WHO CALLS FOR URGENT ACTION AS MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS COSTS 12 BILLION WORKDAYS ANNUALLY
By Vincess Okushi
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against the contributing factors of loss of productivity, absenteeism, and high staff turnover due to...
EU BOOSTS AID WITH €5.4 MILLION FOR FLOOD-HIT SAHEL, LAKE CHAD
By Vincess Okushi
To address humanitarian needs arising from the floods ravaged region across the Sahel and Lake Chad, the European Union says it has...
WHO URGES RELIGIOUS LEADERS TO BOOST VACCINATIONS FOR 2.1 MILLION NIGERIAN CHILDREN
By Vincess Okushi
The World Health Organization Representative in Nigeria Dr. Walter Mulombo has urged religious leaders to scale up vaccination efforts to meet 2.1...
U.S. PROVIDES HOT MEALS TO 67,000 BORNO FLOOD VICTIMS, PLEDGES CONTINUED SUPPORT
By Vincess Okushi
The United States said it has provided hot meals to over 67,000 Borno flood victims across four camps of internally displaced persons.
A...
BORNO FLOODING LEAVES THOUSANDS DISPLACED: EXPERTS URGE IMMEDIATE ACTION AMID NIGERIA’S CLIMATE CRISIS
The alarming rate of Nigeria’s climate change forecast is already at a crossroads, as its projections for annual temperature could rise by 1.1 to...
GOVERNMENT STEPS UP FIGHT AGAINST DEADLY MPOX CLADE 1B AMID RAPID SPREAD OF OTHER...
The federal government is intensifying urgent efforts to prevent the deadly Mpox Clade 1B from entering Nigeria, as the disease rapidly spreads across regions.
MPs CALL FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION: DEMAND URGENT INVESTMENT IN AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE IN ECOWAS
By Vincess Okushi
Members of Parliament are calling for urgent action to provide affordable and accessible healthcare across West Africa, stressing the need to improve...
EXPERTS URGE REVIEW OF E-HEALTH STRATEGIES TO ADVANCE HEALTH, EDUCATION IN ECOWAS
By Vincess Okushi
An Information and Communication Technology (ICT) expert has stressed the transformative role of ICT in advancing education and healthcare across the ECOWAS...
ECOWAS PARLIAMENT PUSHES FOr URGENT OVERHAUL OF WEST AFRICA’S HEALTH POLICIES
By Vincess Okushi
The Joint Committee on Health, Education, and other related sectors of the ECOWAS Parliament has set an agenda for health policy reform...
HEALTH MINISTER CALLS FOR STANDARDIZING TRADITIONAL MEDICINE TO IMPROVE SAFETY, EFFECTIVENESS
By Vincess Okushi
Dr. Tunji Alausa, Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, has called on traditional medicine practitioners in Nigeria to meet established...
