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WHO launches digital platform to tackle health research gaps in Eastern Mediterranean

By Desire Uzochukwu The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched the first digital platform for health research prioritisation in its Eastern Mediterranean Region,...

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WHO steps up Ebola-related virus preparedness in 3 African-linked countries

By Desire Uzochukwu  Conflict, displacement and weak health systems pose challenges as agency trains health workers and strengthens border surveillance The World Health...

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WHO warns 117m people face humanitarian crisis in Eastern Mediterranean

… As health ministers meet to tackle emergencies, disease outbreaks, funding gaps

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150m Africans living with mental health, neurological, substance-use conditions – WHO

… Demands greater role for people with lived experience

L-R: Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye and Managing Director/CEO of SKG Pharma Limited and former Chairman PMG/MAN, Dr Okey Akpa, stepping into the venue of the 8th Nigeria Pharma Manufacturers’ Expo jointly organised in Lagos by the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Group of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (PMG-MAN) and PGE Expo PVT Limited.
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Vaccine production holds back WHO Level 4 status- NAFDAC

… Seeks partners’ support for local manufacturing

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AMR: 1m die yearly as WHO warns of global health crisis

… Says drug-resistant infections kill 2 people every minute

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Iraq turns polio fight into stronger health system — WHO

By Joyce Ekeh Iraq has demonstrated how decades of investment in polio eradication can be transformed into lasting national health capacity after becoming...