1.63 million Nigerians with HIV on treatment – NACA
By Lara Adejoro The National Agency for the Control of AIDS on Friday said 1.8 million persons are estimated to be living with HIV in […]
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48 million Nigerians still defecate openly – FG
By Lara Adejoro The Federal Government on Thursday, said 48 million Nigerians still practise open defecation, and many people still use the bush and water […]
Climate change kills two million in 50 years — UN
A report by the United Nations has revealed that extreme weather conditions have caused the deaths of two million people and $4.3 trillion in economic […]
Anaemia affects 571 million women, 269 million children globally – WHO
Lara Adejoro, Abuja The World Health Organisation has rated anaemia as a serious global public health problem, noting that it affects 571 million women and […]
152 million babies born preterm in 10 years
A new report released by the United Nations agencies on Tuesday finds that preterm birth rates have not changed in any region in the world […]
Simple measures can prevent a million baby deaths yearly —Study
Providing simple and cheap healthcare measures to pregnant women – such as offering aspirin – could prevent more than a million babies from being stillborn […]
20 million Nigerians living with chronic kidney diseases – Nephrologist body
The Nigeria Association of Nephrology has revealed that about 20 million Nigerians are presently living with chronic kidney diseases. They also said over 10 per […]
Africa recorded 234 million malaria cases, 593 000 deaths in 2021 – WHO
Uthman Abubakar The World Health Organization has expressed grave concern over the rising cases of Malaria disease across the African continent. The WHO stated that […]
6.2 million Nigerian children unvaccinated in three years -WHO
Lara Adejoro, Abuja The World Health Country Representative in Nigeria, Dr. Walter Mulombo has said an estimated 6.2 million Nigerian children have not been vaccinated […]
2.2 million children not immunized in Nigeria – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund has revealed that at about 2.2 million children in Nigeria were not immunised between 2019 and 2021. It also noted […]