6 d. ago Nigeria, others risk surge in tuberculosis on low investment, funding cuts – Pamba

Nigeria and other African nations are at a crossroads in the fight against tuberculosis as underinvestment in diagnostic services together read more Nigeria, others risk surge in tuberculosis on low investment, funding cuts – Pamba

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8 d. ago Child mortality rate drops globally, as funding cuts threaten progress – UN report

The number of children dying before their fifth birthday worldwide dropped to 4.8 million in 2023, while stillbirths declined slightly but remained at approximately 1.9 million, according to two new reports released on Tuesday by the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation. Despite these gains, the reports warned that decades of progress in Read More

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9 d. ago First Lady’s Renewed Hope Initiative donates additional N1bn to end tuberculosis

Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Monday pledged N1bn to end Tuberculosis in Nigeria by 2030. This donation follows a similar amount made to the cause in March 2024, when she was named Global and National Stop-TB Champion. “I would like to pledge an additional N1bn from the Renewed Hope Initiative to fight Tuberculosis Read More

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1 week ago Gavi, the vaccine alliance saves lives — Cutting funding puts Nigerians at risk

Here in Nigeria, health workers like Furera Aliyu have seen firsthand how economic hardship affects vaccination efforts. After the pandemic, read more Gavi, the vaccine alliance saves lives — Cutting funding puts Nigerians at risk

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2 w. ago Federal Gov’t Earmarks N700bn To Tackle Tuberculosis, Malaria, HIV/ AIDS

The Federal Government has injected N700 billion to strengthen the fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), malaria, and immunisation towards improving public health amidst US aid cuts. The chairman of the House Committee on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, Hon. Amobi Godwin Ogah, disclosed this at a pre-World TB Day press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, themed […]

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2 w. ago After Trump’s funding cuts, US varsity to lay off over 2,000 employees 

Tribune Online After Trump’s funding cuts, US varsity to lay off over 2,000 employees  Johns Hopkins University announced Thursday that it will be laying more than 2,000 employees following the Trump administration’s decision to slash $800 million in funding from the US Agency for International Development (USAID).  After Trump’s funding cuts, US varsity to lay off over 2,000 employees  Tribune Online

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3 w. ago Family planning uptake declines from 13,000 to 3,000 in Borno, others

Saleh Abba, a Borno State-based family physician, has decried the impact of the USAID funding cut on family planning, saying read more Family planning uptake declines from 13,000 to 3,000 in Borno, others

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3 w. ago Funding cuts jeopardise global fight against tuberculosis – WHO

The UN World Health Organisation has warned that severe funding cuts – particularly by the United States – are threatening decades of progress in the fight against tuberculosis, still the world’s deadliest infectious disease. The health agency highlighted that essential prevention, testing, and treatment services were collapsing, leaving millions at risk. Africa, Southeast Asia, and Read More

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