After 23 months of silence in the country, 4 cases of wild polio virus were detected in 2016, making Nigeria the only polio endemic country in the continent. Several issues have been identified as factors militating against the eradication of polio in the country. Among such is surveillance which needs strengthening. To achieve this, surveillance […]
Inagbe resort, Lagos was the venue for a three (3) day joint leadership and management retreat for staff and donors of NSTOP which was held on November 13-15, 2017.Dr. Ndadilnasiya Waziri, NSTOP National Coordinator, led the event which was attended by AFENET Nigeria Country Representative, Dr Patrick Nguku; US CDC Country Director, Dr Mahesh; US […]
The World AIDS Day as celebrated since 1988 is viewed as an opportunity to unite people globally to fight against HIV, to support people living with the virus and commensurate the families of those who have lost love ones to HIV. In 2016, Nigeria accounts for 3.5 million people living with the virus, 180,000 AIDS […]
Cohort 8 residents had their Clusters 3 & 4 didactic lectures, during the 7th week , The following guest lecturers visited during the cluster Michelle Evering_Watley – taught: Teaching and Mentoring Dr. Daniel Duval (CDC Atlanta) – taught: Project Management; Process Improvement and Control; Change Management and CDC-Nigeria Global Health Security Agenda Abimbola Taiwo (CDC […]
A 2-day Malaria Research Dissemination Workshop was held at Barcelona Hotels, Abuja on 17 and 18 October 2017. Opening Remarks was given by the Honorable Minister for Health, represented by the Director of Public Health, Federal Ministry of Health, Dr Evelyn Ngige. Also in attendance at the Opening ceremony and launch was the PMI Advisor […]
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