The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday that it plans to vaccinate more than 40,000 children in Gaza against several diseases, taking advantage of the current ceasefire. So far, the WHO and its partners have immunized over 10,000 children under the age of three during the first eight days of the campaign, which began…
The World Health Organization has approved the first-ever paediatric primaquine tablets for malaria treatment — a major milestone in global malaria elimination efforts. Developed by Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) and Fosun Pharma with support from Unitaid, the new child-friendly primaquine formulations are highly effective in preventing both malaria relapse and transmission. Although primaquine has…
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become one of the most urgent global health threats of our time—one that disproportionately affects Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) and the most vulnerable populations. Its impact is already visible across every sector: health, healthcare costs, food security, the environment, national economies, and sustainable development. AMR is undermining modern medicine, eroding…
Message from the WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Mohamed Janabi On this World Cervical Cancer Elimination Day, we celebrate the remarkable progress being made across the African continent toward a future free from cervical cancer. It is also a moment to renew our collective commitment to ensuring that no woman dies from a disease…
Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health has confirmed the country’s first outbreak of Marburg virus disease after laboratory tests identified the virus in samples taken from a cluster of suspected viral haemorrhagic fever cases in the South Ethiopia Region. The confirmation was announced in a statement released on Friday by the World Health Organization. According to WHO,…
Across Africa, we are witnessing an unprecedented rise in diabetes. This growing burden reflects a complex interplay of changing lifestyles, rising rates of overweight and obesity, and limited access to preventive and primary health services. The scale and speed of this trend demand urgent, coordinated, and sustained action. This year, we mark World Diabetes Day…
The Lagos State Government will commence the administration of the free Novel Oral Polio Vaccine Type 2 (nOPV2) to children aged 0 to 5 years from Saturday, November 8, 2025. The statewide exercise is part of ongoing efforts to safeguard children from poliovirus and to maintain Lagos’ polio-free status. According to health officials, trained vaccination…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported that at least 176 people have died from Lassa fever in 21 states. According to the agency’s latest Lassa Fever Situation Report, 955 confirmed cases have been recorded from 8,367 suspected infections across 102 Local Government Areas (LGAs). While the total number of infections…
Over 90 percent of Nigeria’s population lack access to complete basic water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services, according to findings from the 2021 WASH NORM Report. This was disclosed by Mr. Monday Johnson, a WASH Specialist with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), during a two-day media dialogue themed “Accelerating Actions to Improve Urban Water,…
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to take all necessary and legitimate steps to ensure that members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) immediately return to work following their indefinite strike, which began on Saturday and has disrupted services in tertiary hospitals nationwide. The directive was…
