UN secretary general António Guterres has urged countries to recommit themselves to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
WHO says governments must mobilise more resources and technical capacities to help strengthen preventive measures and improve coverage of malaria case management services.
WHO estimates that 6.2 million Nigerian children are unvaccinated because of the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic from 2019 to 2021.
The health commissioner said statistics had shown that the disease constituted more than 60 per cent of all medical cases presented at health facilities in the sub-region.
She added that intersectoral, inter-agency and robust partner collaboration helped achieve integrated delivery of malaria services in the state.
Ahemen Terseer, the WHO coordinator in the state, tasked journalists to be proactive in educating the public on the epidemic before it happens.
The National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT) has assured Nigerians of improved cancer research and treatment.
“I have rested; I am refreshed, and I am ready for the task ahead. Forget about what the rumour mill may have told you. I’m strong; very strong.”
The Abia governor said, “Every other state charges between N700,000 and N900,000, yet people there don’t complain.”
President-elect Bola Tinubu has targeted providing health care insurance for at least 87 million Nigerians in his first two years in office.
