WHO, UNICEF Call for Emergency Action to Protect Children From Measles, Polio Epidemics
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)…
Niger Records Measles Outbreak In 13 Local Government Areas
Niger recorded outbreak of measles in 13 local government areas of the…
World Health Organisation: Measles Infected Nearly 10 Million People, killed 140,000
Measles infected nearly 10 million people in 2018 and killed 140,000, mostly…
Measles Outbreak: Ondo State Stakeholders Embarked on Strategies to Prevent Outbreak
Stakeholders, on Friday in Akure, embarked on strategies to prevent the outbreak…
Cosmetic surgery should be banned – German health minister
Advertising that “exclusively or primarily’’ targets young people for cosmetic surgery should…
Popular comedian, ‘Kelly Blind’, recounts how he lost his sight to measles
Popular Nigerian comedian and broadcaster Kelly Egbere, also known as ‘Kelly blind’,…
Medical practitioners warn against traditional treatment of measles, chicken pox
Medical practitioners in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Sunday warned patients…
22 die in measles outbreak in the Philippine’s regions
The health department in the Philippines on Thursday announced an outbreak of…
Measles: Kaduna begins immunisation of 1.5 m children
Kaduna State Government on Thursday began a state-wide measles vaccination campaign targeting…
NASS to request supplementary budget for $11m measles counterpart funding
The Senate on Wednesday hinted that the National Assembly may request supplementary…
4.7 million Northeast children receive measles vaccination
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says a major vaccination campaign against a…
4.7m children in Northeast Nigeria get measles vaccination Friday
No fewer than 4.7 million children from Northeast of Nigeria are to…
25m Nigerian Children were Never Vaccinated for Measles
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency has revealed that more than…
Another Measles Epidemic Hit DR Congo
Doctors without Borders (MSF) have warned that if not properly contained within…