Tag: WHO

Cholera cases surging fast in Africa

May surpass worst cases of 2021 if trend continues, WHO warns Malawi…

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Equatorial Guinea confirms first-ever Marburg virus disease outbreak

  9 deaths, 16 suspected cases reported Equatorial Guinea yesterday confirmed its…

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Nigerian laboratory receives WHO full accreditation for fight against measles and rubella

A Nigerian laboratory, the Central Public Health Laboratory (CPHL), Lagos, recently attained…

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World Leprosy Day: Nigeria, 23 other countries contribute 95% of global burden

NMA urges pragmatic collaboration towards elimination Nigeria joined the rest of the…

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Lassa Fever: WHO officials visit Edo Health Commissioner

Edo State Commissioner for Health Prof Obehi Akoria has assured that the…

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1 child or youth died once every 4.4 seconds in 2021 – UN report

Separate UN report reveals another 1.9 million babies were tragically stillborn during…

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WHO backs mask-wearing on long flights

Omicron variant spreads in U.S. World Health Oranisation (WHO) on Tuesday advised…

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World AIDS DAY: Inequalities blocking end of pandemic – UN

"Of the 38 million people living with HIV, 5.9 million people who…

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Pneumonia kills 700,000 children annually – paediatrician

A paediatrician at the Federal Medical center, Birnin Kudu in Jigawa state…

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World Patients Safety Day: Pharmacist counsels on need to adhere to prescribed medications

Identifies unsafe medication practice as cause of avoidable harm in health care…

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Global experts name new Monkeypox virus variants

A group of global experts convened by WHO weekend named new monkeypox…

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Edo intensifies response to contain monkeypox

Patients recount experience After four days of complaining of fever, headache, fatigue…

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World Breastfeeding Week: Firm launches first MilkBank in Nigeria

The Milk Booster, a company that produces lactation products that help increase…

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WHO publishes new guidelines on HIV, hepatitis and STIs for key populations

The World health Organisation (WHO has published new “Consolidated guidelines on HIV,…

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At last, Africa to begin vaccination against malaria as Gavi opens applications for vaccine roll-out support

All is set for the world's first-ever mass vaccination against malaria as…

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WHO report shows poorer health outcomes for vulnerable refugees, migrants

Says World may not achieve SDGs health-related goals  The first World Health…

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Borno confirms outbreak of monkey pox in Maiduguri

The Director of Public Health, Borno State Ministry of Health, Dr. Lawi…

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25m infants missed out on life-saving vaccinations in 2021 – WHO, UNICEF

A new global data jointly released by the World Health Organisation, WHO…

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COVID-19 deaths in African region to fall by nearly 94% in 2022 – WHO analysis

COVID-19 deaths in the African region are expected to decline by almost…

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Monkeypox reported in 7 African countries

Facts you should know Preliminary report by the World Health Organisation (WHO)…

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It’s World No Tobacco Day!

WHO calls on African countries to impose more tax levies Highlights danger…

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African health ministers seek ways to bolster polio outbreak response

African health ministers gathered today to seek ways of ramping up measures…

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World Health Assembly re-elects Tedros Ghebreyesus as WHO DG

The World Health Organisation (WHO) member states have  re-elected Dr Tedros Adhanom…

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World Immunization: Vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks on the rise in Africa – WHO

As the World Immunization Week 2022 ends today, the World Health Organization…

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Deaths from non-communicable diseases on the rise in Africa

Non-communicable diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes are increasingly becoming…

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