Bukola Afeni Civil Society Scaling up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) has called on the Federal Government to improve the capacity of Nutrition Teachers in the country. The Executive Secretary of CS- SUNN, Mrs Beatrice Eluaka disclosed this while on an advocacy visit to the Federal Ministry of Education in Nigeria. …
Read More »Stakeholders advocate for desirable solutions on mitigating climate change
The Permanent Secretary, Health, Mr. Abdullaziz Mashi Abdullahi is urging health care providers to proffer desirable solutions on Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change to protect human life and dignity. The Permanent Secretary, who was represented by Mr. Mfom Bassey, disclosed this during a workshop organized by the Public Health …
Read More »Minister says emergency phase of Lassa fever outbreak is over
Bukola Afeni Following the epidemiological review by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and the World Health Organisation, the ministry of health said that the emergency phase of the Lassa fever outbreak is over. While making the announcement in Abuja ,the minister of health ,Professor Isaac …
Read More »WHO to vaccinate 1Billion people in 27 Africa risk countries by 2026
Bukola Afeni The World Health organisation has launched the Eliminate Yellow fever Epidemic, EYES, strategy in which nearly one billion people will be vaccinated against yellow fever in 27 high risk African countries by 2026. The Director General of WHO, Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, launched …
Read More »WHO supports the first edition of Nigeria herbal Pharmacopoeia
The World health organisation (WHO)will support the first edition of the Herbal Pharmacopoeia which contained 42 commonly used medicinal plants in Nigeria. The permanent secretary of the health ministry ,Mr Clement Uwaifo made the disclosure at the inauguration of the 16 man expert committee for the review …
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