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Umezurike, who expressed dismay over poor attitude with the implementation of the use of treated mosquito net by residents, explained that malaria is still a public health with about 60 percent in the state. The Commissioner, who was represented by the permanent secretary of the ministry, Dr. Chris Achi, noted that government led by Governor David Umahi would despite the challenges continue to create political will and support to the roll back malaria intervention in the state. He said in 2020,...

2 min read Tuberculosis, a pulmonary disease characterised by persistent coughing, killed more Nigerians in 2019 than the COVID-19 pandemic has so far done, health officials have said. The 2020 WHO ‘global tuberculosis report’ indicated that an estimated 150,000 Nigerians died of TB in 2019 alone while the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said 2,061 persons have died of COVID-19 in the country since the index case in February 2020. The different datas suggest that ...

Safe living with domestic animals critical to preventing zoonotic diseases — GHS LISTEN 4 HOURS AGO The Health Promotion Division (HPD) of the Ghana Health Service on Friday urged the public to live and work safely with domestic animals to prevent zoonotic diseases. Ms Bridget Anim, the Deputy Director in Charge of Health Communication, HPD, said the interconnectedness of humans, animals, and the environment calls for conscious efforts in managing such interactions to prevent the spread of...

  The Health Promotion Division (HPD) of the Ghana Health Service on Friday called on the public to live and work safely with domestic animals to prevent zoonotic diseases. Ms Bridget Anim, the Deputy Director in Charge of Health Communication, HPD, said the interconnectedness of humans, animals, and the environment calls for conscious efforts in managing such interactions to prevent the spread of diseases from animals to humans and from person to person. She said the HPD and its partners have...

Share Following the high maternal and child mortality in Ebonyi State, Breakthrough Action, Nigeria (BAN), has inaugurated a 35-member Advocacy Core Committee to intensify the war against the menace. The outcome was part of its two-day workshop on social and behaviour change advocacy work plan development held in Abakaliki. The workshop was organised by BAN in collaboration with the office of the wife of the Governor of Ebonyi State with support from USAID. The committee made up mainly of relig...

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Monitoring and Evaluation Consultancy in South Sudan, requiring 5-9 years of experience, from CTG Global; closing on 11 Feb 2021

By Olawale Ajimotokan The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will commit $45 million over the next five years towards improving primary healthcare services in the Federal Capital Territory. The Mission Director USAID/Nigeria, Anne Patterson, disclosed this during the signing ceremony of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between USAID/Nigeria and the FCT Administration to improve the health of residents in the territory. The funds will be deployed through four existing he...