The Federal Government of Nigeria and Global Fund (GF) has signed an agreement for funding support of $71,216,215 towards fighting HIV/AIDS,Tuberculosis and Malaria to increase efforts in controlling the TB epidemic in Nigeria for 2019- 2020 period. Speaking during the event in Abuja, the Minister of State, Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, said globally, TB now […]
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A visit to the doctor when you are not ill might be daunting especially when it’s an eye doctor. They tend to stick things in your eyes in the name of medical tests and then stare directly into your eyes. Even though this might be weird and outright uncomfortable, it is very necessary for your […]
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has urged the Federal Government to establish a national institute for the promotion of herbal medicine. Its Director-General, Prof Moji Adeyeye, made the call in an interview with a correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. He explained that traditional medicine […]
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There’s a popular saying that you are what you eat. Well, even if you shouldn’t take that literally but what you eat can go a long way in determining your physical health and quality of life. This is why a good diet is necessary to live healthily. In a modern world full of information, it’s […]
Read More The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) (www.GGGI.org) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Friday on the sidelines of the African Development Bank Group’s Annual Meetings in Busan, (https://am.AfDB.org/en) to promote programs, projects, joint studies and research activities to accelerate green growth options for African countries. The African Development Bank […]
Read More The humanitarian community in Libya is perturbed by the continued lack of humanitarian access and subsequent assistance into Derna despite repeated requests. Humanitarian actors have not been allowed to deliver life-saving assistance to Derna such as supplies to support medical facilities and other basic services as well as to provide food and non-food items to […]
Read More On the 24 May 2018 at 10am at Maamobi Hospital, the results of the study: “Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy : Evaluating the new strategy in Ghana”, carried out by University of Ghana (Noguchi Institute-School of Public Heath), French Embassy (Initiative 5 % Programme), French Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD),and Maamobi General […]
Read More The UK is providing fresh support to help tackle the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt will announce today (Wednesday 23 May). This new UK aid support will help the World Health Organisation (WHO) to monitor the spread of the disease, identify and diagnose […]
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I am pretty sure we are all familiar with the word ‘pneumonia’, but with so many untrue statements around today, it has become an easily misunderstood disease. If you ask most people around you about what causes pneumonia in children, you’ll probably hear suggestions that cold weather or very cold air conditioning are the main […]
Read More First of its kind project for Philips will deliver a complete hospital solution for state-of-the-art diagnosis and treatment of cardiac diseases The new Cardiac Care Center is set to address the critical shortage of cardiology services in Ethiopia from as early as November 2018 Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) (www.Philips.com), a global leader in […]
Read More The response to the deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is far from over, says the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) as it announces an expansion of its operation. “We must remain vigilant and we need to continue strengthening community based-surveillance. The risk of spreading within […]
Read More Please find below information about today’s information session. WHAT: While WHO is holding its 71 Session of the World Health Assembly, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is battling an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease. A briefing for WHA delegates on the Ebola outbreak response in Democratic Republic of the Congo will take place today and […]
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