A man of esteem until his final journey, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu commanded great respect from all spheres of life. Every path that he traded he left an indelible mark of affection, impact and transformation. With this foreground Korede Abdullah writes on his impactful life and times Glowing tributes have continued to pour in to…
The UN on Wednesday sought a strong political commitment from African leaders to halt the spread of HIV/AIDS in the continent and achieve the target of ending the scourge globally by 2030. Berthilde Gahongayeri, the head of the UN Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), said HIV is still a pandemic globally, causing more deaths annually among…
Nigeria is failing to meet critical targets to reduce child and maternal mortality rates, according to a damning report released by the World Health Organization (WHO). Despite efforts to improve healthcare outcomes, the country’s maternal mortality ratio remains stubbornly high. The country director of the World Health Organisation, (WHO) Dr Walter Kazadi-Mulombo, has revealed that…
A new data published by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF reveals that global childhood immunization coverage has stalled since 2023, leaving 2.7 million additional children un- and under-vaccinated compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2019, The latest WHO and UNICEF estimates of national immunization coverage (WUENIC) – which provide the world’s largest and most…
A study published Wednesday,showed that twice-yearly shots used to treat AIDS have shown remarkable success in preventing new infections among women. The research, conducted in South Africa and Uganda with about 5,000 participants, revealed zero infections in young women and girls who received the injections, contrasting with a 2% infection rate in those using daily…
In a ground-breaking achievement, this year, scientists have announced the development of a candidate vaccine against Lassa fever, a deadly viral disease that has ravaged West Africa for decades. During the first Phase 2 clinical trial for any Lassa vaccine candidate, participants got vaccinated at the HJF Medical Research, Abuja, Nigeria, to accelerate the development…
The federal government recently announced a fresh plan that seeks to cushion the effect of the widespread hunger in the country, with the approval of a 150-day window for importation of food items. Korede Abdullah, in this analysis raises critical questions begging for answers as concerns, doubts over its sustainability, equitable distribution and sharing to…
The Society for Family Health (SFH) has the alarm over the increasing spread of tuberculosis (TB) among children in Kano State. Pharmacist Jane Adizue, the lead for TB and Corporate Philanthropy at SFH, expressed this concern during a roundtable discussion on enhancing child-focused TB care and treatment in Kano, organized by SFH. She said, “The…
The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization, Gavi, has announced that cholera vaccines will soon be delivered to Nigeria to help combat the ongoing outbreak. The federal government had placed an emergency order for the supply of vaccines in June, in the wake of the cholera outbreak ravaging the country. The Chief Executive Officer of…
With the dawn of a new decade, the United Nations has set an ambitious goal to end the AIDS epidemic by 2024, a target that has sparked both optimism and skepticism among global health experts. The United Nations said on July 22 that decisions that political leaders take in 2024 will determine whether a target…
