The Public Health Department, Ekiti State Ministry of Health and Human Services, has produced its latest edition of the Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC) Epidemiological Bulletin (EpiWeek 18 – 26, April 28 – June 29, 2025), through the BHCPF – NCDC Gateway for Emergency Preparedness Funding. For more aboutContinue Reading
Measles is an acute fever viral illness that is extremely contagious, preventable, and also goes by the name rubeola. Particularly in Southeast Asia and Africa, it continues to be a significant contributor to worldwide death and morbidity. Despite the fact that there is a vaccine that works, it nevertheless causesContinue Reading
Terms of Reference for Ekiti State Technical Working Group on Adolescents and Young People’s Health and Development by Tolulope Adewemimo, Ekiti State Adolescent Health Officer/Focal Person | September 12, 2024 Nigeria has a large and growing population of adolescents and young people (AYP), aged 10-24 years. They account for overContinue Reading
by Tayo Fasuan Rotary International Together for Healthy Family in Nigeria (THFN), organised a three-day journalists’ workshop in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, through the Rotary Action Group for Reproduction, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (RMCH), with the sole target of equipping media practitioners on how to effectively get involved with RMCHContinue Reading
Programs of Scale for the Rotary Action Group for Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health (RMCH) Journalists Training/Workshop 2024 Rotary International is a Non-Governmental foremost Humanitarian Organisation with over 1.5m members worldwide. It enjoys diplomatic status and has sat at the United Nations as an observer since 1948. The organisation hasContinue Reading
An important aspect of infection prevention and control (IPC) is the identifying and breaking the chain of transmission. To do this, we need a good understanding of the interaction of agent, host, and environment in aiding transmission of diseases, and also acting as reservoirs. Continue Reading
One of the pillars of epidemic/emergency preparedness and response projects is the Gender pillar, and the major activity here is gender-based violence, GBV. GBV has significant and long-lasting impacts on physical and mental health including injury, unintended pregnancy and pregnancy complications, sexually transmitted infections, HIV, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, andContinue Reading
Risk communication is the real-time exchange of information, advice and opinions between experts or officials and people who face a hazard or threat to their survival, health, or economic or social wellbeing. The purpose is to enable people at risk to make informed decisions to mitigate the effects of aContinue Reading
Event-based surveillance (EBS) is the organized and rapid capture of information about events that are a potential risk to public health. This information can be rumours and other ad-hoc reports transmitted through formal channels (i.e. established routine reporting systems) and informal channels (i.e. media, health workers and nongovernmental organizations reports).Continue Reading