Tag: WHO
1.3 billion people at risk of tuberculosis – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that a quarter of the world’s population has TB infection or some 1.3 billion…
10 million cases of TB recorded in 2017 – WHO
An estimated 10 million people worldwide developed Tuberculosis (TB) in 2017, and the world is far from ending the epidemic,…
800,000 people commit suicide annually – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says no fewer than 800,000 people commit suicide annually, the second leading cause of death…
WHO expects more Ebola cases in Congo
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday that it could not be certain that it had identified all people…
WHO to donate Yellow fever vaccines to Nigeria
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has pledged to donate 12 million doses of Yellow fever vaccines in 2018 and 19…
DR Congo: WHO calls for access to tackle Ebola
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for “free and secure” access to the Ebola-affected people in the conflict-affected region…
Ebola cases in DR Congo ‘will rise in coming days’ – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised the alarm that cases from the resurgent Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic…
Congo Ebola outbreak poses high regional risk – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that an Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is likely…
Millions of people unknowingly infected with hepatitis – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised an alarm over millions of people who have viral hepatitis but are unaware…
WHO declares DRC Ebola-free
The Ebola virus outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been declared over by the World Health Organisation…
Snail fever: WHO pledges to assist Myanmar
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has pledged to provide medical supplies and technical aid to Myanmar in prevention of the…
Plateau IDP camps: WHO to create makeshift clinics
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has promised to create makeshift clinics in the various IDPs camps in Plateau to address…
Nigeria to be 2 years polio free in August – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Coordinator in Cross River, Dr Thompson Igbu, says Nigeria would be polio free by August…
WHO finally ratify tobacco control framework
The 194 Member States of the World Health Organisation (WHO) have finally ratified the framework on tobacco control.
Congo: Ebola outbreak under control – WHO
The spread of Ebola seems to have been stopped in Congo, less than three months after the outbreak of the…