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Energy access has improved, but more funding is needed to address disparities: WHO
Although nearly 92 per cent of the global population now has basic access to electricity, more than 666…
WHO warns of a health financing emergency
The world is facing a health financing emergency, according to Dr. Kalipso Chalkidou, Director for Health Financing and…
NACA empowers youths with digital skills on HIV
The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), has empowered adolescents and youths with digital skills to…
Climate emergency is a health crisis ‘that is already killing us,’ says WHO
With 2024 confirmed as the hottest year on record, the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a stark…
WHO declares Mpox public health emergency concern
The World Health Organisation (WHO), says the Mpox upsurge has continued to meet the criteria of a Public…
Health experts canvass gene therapy for treatment of sickle cell diseases
As the country has an estimated four million Nigerians living with sickle cell disease, health experts emphasise the…
Nations adopt historic pledge to guard against future pandemics
After three years of negotiations sparked by the COVID-19 crisis, countries have adopted the world’s first-ever international agreement to better…
Ihekweazu appointed head of WHO’s health emergencies programme amid leadership overhaul
In a significant reorganisation of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) senior leadership, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, has been appointed…
Rivers Teaching Hospital gets ICU boost from Renaissance/NNPC JV
By Stanley Onyeka, Lagos To strengthen healthcare in its operational areas, Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited, and its…
Nigeria restates commitment to fight sickle cell disease
The Global Congress on Sickle Cell Disease has reaffirmed its commitment to intensifying the fight against sickle cell…