PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Secretary Heath Mahmood Aslam Wazir has said that every polio eradication campaign is an opportunity to vaccinate all eligible children and stop virus transmission in the region. Mehmood urged parents and caregivers to ensure that children receive the essential two drops of the life-saving vaccine in every campaign.He reiterated the government’s resolve
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A total of 7, 277 women have benefitted from the ongoing free cervical screening programme in 11 months in Anambra State, Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike has said. Obidike who made this known on Friday in Awka, said that 151 women who tested positive with early stage of cervical cancer were being treated for
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The World Health Organisation, WHO, Global Vaccine Alliance (GAVI) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have announced that twelve African countries would receive the malaria vaccine. The agencies, in a statement issued on Wednesday, disclosed that the nations would receive eighteen million doses of the first-ever vaccine against malaria over the next two years. The
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LANDIKOTAL: Wold Health Organization(WHO) representative in Pakistan Inaugurated Nutrition Stabilization Center and Clean Drinking Water Plant in district Headquarters hospital in Landikotal on Tuesday. Doctor Palitha Mahipala visited Landikotal and inaugurated the Nutrition Stabilization Center (NSC) and a clean drinking water plant in district headquarters hospital. Palitha Mahipala said that the newly established Nutrition Stabilization
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…says African governments can lead the way through policies and programmes that address the root causes of hypertension The World Health Organisation(WHO) has urged African countries to implement their commitments through policies and programmes that would address the root causes of hypertension to promote healthy living. WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti made
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…adding that 3 out of 4 suffering from Oral diseases living in low and middle-income countries The World Health Organization, WHO, has revealed that 3.5 billion people suffer from oral diseases with three out of four affected living in low and middle-income countries. WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, said this in a statement on Friday.
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…Cervical cancer is a preventable, 90 per cent curable if detected early – Women told Over 5,000 women are to benefit from free secondary cervical cancer screening and treatments project in Anambra State. Wife of Anambra State Governor, Dr Nonye Soludo made the disclosure at the Flag off of the six months Cervical Cancer Prevention
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…Mrs Soludo re-emphasized the importance of early diagnosis, considering the fact that cervical cancer is medically curable if discovered early Anambra Governor’s wife, Mrs Nonye Soludo has called for the integration of smarter technology in the treatment of cervical cancer. Mrs Soludo, stated this in Awka during her investiture as a Cervical Cancer Champion in
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‘The UN health agency is working diligently in Uganda to support the government in responding to an Ebola outbreak in four districts, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) told journalists on Wednesday, in a wide-ranging briefing which included the latest on a worrying upsurge in COVID-19 cases across Europe’ NEW YORK, United States
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Millions of coronavirus shots from the global Covax scheme have arrived in Nigeria, Angola and Kenya, as African countries ramp up their vaccine rollouts. Richer countries have surged ahead with vaccinations but many poorer countries are still awaiting deliveries, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to warn that the crisis cannot end unless everyone can
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The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday at least 18.3 percent of COVID-19 deaths in Africa were among people with diabetes. Diabetes is one of the conditions that global studies have found to increase the risk of severe illness and death among patients infected with the virus. The WHO Africa Regional Office said on
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Africa is free of wild poliovirus, after decades of vaccination campaigns, according to news reports. An independent body called the Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) for Polio Eradication made the announcement today (Aug. 25) during a World Health Organization (WHO) videoconference, Reuters reported. Of the 47 countries within the WHO’s Africa region, Nigeria eradicated the
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A General Court Martial on Wednesday sentenced a soldier, Lance Corporal Babangida Ibrahim, to 55 years imprisonment for killing a World Health Organisation (WHO) worker, Bello Abdullahi, in Zamfara State. The court martial, which sat at the Command Officers Mess 1, Asokoro, Abuja, and presided over by Maj. Gen. P. Fekrogha found the soldier guilty
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Following Beirut explosion, a plane carrying 20 tonnes of WHO health supplies has landed in Beirut, Lebanon, to support the treatment of patients injured by the massive blast that occurred in the city on 4 August. The supplies will cover 1000 trauma interventions and 1000 surgical interventions for people suffering from injuries and burns resulting
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World Health Organisation (WHO) has advised countries on what should be the considerations for national health authorities when considering or implementing the gradual return to international travel operations. According to the world body the decision-making process should be multisectoral and ensure coordination of the measures implemented by national and international transport authorities and other relevant
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