•World Health Organisation Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on governments to ban flavours and additives, including menthol, in tobacco and nicotine products to protect children and young people from addiction. WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Mohamed Janabi, made the call in a sta...
•Ebola outbreak The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has placed Lagos, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Kano, Rivers and six additional states on high Ebola preparedness alert, after a new risk assessment classified Nigeria’s likelihood of importing the Bundibugyo Ebola Virus Disease as “high.” In a national public ...
The federal government is considering possible restrictions on flights from countries affected by the Ebola virus, as part of fresh measures to prevent any outbreak in Nigeria. This was disclosed yesterday by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, following a high-level strategic meeting held in Victoria Island, Lagos State, t...
•Ebola outbreak The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has warned that Nigeria faces a high risk of importing the Ebola virus disease (EVD) due to ongoing outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda. Despite the absence of any confirmed case in the country, the agency said heightened regional transmissi...
•Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State The Kwara State government has intensified efforts to strengthen primary healthcare delivery through the revitalisation of 100 Primary Health Care facilities and the recruitment of over 1,000 health workers across the state. The Executive Secretary of the Kwara State Primary Health Care Developme...
The consumption of rotten tomatoes across the country has been on the increase despite medical experts warning of potential serious health problems. Throughout the country, consumers and food vendors deliberately buy tomatoes that have deteriorated, which are sold at significantly lower or give-away prices. Our correspondent discovered that co...
Stakeholders in the air transport sector have urged airline operators to avoid transporting individuals suspected of showing symptoms associated with Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, in order to minimise the risk of cross-border transmission. The call followed a disclosure by Port Health Services, PHS, that advanced screening and monitoring measures ...
The Director of the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Centre and Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science, Prof. Kunle Odunsi yesterday said one in four people will develop cancer in their lifetime. Prof. Odunsi said this at the public lecture, induction of new Fellows and public opening of the NAS-T.Y Danjuma Science Museum...
A Professor of Public Health and Health Systems Economics at the University of Nigeria, Prof. Chima Onoka, has said that research alone cannot transform Nigeria’s healthcare system without effective policy implementation and political engagement. Onoka stated this while delivering the 241st Inaugural Lecture of the university titled, “Bridging...
•Ebola outbreak The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has placed airlines and airport authorities on high alert following the fresh outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in parts of East and Central Africa. The aviation regulatory agency has therefore directed operators – aviation agencies and airlines to immediately strengthen health surveill...
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