The World Health Organisation has donated some Infection and Prevention and Control materials to the Ondo State Ministry of Health as part of the efforts to help prevent cholera outbreaks. This was contained in a statement issued by the Press Officer of the ministry, Bisi Lawani in Akure, the state capital. According to the statement, the…
TODAY’S VIEWPOINT IS ON THE NEED TO CURTAIL THE SPREAD OF CHOLERA OUTBREAK IN NIGERIA. IT IS WRITTEN BY HEAD OF EDITORAIL UNIT, YETUNDE OKE The history of cholera can be traced to the 19th century, when cholera spread across the world from its original reservoir in the Ganges delta in India. Six subsequent pandemics…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a spike in Cholera in several regions of the world, with almost 195,000 cases and over 1,900 deaths reported in 24 countries since the start of this year. The agency’s Eastern Mediterranean Region reported the highest number of cases, followed by the African Region, the Region of the…
A person died of bird flu in Mexico in the first confirmed case of a human infected with the H5N2 variant, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. The 59-year old, who died on April 24 after developing fever, shortness of breath, diarrhoea and nausea, had “no history of exposure to poultry or other animals” and…
By Yetunde Oke / Anuoluwapo Fasonyin Oyo State Government has charged people of the state to play their roles in accelerating the fight against the spread of malaria. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, gave the charge during the commemoration of 2024 World Malaria Day, themed “Accelerating the Fight against Malaria for a…
The World Health Organization voiced alarm Tuesday at the rapid spread of measles, with more than 306,000 cases reported worldwide last year a 79 percent increase from 2022. “We in the measles world are extremely concerned,” said Natasha Crowcroft, a WHO technical adviser on measles and rubella. She stressed though that measles cases are typically…
By Yetunde Oke The Oyo State government has reiterated its commitment to provision of effective healthcare services. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi made this known at a sensitisation on prevention of Lassa fever, Diphtheria, Measles, COVID-19 and Cholera in Okeho, Kajola Local Government Area of the State. According to Dr Ajetunmobi, there…
Afghanistan has once again been hit by another 6.3 magnitude earthquake. The earthquake which occurred in Herat on Wednesday morning was confirmed and made known by the World Health Organisation country office in Afghanistan via social media. However, the apex health organisation added that medical experts were on the ground to help the injured get…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released 16 million dollars from the WHO Contingency Fund for Emergencies to tackle cholera. The Director-General of WHO, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus said this during an online news conference. Ghebreyesus said that the organisation was providing essential supplies, coordinating the on the ground response with partners, supporting countries to detect,…