By Joke Kujenya TRUST IN health information and positive health beliefs have emerged as major factors shaping caregivers’ decisions on protecting under-five children from malaria in Akoko, Ondo State, a study published on www.malariaworld.org has found. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the community-based study involved 498 caregivers of ch...
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 GLOBAL IMMUNISATION campaigns have prevented an estimated 59 million measles deaths since 2000, yet infections surged in 2024, highlighting persistent gaps in vaccination coverage and public health systems, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported. WHO revealed that around 95,000 people, predominantly children under fi...
By Joke Kujenya YOUNG ADAMU’s laughter filled the house until a high fever and red rash signaled a severe case of measles. His not-very educated parents, deeply worried, swiftly sought help at the local health center. The diagnosis was grim, but their determination was stronger. Adamu’s mother, Amina, meticulously followed the doct...
