The World Health Organisation (WHO) says 4.5 billion people globally are not covered by essential health services. Tedros Ghebreyesus, the WHO director-general, said this on Wednesday during an online media conference on global health issues. Speaking on the upcoming World…
Physicians Proffer Community-Wide Vaccination To Prevent Measles Outbreak
Physicians have proffered community-wide vaccination as the most effective way to prevent measles outbreaks and to stop it from becoming a public health threat. A Consultant Gynaecologist and Obstetrician at the Epe General Hospital, Epe, Lagos State, Dr Cynthia Okafor…
HIV/AIDS: NACA Tasks Stakeholders On 2030 Elimination Target
The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), has urged stakeholders in the HIV and AIDS national response to ensure the success of the sustainability agenda of ending the endemic by 2030. Dr Gambo Gumel, the Director-General of NACA,…
NIGERIA: MEASLES-RELATED ADMISSIONS REACH RECORD AT MSF FACILITIES IN MAIDUGURI
Measles admissions to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) facilities in Maiduguri, Northeast Nigeria, spiked between October and December 2023, reaching record numbers. Despite the vaccination efforts, this worrying situation calls for a rapid reinforcement of routine immunization campaigns. In 2023, MSF…
5 essential foods for a productive 9-5 work-life
01/6 Foods that help achieve work-life balance In today’s fast-paced life, stress has become a common companion for many. The demands of work coupled with sedentary lifestyles have led to a decrease in physical activity. Moreover, the trend of consuming…
Presidency: Tinubu, Atiku trade words over health, credibility status
…Worry about ex-VP’s health, credibility, not me, Tinubu tells Nigerians …You’re unfit to hold office as President, Atiku/Okowa mocks APC ex-Lagos gov, say he is corruption personified Presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and that…
Researchers uncover intriguing connection between diet, eye health and lifespan
Researchers from the Buck Institute have demonstrated for the first time a link between diet, circadian rhythms, eye health and lifespan in Drosophila. Publishing in the June 7, 2022 issue of Nature Communications, they additionally and unexpectedly found that processes…
Africa: Good and Bad News About New TB Vaccines
The tuberculosis (TB) vaccine pipeline is depleted with little progress of candidate vaccines through the pipeline in the last few years. This is creating a serious problem for the next decade of vaccine development, warns Professor Mark Hatherill, director of…
Peterborough Public Health to provide accessible flu shots for children under two
Peterborough Public Health is hosting a series of influenza immunization clinics exclusively for families with children under two years old who do not have a healthcare provider and can’t access the flu shot. Pharmacies do not vaccinate children under two years. READ MORE: Flu…
With a diagnosis at last, Black women with ADHD start healing
Miché Aaron has always been a high achiever. The 29-year-old is in her third year of a planetary sciences doctoral program at Johns Hopkins University, where she researches minerals found on Mars. She’s a former NASA space grant scholar and…