Nigeria’s National Economic Council (NEC) has endorsed the N-774 programme as a primary platform for combating malnutrition in the country. NEC endorsed the programme Wednesday at its 144th meeting chaired by Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, a decision that followed a presentation on the state of nutrition in Nigeria by the Coordinating Minister of Health … Read more
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has issued an emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines for crisis-hit countries in collaboration with the Gavi vaccine alliance, Africa CDC, and the World Health Organization, the organizations said in a joint statement Saturday. Depending on the production capacity of manufacturers, agreements for up to 12 million doses through … Read more
Urgent action is needed to save millions of children from malnutrition in north-east Nigeria, Mohamed Fall, Nigeria’s Resident Coordinator, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) has said. Mr Fall made this known on Monday when he visited the Stabilisation Centre, a hospital dedicated to treating malnourished children, in Yola, Adamawa State, … Read more
The federal government has activated the National Emergency Operation Centre to coordinate responses and provide timely support to flood victims and people with public health concerns. The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Zubaida Umar, disclosed this at a National Emergency Coordination Forum held on Tuesday in Abuja. The News Agency of … Read more
The adoption of an indigenous midwives initiative across the country will significantly improve Nigeria’s maternal mortality according to John Sotunsa, a professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. He said this while speaking at Babcock University’s 49th inaugural lecture in Ogun State on Thursday. The lecture was themed: “Beyond Superficial Success: Holistic Approaches to Maternal Mortality.” Mr … Read more
One in four children under age 5 around the world is experiencing severe food poverty and is vulnerable to life-threatening malnutrition, according to a UNICEF report released Thursday. Some 27% of children under age 5 — or 181 million — are fed no more than two of the eight food groups per day that UNICEF … Read more
The United Nations Children’s Funds (UNICEF) has said it intends to support the Nigerian government with the provision of two Primary Healthcare Centres (PHC) in each ward across the country. The Chief of Public Health UNICEF Nigeria, Eduardo Celades, disclosed this while addressing journalists at a media dialogue on Immunisation and Vaccine in Kano on … Read more
A view of a newborn infant receiving care inside an incubator in Gaza Strip. Photo: AFP The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that oxygen generators at Al-Aqsa Hospital in the central Gaza Strip will stop functioning due to fuel shortages. “Fuel supply to #Gaza is still very low. With no consistent fuel delivery … Read more
Haiti’s health care system is on the verge of collapse, the United Nations Children’s Fund warned in a statement this week. “The combination of violence, mass displacement, dangerous epidemics and increasing malnutrition has bent Haiti’s health system,” said Bruno Maes, the UNICEF representative in Haiti. “But the strangling of supply chains may be what breaks … Read more
In its 75th year of partnership with India, UNICEF India today announced the appointment of one of the most iconic stars of Indian Cinema, Kareena Kapoor Khan as the organization’s National Ambassador. In her role, Kareena Kapoor Khan will support UNICEF India in furthering every child’s right to early childhood development, health, education and gender … Read more
