram leader, Sadiku, were said to have ambushed Dogo Gide in an attempt to eliminate him. However, Gide and his fighters engaged them in a gun fight, thereby killing 20 of them and seizing a cache of weapons during the showdown.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
allafrica.com | Ojoma Akor
Recently the COVID-19 variant called SARS-CoV-2 XEC sub-variant was reported in Australia. A letter purportedly from the Federal Ministry of Health warning about the virus had gone viral last week Friday. However, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said the COVID-19 variant called SARS-CoV-2 XEC sub-variant has not yet been detected in Nigeria.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
allafrica.com | Ojoma Akor
The Healthcare Equipment and Allied Products Providers Association of Nigeria (HEPAN) has called on the federal government to tackle the challenges of debts, multiple regulatory requirements and high costs associated with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certificates for healthcare equipment and allied products in Nigeria.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
allafrica.com | Ojoma Akor
Experts in population have said that inclusive , disaggregated data plays a crucial role in shaping policies that address Nigeria's demographic and population dynamics and challenges.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
allafrica.com | Ojoma Akor
Cancer specialists and advocates say strengthening collaboration among stakeholders against cervical cancer is crucial to achieving elimination of the disease in Nigeria. They stated this yesterday during the second stakeholders' summit on cervical cancer in Abuja. Dr Osasuyi Dirisu, Executive Director of Policy Innovation Centre (PIC), said cervical cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women aged 15 to 44 in Nigeria.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
allafrica.com | Ojoma Akor
The federal government is committed to achieving a modern contraceptive prevalence (mCPR) rate of 27% by 2030, the Coordinating Minister of health and social welfare, Prof Muhammad Ali Pate has said. He stated this in Abuja during the ongoing eight Nigeria family planning conference organized by the Association for the Advancement of Family Planning ( AAFP).
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
iwmf.org | Linda Straker |Ojoma Akor |Mariana Souquett |Laura Otieno
Today, on March 4, we are taking the time to observe International HPV Awareness Day. In 2021, the IWMF and the Sabin Vaccine Institute launched the Global Health Reporting Initiative: Vaccines and Immunization in Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean. During the program’s three-year run, we trained more than 60 journalists in 36 countries to report on public health and then offered reporting grants to put their skills into practice.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
allafrica.com | Ojoma Akor |Ismail Adebayo
Abuja — The federal government will commence malaria vaccination in Kebbi and Bayelsa states, today. The exercise marks the introduction of the malaria vaccine in the country. The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) said the first phase of the malaria vaccine rollout in Nigeria will commence in Kebbi and Bayelsa states.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
allafrica.com | Ojoma Akor
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have said that effective risk communication is key to prevention and response to disease outbreaks in the country. Experts from the organisations stated this on Wednesday in Lagos during the commencement of a a six-day workshop for key stakeholders to develop effective risk communication strategies.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
allafrica.com | Ojoma Akor
The federal government said Nigeria loses over $1.1 billion annually to malaria, significantly impacting the nation's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This was disclosed by the Coordinating Minister of Health & Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, during the inaugural meeting of the Advisory on Malaria Elimination in Nigeria (AMEN) in Abuja. Prof. Pate described malaria as not only a health crisis but also an economic and developmental emergency that must be addressed urgently.
