Tag: WHO
Conflict, instability are making pregnancy increasingly dangerous worldwide, warns WHO
By linking maternal mortality ratio data to the fragility classification, WHO and partners now have a more precise tool to…
U.S. exit from WHO a global setback, says Tedros
Theoretically, one of the conditions for withdrawal specified in the agreement has not been met, as the U.S. failed to…
Save lives, raise taxes on sugary drinks, alcohol – WHO urges govts
Among other findings, the report on sugar-sweetened beverage taxes shows that at least 116 countries tax sugary drinks. But it…
WHO warns drug-resistant gonorrhoea on the rise
The organisation called for more investment in national surveillance systems to combat drug-resistant gonorrhoea worldwide.
Report shows over 24 million persons living with diabetes in Africa
Dr. Mohamed Janabi, WHO Regional Director for Africa, made this disclosure in a statement marking World Diabetes Day 2025 in…
WHO reports significant decline in polio cases across Africa
Janabi lauded Africa’s progress toward becoming polio-free and renewed the commitment to protecting every child from the preventable disease through…
Rising e-cigarette addiction among children sparks WHO alarm
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has sounded a global alarm over what it calls an “alarming new wave” of nicotine…
Paracetamol causes autism? WHO responds
The WHO has dismissed claims that the use of paracetamol (acetaminophen) during pregnancy causes autism, insisting there is no scientific…
WHO responds to Trump’s remarks on paracetamol, vaccines
Kate O’Brien, Director of the Department of Immunisation, Vaccines and Biologicals at WHO, assured that vaccines are powerful tools in…
WHO says cholera kills more than 6000 people in 2024
WHO said preliminary data show that the global cholera crisis continues into 2025, with 31 countries reporting outbreaks since the…
Nigeria lags behind in WHO’s fight against avoidable blindness
According to experts, no fewer than 23 million Nigerians currently suffer from different forms of eye problems, with one in…
HIV treatment: Africa advances with procurement of first locally made medicine
WHO says the achievement is part of a broader push to bolster local production capacity and improve access to essential…
89% of infants vaccinated globally in 2024: WHO, UNICEF warn of risks
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus emphasised the life-saving power of vaccines, stating, “It’s encouraging to see an increase in children…
Global beverage giants slam WHO over ‘useless’ Sugar Tax push
This concern was expressed by the Executive Director of the International Council of Beverages Associations (ICBA), Kate Loatman, in a…
WHO launches $56.4m appeal for Syria
Dr Christina Bethke, Acting WHO Representative in Syria, in a statement, warned that displaced communities continue to live in overcrowded…
WHO, partners activate platform for emergency Mpox response
“GHEC was established by WHO in 2023 after the response to the COVID-19 pandemic revealed the need to streamline efforts…
WHO certifies Egypt malaria-free
Malaria is as old as Egyptian civilization itself, but the disease that plagued pharaohs now belongs to its history and…
Level of unprotected teenage sex ‘worryingly high,’ WHO says
In a statement on Thursday, a new report from the WHO’s Regional Office for Europe, said the data revealed a…
WHO seeks $87.4m to contain Mpox outbreak
The world body said on Tuesday in a statement that the fund would be used to implement critical activities outlined…
WHO needs $87.4m to contain Mpox outbreak
WHO, therefore, called on donors to urgently fund the full extent of the Mpox response to prevent further spread and…
WHO declares Mpox outbreak in Africa international public health emergency
In July 2022, the multi-country outbreak of mpox was declared a PHEIC as it spread rapidly via sexual contact across…
WHO releases clinical treatment guideline for tobacco cessation
“The recommendations are relevant for all adults seeking to quit various tobacco products, including cigarettes, waterpipes, smokeless tobacco products, cigars,…
WHO: 2.6m die annually from alcohol, drug use
Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, said that substance use severely harmed individual health, increasing the risk of chronic diseases, mental…
WHO announces global resurgence of cholera
Improved access to early diagnosis and treatment, as well as surveillance and response has proven that countries can control and…
WHO updates list of drug-resistant bacteria threatening human health
“The updated BPPL incorporates new evidence and expert insights to guide research and development (R&D) for new antibiotics and promote…
WHO inaugurates vaccination in Niger to contain meningitis epidemic
Niger is one of 26 African countries where the disease is endemic and persistently poses a high risk in the…
In world first, Nigeria introduces new 5-in-1 vaccine against meningitis
Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out a new vaccine (called Men5CV) recommended by the…
WHO, Nigerian governors to sign health compact agreement
The decision to sign an agreement with WHO was reached at the council after a presentation on Nigeria’s Health Sector…
WHO staff, husband, 6-month-old baby killed in Gaza
Alhaj died on Tuesday when her parents’ house in southern Gaza—where she had evacuated from Gaza City—was bombed. She was…
Aspartame sweetener possible cancer cause – WHO
Aspartame has been used in multiple food and beverage products since the 1980s, including diet drinks, chewing gum, ice cream,…