…and cassava, a staple that is increasingly threatened by shifting rainfall patterns and disease outbreaks”, Bernard said. He warned that the cumulative impact was contributing to declining food production, higher production costs and rising food prices. Experts seek shift to climate-smart agriculture Bernard called for…

…as health authorities warn that population growth, malnutrition, workforce shortages and disease outbreaks are placing increasing pressure on facilities delivering most healthcare services in the state. The Lagos State Primary Health Care Board last week conducted a three-day strategic planning workshop with support fr…

…not only endanger individual children but could expose entire communities to preventable disease outbreaks.” Jiya also linked the immunisation gaps to migration, vaccine myths and cultural beliefs which contributed largely to vaccine refusal in the state. He said pregnant women were also receiving Tetanus-Diphtheria va…

…of the state to embrace daily sanitation as part of efforts to prevent flooding and disease outbreaks. Sanwo-Olu made the call while addressing residents of Eputu London in the Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area of the state during the monthly sanitation exercise on Saturday. The governor’s wife noted that poor waste ma…

…Security Scorecard to strengthen the monitoring of states’ preparedness for infectious disease outbreaks and other public health emergencies. The scorecard was unveiled on Wednesday during a Health Security Scorecard Validation Workshop in Abuja, where health experts and development partners described the initiative as…

…has made significant progress in strengthening its ability to prevent and respond to disease outbreaks since the COVID-19 pandemic, but glaring gaps in health security infrastructure continue to expose the continent to future epidemics, a new report has revealed. The post Africa still vulnerable to pandemics despite im…

…this momentum despite funding constraints, geopolitical uncertainty and increasing disease outbreaks, while reaching children who still have no access to immunisation.” WHO and UNICEF urged governments and development partners to strengthen immunisation services in conflict-affected communities, tackle vaccine misinfor…

…on Monday issued a fresh warning that the world remains dangerously exposed to future disease outbreaks, urging countries to put aside differences and conclude negotiations on the landmark global Pandemic Agreement. Speaking at the opening of the Seventh Meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) on the WHO…

…in isolation centres and public hospitals across the country. "During elections, disease outbreaks and humanitarian emergencies, corps members have repeatedly proven that the NYSC is a national emergency asset, not just a youth programme," it added. The coalition also dismissed claims that the proposed reforms would in…

…residences in the quakes. Hospitals are stretched, with experts warning of the risk of disease outbreaks. For Víctor Colivert, the most important thing is staying by the side of his nephew's body, recovered from a building's wreckage and now in a black body bag. He fears losing it in the chaos. His family prevented for…

…air pollution as a persistent global health crisis that receives far less attention than disease outbreaks or natural disasters," he said.According to him, the new WHO data indicate that 6.5 billion people remain exposed to dangerous levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), contributing to an estimated 6.7 million pr…