Getting ahead of the next pandemic: is the world ready?
"Outbreaks can be contained and pandemics prevented when countries have core capabilities in place" When a deadly mystery illness was ...
By 2050, 1 of every 13 births globally will occur in Nigeria
According to UNICEF, Nigeria currently accounts for 20 per cent of all of Africa’s births UNICEF says Nigeria currently accounts for 20 ...
What you need to know about Marburg virus disease
The Marburg virus disease currently ravaging East Africa has a case fatality ratio of up to 88% Marburg virus is ...
It will take over 100 years to end child marriage in West and Central Africa
UNICEF says doubling rate of current decline not enough to reduce child marriage in West Africa Unless progress is seriously accelerated, it ...
WHO announces Marburg virus disease outbreak in Uganda
There is another Ebola-like disease outbreak plaguing Africa, it is Marburg virus disease in eastern Uganda The World Health Organization ...
Download Nigeria’s Monkeypox Outbreak Response National Guidelines
Nigeria's Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has released the country's Monkeypox Outbreak Response National Guidelines It is available below Download ...
What you need to know about Monkeypox disease
There are no specific treatments or vaccines available for monkeypox infection, but outbreaks can be controlled. Monkeypox is a rare ...
Nigeria’s Monkeypox outbreak expands to 11 states
Nigerian government has announced it is investigating a total of 94 suspected cases of Monkeypox in 11 states In a ...
What you need to know about measles
Most measles-related deaths are caused by complications associated with the disease Measles is a highly contagious, serious disease caused by ...
Measles kills 90,000 annually
For the first time, global measles deaths have fallen below 100 000 per year. In 2016, an estimated 90 000 people ...
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