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End aid dependency, WHO tells African leaders

By Emmanuel Chisom 02/06/2025 0

NEW YORK (SUNDIATA  POST)- The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, has urged African leaders to break free from aid dependency and commit to self-reliance and sustainable development. Speaking at the ongoing Ibrahim Governance Weekend (IGW) in Marrakech, Morocco (June 1–3), Ghebreyesus emphasised the need for a shift in mindset Continue Reading

Health

WHO seeks urgent action to ban flavoured tobacco, nicotine products

By Emmanuel Chisom 30/05/2025 0

ABUJA (SUNDIATA POST)- The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday launched a new publication and called on governments to urgently ban all flavours in tobacco and nicotine products. The world body, in a statement on Friday, said that the products included cigarettes, pouches, hookahs and e-cigarettes, to protect youths from addiction and disease. The organisation […]Continue Reading

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WHO decries 33-year life expectancy gap between rich, poor countries 

By Emmanuel Chisom 06/05/2025 0

NEW YORK- The World Health Organization (WHO) says on Tuesday that more than 30-year difference in life expectancy between the richest and the poorest countries highlights global health inequities. The global health body stated this in its ‘World Report on Social Determinants of Health Equity’ launched on Tuesday by its Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus. The […]Continue Reading

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Valentine: Naval officers’ wives visit hospitals, distribute items to patients

By Emmanuel Chisom 14/02/2025 0

LAGOS (SUNDIATA POST)- The Naval Officers’ Wives Association (NOWA), Western Naval Command, on Friday visited  three naval  hospitals in Lagos State and distributed various items to patients. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)reports that items distributed during the visit include toiletries,bed sheets,mop buckets and mop sticks Mrs Josephine Oamen, the NOWA Coordinator in Continue Reading