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Cholera outbreak: Yobe State records over 900 cases, 61 deaths

AN outbreak of cholera has claimed 61 lives in Yobe State while 906 people have been infected with the disease.  Commissioner...

How Drug Addiction Threatens A Generation Of Northern Women (Part 1)

She looked cheerful but shy and carried her lean frame gingerly as if afraid she might fall down any minute. Her cheeks were slightly sunken, making her cheekbones prominent. She clutched a fairly weathered handbag. Her open neck Ankara blouse revealed sharp shoulder blades, a sign that she was not feeding well.
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New Report Alleges Reckless Spending By UN Humanitarian Agencies

The report reveals that WHO spends around $200 million a year on travel costs more than what it reserves for battling some of the world’s biggest health crisis.

Ethiopian Doctor Becomes First African WHO DG

52-year-old Tedros had at different times served as Ethiopia’s minister of health and foreign affairs as well as chairman of the board of the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria
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WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak In DR Congo

The World Health Organization, WHO, has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo after an individual was confirmed to have died of the virus in the country's North East.

Meningitis: More Vaccines For Nigeria

The additional 820,000 doses of the meningitis C conjugate vaccine was donated by the UK government to the WHO and is currently on its way to Nigeria.
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