Budget carrier Avelo Airlines says it has signed an agreement to fly deportation flights from Arizona starting in May By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press Budget carrier Avelo Airlines signed an agreement to fly federal deportation flights from Arizona starting in May, according to the company, whose founder acknowledged the decision may be controversial. Andrew Levy
Six-time English Premier League Champion, Rio Ferdinand, has urged Manchester United to go all out for Super Eagles forward, Victor Osimhen, in the summer transfer window, Soccernet.ng reports. The Red Devils are currently experiencing their worst top-flight campaign in over three decades, languishing in 13th place with 38 points on the English Premier League table.
World Breastfeeding Week is commemorated worldwide in the first week of August to emphasize the importance of regular breastfeeding for babies and to encourage and support breastfeeding. The week also marks the anniversary of the Innocenti Declaration – the UN declaration on breastfeeding that was made on August 1, 1990. World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated
Kano, 26 August, 2022 - The WHO Country Representative, (WR) Dr Walter K. Malumbo, has given Kano State, a pat on the back for historic role in Polio Eradication and presently, efforts in ramping up Covid-19 vaccination in the State. Speaking during an interactive session with the Governor at the Government House, on 24 August
Abuja, 26 August, 2022 - When 38-year-old man Mr Hassan Olusoji, residing at Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, was diagnosed with high blood pressure (HBP) at a Primary Health Care Centre (PHC), in Italapo, in same state, he was surprised, he never expected to have the disease. “I never thought I had high blood pressure because
Abuja, 26 August, 2022 - On a recent weekday, when 25-year-old John Odido left his home at Gishiri Village, Abuja, to his barbing shop in the same community, he had no plan to conduct any medical test or get his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Like most young people in the community, Mr Odido
Lomé – Spurred by the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on fragile health systems, African health ministers this week adopted a new eight-year strategy to transform health security and emergency response in the region. The Regional Strategy for Health Security and Emergencies 2022–2030, endorsed during the Seventy-second session of the World Health Organization (WHO)
Lilongwe, 24 August 2022 – The cholera outbreak, initially limited to the southern part of the country, has now spread to Malawi's northern and central regions. To date, 1,483 cases and 58 deaths have been recorded with the case fatality rate at 3.9 per cent[1]. This is of serious concern as cases continue to rise outside
Lomé – As Africa strives to recover from the deepfelt impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, health authorities and experts gathering this week for the Seventy-second session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa launched a new drive to find ways of revamping the region’s health systems. At a special event on Rethinking and rebuilding
Lomé – African health ministers today launched a campaign to ramp up awareness, bolster prevention and care to curb the toll of sickle cell disease, one of the most common illnesses in the region but which receives inadequate attention. More than 66% of the 120 million people affected worldwide by sickle cell disease live in
Lomé – With the burden of cardiovascular disease, mental and neurological disorders and diabetes rising in the region, African health ministers today endorsed a new strategy to boost access to the diagnosis, treatment and care of severe noncommunicable diseases. The health ministers, gathering for the Seventy-second session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for
Brazzaville/Kinshasa – Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared a resurgence of Ebola late last night, following confirmation of one case in the country’s eastern province of North Kivu. A 46-year-old woman died on 15 August 2022 in Beni, a town located in North Kivu. She received care at the Beni Referral Hospital, initially
Abuja, 22 August, 2022 - Targeting universal immunization, the government of Nigeria through the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners, on 22 August 2022, introduced the rotavirus vaccine into Routine Immunization (RI) Schedule. The introduction of the vaccine into the RI programme is in
Lomé – The President of the Republic of Togo, H.E President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé opened the Seventy-second session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa with African health ministers and government representatives in attendance. The region’s foremost public health gathering held annually will discuss and agree on measures to lower the burden
Budget carrier Avelo Airlines says it has signed an agreement to fly deportation flights from Arizona starting in May By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press Budget carrier Avelo Airlines signed an agreement to fly federal deportation flights from Arizona starting in May, according to the company, whose founder acknowledged the decision may be controversial. Andrew Levy
NEW YORK -- The Trump administrated has canceled millions of dollars in international grants that a Department of Labor division administered to combat child labor and slave labor around the world. The Bureau of International Labor Affairs helped reduce the number of child laborers worldwide by 78 million over the last two decades, including by
The presidency has refuted claims of a shake-up in the leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). A tweet on Monday by Daniel Bwala, special adviser to the president on policy communication, said there is no truth to the rumours that Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, has been removed from office. “The story trending across
2024 EFL Championship winners, Leicester City, are drawing closer to a return to the English second division following a 3-0 loss to Newcastle United at the King Power Stadium, Soccernet.ng reports. The Foxes are yet to win a game since their 2-1 victory over Ange Postecoglu’s Tottenham Hotspur in January, and their winless streak continued