Tag: WHO
Tackling Adolescents’ Pregnancies
By Bilikis Bakare Population and environment have been inseparable since the beginning of time. They have parasitic and symbiotic relationship.…
450,000 People Resistant To TB Drugs Globally– WHO
The 2013 WHO Global Tuberculosis Report says an estimated 450,000 people develop Multi-Drug Resistance to Tuberculosis (MDR-TB). MDR-TB is a…
FG Declares Free Treatment For Dog Bite Victims
The Federal Government has declared free treatment in all tertiary hospitals in the country for dog bite victims, the Minister…
The Other Side Of Anti-Tobacco Campaign
By Kola Boluwaji When people suddenly emerge as apostles of anti-this and anti-that, we often assume they must be altruistic…
WHO to compel Nigerians going abroad take polio vaccine
From May 2013, Nigerians travelling abroad would be compelled to take the oral polio vaccine before leaving Nigeria, Dr Ray…
Nigeria’s life expectancy West Africa’s lowest
Life expectancy in Nigeria is now 47 years, making it the lowest among West African countries, Professor Abdulsalam Nasidi, Project…
The diesel engine exhaust cancerous, says WHO
This is a piece of news that should interest and even frighten Nigerians, dependent on generating electricity with diesel oil.…
10m To Die Of Cancer Annually From 2020
At least 10 million people worldwide are expected to die from the cancer annually by 2020, a senior Health official…
COMMISSIONER-NOMINEES: Soyinka’s Son, Others Screened By Ogun Assembly
First son of Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, Dr. Olaokun Soyinka and other commissioner-nominees were as at press time, being…
WHO: Smoking Could Kill 6m In 2011
The World Health Organisation says tobacco smoking, WHO, will kill nearly six million people this year, including 600,000 non-smokers around…