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Government tells WHO The United Republic of Tanzania has formally notified  the World Health Organization (WHO) that there are no cases of Ebola virus disease in the country. This followed earlier rumours of the death of one…

Joins Ghana and Malawi The malaria vaccine pilot programme is now fully under way in Africa, as Kenya joins Ghana and Malawi to introduce the landmark vaccine as a tool against a disease that continues to affect millions of…

Advocates establishment of Commission for Malnutrition ABUJA - One of Nigeria’s leading traditional rulers, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi,  the Emir of Kano, has recommended the establishment of a Commission for Malnutrition to…

List 7 key areas for urgent attention Journalists under the aegis of the Health Writers Association of Nigeria, (HEWAN), on Friday September 6, listed seven key areas that must be urgently addressed by the new Minister of…

By Bankole Opeyemi The world is off track in its bid to achieve Universal Health Coverage in 2030, Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Gbebreyesus, said on Tuesday. In a statement released on the WHO’s…

Nigeria’s  Minister of State for Health, Sen. Adeleke Mamora, has called on universities in the country to introduce Bachelor of Science degree programme in herbal medicine for better healthcare delivery. Mamora made the call at a news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The US Surgeon General has issued a national warning   against marijuana use by adolescents and pregnant women, as more American states legalise the increasingly potent drug for medicinal and recreational use. Health…

A non-governmental organization, Diabetes Control Media Advocacy Group (DICOMAG) has urged the new Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Emmanuel Ehanire to make the control of diabetes a major priority during his tenure as he settles down to run…

A strategic plan to reduce the double burden of malnutrition in the African Region was adopted at the 69th Regional Committee meeting of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the African Region today. “The plan outlines the urgent and…

Evaluation towards certification begins at 69th session of WHO Regional Committee in Brazzaville  Will Africa region join the four WHO regions that have successfully eradicated the wild polio virus? This is the big poser expected…