Abuja: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported that global immunisation efforts have contributed to an 88 per cent reduction in measles-related deaths between 2000 and 2024, saving nearly 59 …
© The Digger Newspaper Ltd.
Tag:
HealthyFuture
-
-
Lafia (Nigeria): Dr Luqman Ahmed, a Health Specialist with UNICEF, says that no fewer than 1.37 million children, aged between nine months and 14 years, are being targeted for vaccination …
-
Katsina (Nigeria): The Katsina State Government, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), aims to vaccinate approximately 4.8 million children against Measles-Rubella (MR) beginning in October. Mr Rahama …
-
Health
WHO Applauds Nigeria, Five Nations for Cutting Deaths from Non-Communicable Diseases
by Toye Faleyeby Toye FaleyeThe World Health Organisation (WHO) has commended Nigeria, China, Egypt, Russia, Brazil, and Denmark for reducing the mortality rate in Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) among their citizens. The most significant gains …
-
Abuja: The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has unveiled a €4.5 million regional initiative to promote integrated, home-grown school feeding models aimed at transforming child nutrition, rural economies, …
-
Gusau: The Zamfara Technical Committee on Breastfeeding Milk and Supplement (BMS) has organised a one-day sensitisation programme for nursing mothers to mark the 2025 World Breastfeeding Week. The event took …
