WHO: 500 Million People May Develop Heart Disease, Diabetes Before 2030
WHO said the economic burden of physical inactivity was significant.
WHO: Covid Pandemic Has Increased Depression, Anxiety by 25%
The claim was made made by the organisation’s Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti.
NAFDAC Issues Alert Over Killer Cough Syrup in Circulation
It noted that the medicine has caused the death of 66 children in Gambia.
Nigeria Detects 130 Cases of Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus in 16 States
The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency has commenced outbreak response campaigns in 12 affected northern States.
Death Toll from Ebola Increases in Uganda
According to WHO’s director, so far 63 cases have been confirmed including 29 deaths.
WHO Commences Investigation into Ebola Outbreak in Uganda
Uganda has confirmed a case of the Sudan ebolavirus in Mubende district in the central part of the country.
80% of Children Diagnosed of Cancer Die in Nigeria, Says Zainab Bagudu
She said some clinicians tend to treat malaria when children have recurrent fever before thinking of cancer.
End of Covid-19 in Sight, Says WHO Chief
This is the most upbeat assessment from the UN agency since it declared an international emergency in January 2020.
Exodus of Doctors May Worsen Nigeria’s Poor Health Indices, Says Medical Association
It urged the governments of Ekiti, Ondo and Imo States to clear unpaid salaries and wages of doctors and other health workers.
Nigeria Recorded 48 New Cases of Monkeypox in Six Days, Says NCDC
Meanwhile the UK said it has identified a different strain of the infection traced to West Africa.
Moderna Sues Pfizer and BioNTech Over Covid Vaccine
Moderna, which accepted $2.5bn in taxpayer money to develop its vaccine, had said in 2020 that it would not enforce Covid-related patents while the pandemic lasts.
Buhari Inaugurates Nigeria End Malaria Council, Names Dangote as Chair
The high-level individuals will oversee the country’s journey towards malaria elimination and ensure sufficient resources are available to achieve it.
Abuja Teaching Hospital Explains Why It Issued Marburg Disease Alert
It said there was no cause for alarm as no outbreak of the disease had been reported in Nigeria.
Jela’s Development Initiatives Organises Walk for Mental Health of Persons with Disabilities
Jela’s Development Initiatives, JDI, a nonprofit organisation, supported by Liliane Fonds through The Leprosy Mission Nigeria, staged an Advocacy Walk on Saturday, August 13, 2022, for the mental health of
WHO Names Monkeypox Variants as Clades I, IIa, IIb to Avoid Social, Cultural Offence
The WHO is also holding an open consultation for a new disease name for the virus.
Africa CDC in ‘Advanced’ Talks to Obtain Monkeypox Vaccines
More monkeypox deaths have been reported on the African continent this year than anywhere in the world.
J&J to End Global Sales of Talc-Based Baby Powder
The company faces about 38,000 lawsuits from consumers and their survivors claiming its talc products caused cancer.
Monkeypox: Nigeria Puts Community Health Officers on Red Alert
The minister of health said President Buhari was doing his best to deliver health services to Nigerians.
Nigeria Records 857 Lassa Fever Cases, 164 Deaths in 2022, Says NCDC
Lassa fever is a viral haemorrhagic fever transmitted by rats and has the potential to cause tens of thousands of deaths.
Biden Tests Positive for Covid Again, Returns to Isolation
White House physician, Kevin O’Connor, said Biden “has experienced no reemergence of symptoms, and continues to feel quite well.”
