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Mpox: Nigeria’s public health in need of urgent improvement – Tomori

Prof. Oyewale Tomori, a leading virologist and former President of the Nigerian Academy of Science, has warned that the country is at a critical...

Michael Simire - August 18, 2024

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NCDC highlights mpox, cholera, AMR as Nigeria’s healthcare challenges

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has highlighted public health challenges, including Mpox resurgence, cholera outbreak, and the rising threat of...

Michael Simire - August 15, 2024

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WHO declares mpox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern

WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has determined that the upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a growing...

Michael Simire - August 14, 2024

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WHO convenes emergency committee amid international mpox outbreak

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said cases of the infectious viral disease mpox are on the rise around the world, adding that it has...

Michael Simire - August 13, 2024

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Group urges private sector to include TB control programme in CSR

An Advocacy group, Policy Alert to Fund Tuberculosis (TB) Cluster, has called on private sector players to include TB funding and control programmes in...

Michael Simire - August 11, 2024

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Rising Coronavirus infections, falling immunisation rates worry WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is calling for vaccination campaigns for risk groups in view of increasing Coronavirus infections and falling immunisation rates. “We have...

Michael Simire - August 6, 2024

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CSOs, media collaborate for effective TB awareness campaigns in Bauchi

Civil society organisations (CSOs) in Bauchi State have explored partnership with the media to enhance tuberculosis (TB) control through effective awareness campaigns in the...

Michael Simire - August 6, 2024

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Group lauds new EU Mercury Regulation, calls for stronger cooperation

“The new regulation for mercury by the European Union (EU) is a significant development in the global effort to reduce and eliminate mercury pollution....

Michael Simire - August 4, 2024

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