Afghanistan has launched its first polio vaccination campaign of 2025, aimed at protecting around 6 million children under the age of five, the Health Ministry announced on Monday. The three-day campaign will target 16 of the country’s 34 provinces, ministry spokesman Sharafat Zaman said. The official urged community leaders and religious scholars to support the…
Japan is experiencing a surge of avian influenza outbreak, with approximately five million chickens and other birds culled across five prefectures this month. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has confirmed the new outbreaks at two poultry farms in Morioka City this week. This has prompted the establishment of an on-site response headquarters in…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), says the development of Faecal Sludge Management (FSM) guidelines will drive Open Defecation Free (ODF) campaign in Bauchi State. Dr Nuzhat Rafique, UNICEF’s Chief of Bauchi Field Office, said this at a one-day study tour of the FMS strategy implementation in the state. According to her, Bauchi state is…
Dr Ejike Oji, Chairman, Association for the Advancement of Family Planning in Nigeria (AAFP), says there is no better time for the Nigerian health sector to be innovative than now. Oji said this on Wednesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Abuja, while responding to the pulling out of America from…
UN agencies, on Tuesday, reacted to President Trump’s executive orders ending U.S. membership of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and its adherence to the Paris Climate Agreement. The UN agencies, however, highlighted the massive potential negative impact of the decision on public health and efforts to curb global warming. “The WHO regrets the announcement that…
The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO), Canada, to train Nigerian nurses on the best practice guidelines of the profession. Tagged “Best Practice Spotlight Organisation (BPSO)”, the “training the trainers” programme is aimed at providing a structured pathway to adopt and implement best practice…
The Lassa Coalition Governing Entity (LGE) will convene its inaugural meeting on January 16, 2025, to make a significant step towards addressing the recurring threat of Lassa fever in the West Africa region. The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, in collaboration with the West African Health Organisation (WAHO), supported by the Coalition for…
The World Health Organization (WHO), on Wednesday, announced that eight persons have been killed in a suspected outbreak of Marburg virus disease in Tanzania’s Northwestern region of Kagera. In a statement on Tuesday, the WHO warned that the risk of further spread of the deadly disease in the country and the region was high. WHO…
Continental stakeholders under the aegis of African parliamentarians, civil society organisations (CSOs), health experts, and development partners have pledged to end Tuberculosis (TB) by 2030 through collaboration. They made the pledge at the 5th Africa TB Summit on Tuesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the summit was hosted by the…
Due to increased amounts of ash and fine dust in the air, city authorities in fire-ravaged Los Angeles are providing free protective masks to people. As the deadly wildfires that have been wreaking destruction in Los Angeles County enter their second week, the city said it was concerned about the health impacts to vulnerable groups…
