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Abuja, 24 November, 2021 - “For diabetes, prevention is the cheaper option. With healthy diet and lifestyle, we can avoid the killer disease” says Dr Felicia Anumah, a Professor of Medicine and Endocrinology, a Diabetologist and the current Dean Faculty of Clinical Sciences University of Abuja, Gwagwalada.

Abuja, 22 November 2021 - The World Health Organization is supporting the Federal Government in raising awareness among health workers and Nigerians on the need for caution on antibiotics use to prevent a future public health emergency. 

Across the world, experts have been warning for years that antibiotic resistance could be one of the biggest threats to humanity, and Nigeria is not left out as WHO describes it as one of the biggest threats to global health, food security, and development today.

23 November 2021 – Arusha: Globally, over 3500 people die every day on the roads, which amounts to nearly 1.3 million preventable deaths and an estimated 50 million injuries each year – making it the leading killer of children and young people worldwide.

To strengthen the capacities to detect, investigate and respond to suspected Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), WHO supported the Ministry of Health to deploy a multidisciplinary team of epidemiologists, clinicians and infection prevention and control (IPC) officers, and risk communication experts to Morobo and Yei River counties of Central Equatoria State to strengthen coordination, surveillance, IPC, and risk communication activities for prevention, detection, investigation and response to a threat of cross-border spread of the EVD outbreak.

Leprosy is an infectious disease that predominantly affects the skin and peripheral nerves. Untreated, it can

17-19 November 2021, Dar es Salaam – Much progress has been made during the past two decades in coverage of births in health facilities; however, reductions in maternal and neonatal mortality remain slow.

Enquanto mais de 50 países celebram o Dia Mundial da Prematuridade, 17 de Novembro com o objectivo de se levar a consciencialização sobre o parto prematuro e reflectir sobre estratégias para reduzir a taxa de prematuridade, garantir que melhores cuidados sejam oferecidos aos bebés e suas famílias, na província de Cabo Delgado afectada pela situação de insegurança, uma profissional de saúde com mais de 17 anos de carreira, luta para salvar a vida das suas parturientes e  reduzi

Abuja 17 November 2021 - In November 2019, Ijeoma Uchenna, 25 years old, was rushed to the hospital because she had a premature rupture of the membranes and mild contractions. 

The baby was born at 33 weeks of pregnancy through an emergency Cesarean Section at a private hospital in Kubwa, Abuja.