A Professional pressure group, "Initiative for Women Miners in Africa", IWoMA, has launched the Women Miners Grants and Loans Readiness Project to support women in the mining sector with funding. This is contained in a statement signed by a representative of IWoMA, Dr Adeola Olajugbagbe, in Abuja. The statement says the aim is to support and facilitate positive changes for women miners across Africa. It urges social sector workers to […]
Kano, Bauchi, Anambra, Benue, Cross River, Rivers, Kaduna, Delta, Taraba, and Imo states. have achieved herd immunity against COVID-19. Herd immunity is a form of indirect protection that applies only to contagious diseases like COVID-19, It occurs when a sufficient percentage of a population has become immune to an infection, whether through previous infections or vaccination, thereby reducing the likelihood of infection for individuals who lack immunity. This was disclosed […]
The Global Fund has approved an additional $933 million resilience system strengthening for health HIV and AIDS tuberculosis, as well as malaria for the period of 3 years. The Acting Executive Secretary, Country Coordinating Mechanisms, Global Fund, Ibrahim Tajudeen made this known in Abuja at a media briefing. YOU CAN ALSO READ: NAFDAC Alerts Public On Recalled Energy Drink Mr Tajudeen noted that the additional fund was given to Nigeria because […]
To curtail the outbreak of diseases and pandemics in the country, stakeholders in the health sector have called for the strengthening of community ownership and referral systems. At a National Advocacy-focused media meeting, the National Coordinator, Civil Society for Malaria Control, Immunization and Nutrition (ACOMIN, Mr. Ayo Ipinmoye said there was a need to engage with community stakeholders and strengthen data gathering to control disease outbreaks. Mr. Ipinmoye who highlighted […]
