Tag: WHO

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Oludolapo AdelanaApril 2, 2017

Meningitis outbreak: FG to hold emergency meeting with WHO

by Dolapo Adelana Following the outbreak of Cerebrospinal Meningitis in five States, the Federal Government has summoned an emergency meeting between ...

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Isime EseneOctober 24, 2016

BLOOD MONEY I: Did President Buhari lie about the cleanup of Ogoniland?

Last month, YNaija.com launched its Monthly Citizenship Dispatches, which explores in detail, the lives and realities of Nigerian citizens across ...

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RoqeebahSeptember 29, 2016

Cholera: Does Ambode need to impose one more sanitation day on Lagosians?

Ebola came and we conquered. So it is surprising that a country that could manage the crisis of such an ...

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AzeezSeptember 5, 2016

Polio outbreak: Nigeria may be in grave danger

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday said a third case of polio has been reported in Nigeria after two others ...

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RoqeebahAugust 26, 2016

There is a fresh threat of yellow fever outbreak in Nigeria: Your safety pack in 5

by Roqeebah Olaoniye The Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) had a media roundtable discussion at the University of Lagos and ...

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AzeezAugust 13, 2016

5 takeaways from the recent discovery of polio virus in Borno

There were reports on Thursday that the Federal Government had discovered an outbreak of Wild Polio Virus in Borno State. ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaAugust 12, 2016

Polio: FG, WHO begin vaccination

The Federal Ministry of Health in conjunction with WHO, UNICEF and partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative have rolled out ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaAugust 11, 2016

Polio returns to Nigeria for the first time since July 2014

The Honourable Minister of Health Professor Isaac Adewole has confirmed an outbreak of Wild Polio Virus (WPV) in Borno state. ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaJuly 12, 2016

Nigeria must be poilo-free by 2017 – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, directed the Federal Ministries of Health, and Information and Culture, to work with state governments, ...

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Isime EseneJune 24, 2016

Adamu Mustapha: Enhancing economic development through water supply – Zamfara State as a case study

by Adamu Mustapha From time immemorial, philosophers and scientists have linked development to the presence of safe and clean drinking water. ...

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Mazi EmekaFebruary 10, 2016

Zika virus: China confirms first case

Asian giant, China, with a population of over 1.3 billion, has confirmed its first case of the dreaded Zika virus. ...

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Janeth JAugust 17, 2015

Finally! Africa is free of “wild” cases of polio

Africa has been battling different kinds of diseases and epidemics, but we’ve made a breakthrough in one epidemic, Polio. According to the ...

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Mallam YeroJune 30, 2015

Cuba stops mother-child HIV transmission

Early this week, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Cuba has become the first country in the world to ...

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Kolapo OlapojuApril 20, 2015

According to WHO, the strange ailment in Ondo is caused by…

by Damilola Jagun For the past week or more, a strange ailment has killed over 18 people in the town ...

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Isime EseneJanuary 16, 2015

Bird flu discovered in Lagos and Kano

by Kolapo Olapoju The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has announced that a high mortality in two poultry ...

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Op-Ed EditorDecember 2, 2014

Femi Aribisala: Who is afraid of Goodluck Jonathan (Part 1)

by Femi Aribisala Goodluck Jonathan must be the most feared Head of State in the history of Nigeria. Some people ...

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Op-Ed EditorNovember 23, 2014

@rumanio: Now that Ebola is gone, where is your hand sanitizer?

by Wilson Rume Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) has come and gone in Nigeria. During the outbreak of the virus, many ...

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Isime EseneNovember 3, 2014

Hello, Lagos! The Future Awards Africa holds on 7 December, launches campaign for 1million young Africans to fight Ebola

by Isi Esene The Central Working Committee (CWC) of Africa’s biggest youth event, The Future Awards Africa (TFAA) has announced ...

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YEditorOctober 20, 2014

GEJ has nice words for Fashola, Amaechi, post Ebola

by Laila Ibrahim President Goodluck Jonathan has lauded the declaration by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday, that Nigeria ...

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Isime EseneOctober 17, 2014

Opinion: Commemorating 2014 World Poverty Eradication Day – The Nigerian case

by Yusuf Ishaku Goje Like peace-building, the solution to poverty does not reside in quick-fix approach but in a sustainable humanitarian ...

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Isime EseneSeptember 30, 2014

‘I did not cry when my mother died’ – 11-year-old boy narrates touching #Ebola story

by Chidi Okoye Victor, 11, Sheku (5 years-old, left) and Ibrahim (4 years-old, right) have just been released from the ...

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YEditorSeptember 25, 2014

Our health sector climbs higher: Nigeria exits the polio club

by Laila Ibrahim The World Health Organization has commended Nigeria for its successful containment of the deadly Ebola virus and ...

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Isime EseneSeptember 24, 2014

Free at last: We no longer have #Ebola contacts under surveillance – Health Minister

by Isime Esene The Ministry of Health has declared Nigeria Ebola virus free. This piece of good news was made public ...

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Emmanuel ChidiogoSeptember 24, 2014

It won’t stop! Ebola cases in Africa could be 1.4million by 2015

by Mayowa Aboah Although Nigeria may have succeeded in halting the threat of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), the spread ...

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Kolapo OlapojuSeptember 19, 2014

#Ebola: World Health Organization warns of booming blood black market

by Chidi Okoye The World Health Organization has raised an alarm over the booming blood black market, as infected patients of ...

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Isime EseneSeptember 15, 2014

Not yet Uhuru: Ebola epidemic will rage for another 12 to 18 months – Experts

by Akan Ido Contrary to World Health Organization (WHO) report indicating a 9 month window for containing the Ebola virus, ...

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Emmanuel ChidiogoSeptember 12, 2014

Ebola digs in…

by Mayowa Aboah The World Health Organisation has reported that the cases of Ebola outbreak in West Africa has risen to ...

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Emmanuel ChidiogoSeptember 6, 2014

Simple blood transfusion could cure Ebola

by Emma Chidiogo The Ebola Virus is known to be one of the world’s deadliest virii with over 1900 cases of ...

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Emmanuel ChidiogoSeptember 6, 2014

Why Nigeria is winning its fight against Ebola

by Adedayo Ademuwagun Everyone panicked when the first Ebola case in the country was reported in July, and people thought ...

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Emmanuel ChidiogoSeptember 4, 2014

Guess how many BILLIONS they say we need to fight Ebola (READ)

by Mayowa Aboah A report by the World Health organisation (WHO) has revealed that the death toll of Ebola Virus ...

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