By Joke Kujenya CONCERN OVER a hantavirus outbreak linked to the expedition cruise vessel MV Hondius has spread across social media following the deaths of three passengers and several reported illnesses during a voyage across the Atlantic. JKNewsMedia.com reports the World Health Organization (WHO) saying that the outbreak most likely did no...
By Joke Kujenya NIGERIA CARRIES the highest global burden of sickle cell disease among children, with more than 1.5 million under the age of 15 living with the condition, a new international study published in The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health has revealed. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the study, led by Professor of Public Health at [&he...
By JKNewsMedia NIGERIA’s FIRST Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has unveiled the National Measles-Rubella Vaccine Campaign, Africa’s largest vaccination initiative, aimed at safeguarding more than 106 million children aged between nine months and 15 years. The nationwide exercise, described as a historic milestone in public health, also incorpor...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent SCREENING and SURVEILLANCE have intensified across all entry points in Nigeria following the resurgence of Ebola Virus Disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Director of Port Health Services at the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Akpan Nse, confirmed the measu...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE FEDERAL Government has reaffirmed its commitment to cutting maternal deaths by 20 percent and reducing under-five mortality by 15 percent before the end of 2027, as part of a broader push to address one of the world’s highest maternal and child mortality burdens. This renewed effort was reiterat...
By Rosheedat Akinkunle, JKNewsMedia Reporter FUNDING SQUEEZE casts shadow over Nigeria’s Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) response causing mounting pressure on Nigeria’s overstretched healthcare system. This has reignited fears about the sustainability of free HIV treatment as international donor support begins to wane as the National Agenc...
By JKNewsMedia NIGERIA, THE country with the highest number of malaria deaths globally, has begun administering a new malaria vaccine for the first time. The R21/Matrix-M vaccine, approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO), is set to protect children aged five to 15 months. According to reports, Malaria claims the lives of a large proport...
