He said that more than 80 per cent of people infected with cholera would clear it without coming down with the disease if their immune system was strong.
The association demands the implementation of the 25 per cent CONMESS upward review of members’ salaries on the GIFMIS platform, among other demands.
The world’s largest annual conference on HIV and AIDS kicks off in Munich on Monday, drawing more than 10,000 participants.
The foundation said maternal and child mortality rates were declining too slowly to meet the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) target despite the progress made.
“As a regulatory agency, we are supposed to have 12,000 staff but we are barely 2,000 in a country of more than 230 million,” said NAFDAC boss.
“It is about our commitment to make a behavioural change towards malaria,” he stressed.
The team is saddled with the responsibility of responding to public health emergencies.
“The rate of stunting is 21.2 per cent, underweight 12.1 per cent, and wasting 3.0 per cent.’’
He said the measure taken by the Borno government was the smartest investment to ensure the survival of children in the state.
The Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministry warned that viruses found in sewers near refugee tents could trigger a “health catastrophe.”
