Tag: WHO
WHO Launches Global Network To Detect, Prevent Infectious Disease Threat
Abuja, - The World Health Organisation (WHO) and partners are launching a global network to help protect people from...
WHO Cautions Against Use Of Non-Sugar Sweeteners For Weight Control
Abuja, - World Health Organisation (WHO) has advised against use of non-sugar sweeteners (NSS) to control body weight or reduce the...
1 Pregnant Woman Or Newborn Dies Every 7 Seconds- UN Report
New York, - World Health Organisation (WHO) says one pregnant woman or newborn dies every seven seconds as global...
Coronavirus Pandemic No Longer international Health Emergency — WHO
Geneva, - The global Coronavirus pandemic is no longer considered an international health emergency, the World Health Organisation...
WHO: Covid Deaths Down 95 Percent This Year
Abuja (Sundiata Post) - The WHO said Wednesday that Covid-19 deaths had dropped by 95 percent since the start of the year — but...
WHO Tains Journalists On Health, Behavioral Change Reporting
Yola - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has trained no fewer than 53 journalistsin Adamawa on health and behavioural change...
Data remains essential document for risk assessments of COVID-19- WHO
By FRANCA OFILI
ABUJA- The World Health Organisation (WHO) says data remains essential for the organisation to carry out regular, rapid and robust risk assessments...
Cholera Outbreak: Death toll rises to 51 in C/River community
By EHIGIMETOR IGBAUGBA
CROSS RIVER- The death toll in the Cholera outbreak in Ekureku community in Abi Local Government Area of Cross River has risen...
WHO to name virus mpox instead of Monkey pox to avoid...
BY SHEJI HALIMA
GENEVA- The World Health Organisation (WHO), has decided to use the name Mpox for a virus previously known as Monkeypox, the body...
WHO to identify pathogens that can cause future pandemics
By CECILIA OLOGUNAGBA
NEW YORK- The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is working to compile an updated list of priority pathogens that could cause...
Obi lauds Buhari’s Govt over commitment to National Health Insurance policy
By BENSON EZUGWU
ENUGU- Chief Emmanuel Obi, Managing Director/CEO, Well Health Network Limited, Enugu has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his commitment to the implementation...
More Than 116m People Living With Mental Health Conditions in Africa...
By Franca Ofili
Abuja, - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that more than 116 million people are estimated to be...
Nigeria on alert mode as Ebola resurfaces in Uganda—NCDC
By ABUJAH RACHEAL
ABUJA- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it is aware of the ongoing outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease...
NCDC reports 60 suspected monkeypox cases
By ABUJAH RACHEAL
ABUJA- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported60 new suspected cases of monkeypox in its latest situation report covering Aug....
WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo over
By SHEJI HALIMA
CAPE TOWN SOUTH AFRICA- The latest outbreak of the Ebola disease in Congo has officially been declared over, according to the World...
WHO to rename Monkeypox, publishes guideline on vaccination
By CECILIA OLOGUNAGBANEW YORK-World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is working with partners on renaming Monkeypox and its variants, and also to put in...
World Blood Donor Day: Donating one unit of blood can save...
By FRANCA OFILI
ABUJA- The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that donating just one unit of blood can save the lives of up to three...
Testicular cancer most common in young adults, caused by undescended testis...
By ABUJAH RACHEALABUJA- Dr Abisoye Abayomi, an oncologist, says testicular cancer is most common in men, between the ages of 20 and 35 years,...
Measles kills 14 children in Anambra
By LUCY OSUIZIGBO-OKECHUKWU
AWKA- The Anambra Government has confirmed the death of 14 children from measles outbreak in nine local government areas of the state.
The...
WHO D-G, Ghebreyesus, re-elected
By CECILIA OLOGUNAGBA
NEW YORK- The Member States of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday re-elected Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus to serve a second five-year...