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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has expressed dissatisfaction over rise in the number of Tuberculosis (TB) infections cases
By Abujah Racheal
Taking vaccination closer to underserved communities - States optimize Africa Vaccination Week commemoration Format Vaccination exercise at Kara in Benin City during the Africa Vaccination Week © WHO Nigeria Benin City, 19 May, 2019 - Sitting inside the Church, Pastor Evelyn Omigie of Home for the Needy Foundation (IDP) Uhogua, Benin City, Edo state says, “We are grateful for the recent health intervention rendered by the government and the World Health Organization. The vaccination campaign will go a long way in protecting our children from preventable diseases especially those who had mi...
Tuberculosis: Experts advocate improved funding to eradicate disease in Nigeria Nigeria remains one of the 30 countries globally with the highest burden of TB. 2 min read Health experts in Nigeria have urged the federal government to improve its domestic funding for Tuberculosis (TB) in order to reduce its burden in the country. The call was made on Monday in Abuja at an advocacy workshop on Drug-Resistance TB (DR-TB) organised by the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme (NTBLCP), in collaboration with the Stop TB Partnership Nigeria and the Treatment Action Gro...
Daily Post Nigeria Published The World Health Organization (WHO) says Africa is at risk of major measles outbreaks. The global body noted that fifteen African countries delayed measles immunization drives in 2020 as they dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic. Seven have now completed the campaigns, eight remain outstanding. Between January 2020 and April 2021, an estimated 16.6 million children in Africa missed planned supplemental measles vaccine doses. Eight African countries reported major measles outbreaks that affected tens of thousands. Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa n...