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Nollywood actress and filmmaker Funke Akindele has opened up about the personal sacrifices she made while working on her latest blockbuster, revealing that months of relentless…
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MSF Ends Kano Diphtheria Emergency Mission After Vaccinating 835,000 Children
By: Michael Mike
The humanitarian medical organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)/Doctors Without Borders, has concluded its three-year emergency response to the devastating diphtheria outbreak in Kano State after supporting the vaccination of more than 835,000 children, describing immunisation as the key factor behind the sharp decline in infections.
The organisation, however, warned that the disease remains a major threat to children unless health authorities sustain routine immunisation, disease surveillance…
Are Nigerian Borders Secure Enough as Ebola Cases Increase in Central Africa?
The Federal Government has strengthened health screening and surveillance at Nigeria’s land borders, airports, and seaports following renewed outbreaks of Ebola virus disease in parts of Central Africa.
The move comes amid growing concern over reported cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, where health authorities and the World Health Organization (WHO) have confirmed ongoing transmission of the Bundibugyo strain of the disease.
According to data cited by the WHO, the Democratic Republic of the…
Ebola Returns to Kampala as Uganda Battles Growing Outbreak
Uganda is once again confronting the deadly threat of Ebola as health officials confirmed two new cases in Kampala, raising concerns over the spread of the virus into the densely populated capital city.
The Ministry of Health announced on Monday that the latest infections involve two Ugandan health workers employed at a private medical facility in Kampala. Both patients have been isolated in a designated treatment unit where they are receiving medical care.
Health authorities say emergency response teams have…
WHO’s Pandemic Warning Exposes Fragile Global Health Preparedness
Five years after COVID-19 exposed the vulnerabilities of the global health system, the world may still be dangerously unprepared for the next pandemic. That was the central message delivered by Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), during the closing session of the 79th World Health Assembly.
His warning was blunt: without agreement on the Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) annex, the global community cannot honestly claim readiness for future health emergencies.…
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