By Joke Kujenya FEAR ONCE followed the sound of a child, Uzodinma Peters, 7, struggling to walk as members of her parents’ families watched polio leave permanent scars on her young life. “It has not been easy,” said the mother to JKNewsMedia.com. “For six out of her seven years of life, this disease has maimed [&hellip...
By Joke Kujenya AT DUSK, the air hums with the sound of mosquitoes. Inside a small room in a modest apartment in Iwaya side of Lagos, children fall asleep under nets treated with new insecticides, which each night, forms a shield against a disease that has haunted families for generations. Similarly in nearby clinics, tiny […]
By Joke Kujenya CONTRIBUTING TO about 3.7 million deaths worldwide in 2024 and costing more than US$3 trillion annually, obesity has become one of the most significant global health challenges, the World Health Organization (WHO) stated. Similarly, childhood obesity has overtaken underweight as the most widespread form of malnutrition, with o...
By Joke Kujenya INCREASING NEUROLOGICAL disorders have emerged as one of the world’s most urgent public health threats, with the World Health Organization (WHO) warning that less than one in three countries has a national policy to address the growing burden of brain-related diseases now responsible for over 11 million deaths each year. The n...
By Joke Kujenya THE ONGOING World Health Summit (WHS) 2025 has entered its second day in Berlin with a resounding call for renewed global cooperation, equity in healthcare, and digital transformation that leaves no country behind. Under the theme “Taking Responsibility for Health in a Fragmenting World,” more than 4,000 delegates from over 10...
By Joke Kujenya UNCONTROLLED HIGH Blood pressure remains one of the world’s most persistent and deadly health challenges, with 1.4 billion people living with hypertension in 2024, according to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) latest Global Hypertension Report. The report shows that only just over one in five of those affected have manage...
By Joke Kujenya MOUNTING RISKS from high blood pressure have been highlighted in a new World Health Organisation (WHO) report, which shows millions remain vulnerable due to poor access to essential medicines and weak health systems. The report identifies Nigeria among low-income countries where a significant proportion of the population is in...
By Jemimah Wellington, LATEST GLOBAL Strategy by the United States (US) has been unveiled, setting out a vision anchored on making America safer, stronger, and more prosperous. The initiative also prioritises protecting Americans while simultaneously saving lives abroad and strengthening health systems in partner countries. According to US off...
By Joke Kujenya GLOBAL CHOLERA statistics released by the World Health Organization (WHO) show that the disease has killed more people for the second consecutive year, with over 6,000 deaths recorded in 2024 despite cholera being both preventable and treatable. The new data revealed that reported cholera cases rose by 5 per cent and deaths [&...
By Joke Kujenya The World Health Organization (WHO) has released updated malaria guidelines setting out strengthened recommendations for prevention, chemoprevention, vaccination and treatment measures. Published on 13 August 2025, the document provides evidence-based directives designed to help countries adapt malaria control strategies to lo...
