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Targets 800 000 girls aged 10 years for vaccination against cervical cancer With President Uhuru Kenyatta leading the way, Kenya yesterday (October 18)  joined an increasing number of African countries taking a vital step against…

Reported in 3 of the country's 46 states Lagos State issues public alert  The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed five news cases of Monkeypox in three of the country's 26 states - Lagos, Rivers and…

Targets 18 million children below 15 years Uganda today begins a 5-day immunization campaign against measles and rubella, targeting 18 million children –  which amounts to 43% of the country’s population. Among them, 8.2…

WHO launches first World report on vision shows 1 billion cases could have been prevented or have yet to be addressed More than 1 billion people worldwide are living with vision impairment  because they do not get the care they…

When she was offered a ticket to Oman to start work as a house help, 28 years old Nigerian woman Adaora already pictured a bright future abroad. But once in Oman, her dreams turned into nightmares. Confronted with a slave-like condition of…

as 2019 World Thrombosis Day is commemorated globally   Nigeria joins the rest of the world today to mark the 2019 World Thrombosis Day amid startling revelation that many cases of sudden death being recorded in the country…

as Save The Children launches 'INSPIRING' project In a bid to save children from the scourge of pneumonia now rated as the second biggest killer of under-5 children worldwide, Save The Children International has commenced the…

Countries across the Africa region marked the first ever World Patient Safety Day on 17 September 2019, a day set aside by world leaders at the 72nd World Health Assembly to create awareness on patient safety and commitment towards…

Government tells WHO The United Republic of Tanzania has formally notified  the World Health Organization (WHO) that there are no cases of Ebola virus disease in the country. This followed earlier rumours of the death of one…

Joins Ghana and Malawi The malaria vaccine pilot programme is now fully under way in Africa, as Kenya joins Ghana and Malawi to introduce the landmark vaccine as a tool against a disease that continues to affect millions of…