The Nasarawa State Government has inaugurated a 20-member steering committee to formulate a strategic plan aimed at addressing the rising cases of tuberculosis (TB) among children in the state.
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The Africa Centre for Disease Control (CDC) has warned that Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is becoming a greater threat to Africa than HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria combined.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced the addition of the MVA-BN vaccine to its prequalification list, marking the first vaccine against mpox to receive this designation.
The World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners have announced the establishment of a new Access and Allocation Mechanism (AAM) for mpox vaccines, treatments, and diagnostic tests.
The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has described the death toll from Mpox as unacceptable, calling for urgent action to enhance cross-border surveillance.
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To eliminate open defecation by 2030, Nigeria urgently needs to install 20 million new toilets, according to UNICEF’s Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Chief, Jane Bevan.
A Medical Professional, Dr Francis Sanwo, says reducing the risk of human-to-human transmission, surveillance and rapid identification of new cases are critical for Mpox outbreak containment.
The United Nations has raised the alarm over the possibility of an outbreak of Cholera disease at emergency Internally Displaced Person camps in Maduguri, Borno State as a result of reported flooding in the state.
A recent study from Ontario, Canada, has revealed that Bavarian Nordic A/S’s smallpox vaccine, marketed as Imvamune in Canada and Jynneos in the US, was 58% effective in preventing mpox infections after a single dose.