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The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the world is facing growing pandemic threats, saying global investments in preparedness are failing to keep pace with increasingly frequent and severe disease outbreaks. In a statement released on Monday, experts monitoring global preparedness said infectious disease outbreaks were becoming more common and more damaging, with widening health, economic, political and social consequences weakening countries’ ability to recover from major emergencies. The statement noted…

The FCT chapter of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has conducted a membership verification and revalidation exercise aimed at updating its database and strengthening internal records. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the exercise took place over the weekend at the guild’s national secretariat in Abuja. The process, which required physical attendance, was designed to sanitise the guild’s membership database, eliminate “ghost members,” and migrate all records to the AGN Super App, a digital data management…

Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have confirmed a new outbreak of Ebola virus disease, with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths reported so far, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Friday. According to Africa CDC, the outbreak is concentrated mainly in Mongwalu and Rwampara health zones, both in eastern DRC. Four of the deaths have been confirmed among laboratory-verified Ebola cases. The agency also reported suspected infections in Bunia, the…

As the world prepares to mark World Hypertension Day, some Nigerians living with the condition have expressed concern over the rising cost of treatment, citing difficulties in accessing medication and sustaining long-term care. The patients, who spoke with newsmen Lagos on Wednesday, said financial constraints and work-related stress were affecting their ability to properly manage the condition. A 41-year-old teacher, Mr Benjamin Iwu, who was diagnosed with hypertension six years ago, said the cost of…