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What to know about the first reported case of Coronavirus in Nigeria

The Nigerian Honourable Minister of Health has announced a confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) case in Lagos State. “The case is an Italian citizen who works in Nigeria and returned from Milan, Italy to Lagos, Nigeria on the 25th of February …

Massive Anti-Rabies Campaign begins in Bayelsa State

Anti-Rabies Campaign kicked off in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State yesterday to curb the menace of Rabies disease in the State. The Regional Disease Surveillance Systems Enhancement (REDISSE) Project which is initiated by the World Bank and is being implemented by the …

Apply for the 2020 One Health Advocacy and Mentorship (OHAM) Program

Are you a student or young professional currently engaged or interested in sectors around public health and sustainable development? Are you open to learning, interaction and career mentorship in One Health? Are you social media savvy and willing to utilize …

The Institution of the World Organisation for Animal health (OIE)

Name: World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Former Name – Offices Internationales des Epizootes (OIE) Type of organization: Intergovernmental and International Organization Date Established: January 25th, 1924 Headquarters: Paris, France Total number of Member States: 182 countries History and …

Read these reporting series on Climate Change and Health from EJN

This article originally appeared on Internews The Earth Journalism Network, Internews’ program in support of environmental media, recently launched its latest special report exploring the links between climate change and health. The in-depth reporting series stems from growing concern about not just …

Wildlife Spotlight on the Endangered Giant Leatherback Turtle

Scientific Name: Dermochelys coriacea Type: Marine reptile Diet: Omnivore Average life span in the wild: 30 years Size: 4-6 ft (1.3 – 1.83 m) Weight: 300 – 500kg Group name: Leatherback Turtle Giant leatherback turtles are huge marine reptiles and the …

Update – Lassa Fever records 41 deaths across 19 states in Nigeria

The Lassa fever epidemic continues to spread across Nigeria, despite frantic efforts by the health institutions, government and non-governmental organizations to curtail this disease. As at the last update on January 27, 2020, a total of 195 cases were confirmed …

New Updates on the ongoing LASSA FEVER outbreak in Nigeria

Since the beginning of the year, news reports have confirmed that Lassa Fever has been on the rampage yet again in Nigeria. According to the Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC), as of the 24th of January 2020, 195 confirmed …

CORONAVIRUS – What you need to know about this new public health threat

On 31 December 2019, the WHO China Country Office was informed of cases of pneumonia of unknown cause detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China. By 7th January, a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was identified as the causative virus by Chinese authorities. Since then till …

Invitation to Seminar on Antibiotic Resistance

Antibiotics are essential resources for human and animal health today. However, with increasing abuse and misuse by both human and animal health practitioners, antibiotics resistance is occurring and has now become one of the biggest problems facing humanity and life …

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