Rejecting vaccines is more dangerous and expensive in the long run as it weakens the immunity of those who get immunized and increases the susceptibility of everyone. Vaccine-preventable deaths are not just sad, they are needless. They constitute a problem… Continue Reading →
While our advocacy this week is to remind all stakeholders that vaccines work, it is not enough to focus on communities keeping cynical views of vaccines pharmacologic efficacy. Today marks the first day of Africa Vaccination Week. At EpidAlert, our… Continue Reading →
Last year, a report by the WHO found that Rwanda and Nigeria saw more than 1 million new cases of malaria between 2015 and 2016. Greater investment in satellite tracking of mosquitoes is vital in the fight to eradicate malaria, Bill Gates… Continue Reading →
This support is part of the UK’s £360 million commitment made in April 2017 to provide a billion treatments for people at risk of neglected tropical diseases. Trachoma, a neglected tropical disease (NTD), is a bacterial infection that can lead to… Continue Reading →
Seventy percent of the patients admitted to the MSF hospital in Yemen have antibiotic resistant bacteria in their systems. The bombing campaign in Yemen has produced thousands of casualties, but the real cost may not become apparent for years to… Continue Reading →
Continuous practice of open defecation, poor personal hygiene, poor environment sanitation, poor access to water supply and poor responses were causes of increasing cases The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday raised an alarm over the increased cases… Continue Reading →
The #EYEstrategy is based on lessons learned from previous experience in West Africa The Director General of the World Health Organization, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is in Nigeria for a three- day Global Policy Group (GPG) Meeting. This meeting is holding… Continue Reading →
The Expert Review Committee (ERC) for Polio Eradication and Routine Immunization in Nigeria lauded the polio eradication programme for its impressive progress The Expert Review Committee (ERC) for Polio Eradication and Routine Immunization in Nigeria meets periodically to evaluate progress towards… Continue Reading →
Credit: World Health Organization They are caretakers. They are educators. They are your neighbors, friends, and family. Without them, there would be no health services for millions of families worldwide Health workers are at the forefront of the fight against… Continue Reading →
Every week, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) shares epidemiological report collated from each Local Government across the 37 States of the Federation. In the reporting week, week 11 ending on March 18, 2018, we will observe the incidence… Continue Reading →
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