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WHO adopts measures to curb Ebola in Congo
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said it had taken measures to effectively respond to the recent outbreak of Ebola in…
WHO unveils new malaria vaccine
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday unveiled a new malaria vaccine called RTS,S that will be piloted in Kenya,…
WHO: Nigeria receives 500,000 doses of Meningitis C vaccine
Nigeria has received 500,000 doses of meningitis C containing vaccine to combat the epidemic in the country, the WHO has…
WHO: At least 2.2m Afghans suffer from mental health problems
The World Health Organisation says no fewer than 2.2 million Afghans are believed to be suffering from depressive and anxiety…
World Health Day: 300 million people worldwide live with depression-WHO
By Kazeem Ugbodaga As the world marks the World Health Day, the World Health Organisation, WHO, says more than 300…
Al-Shabaab Kidnaps 4 WHO Vaccination Volunteers
Somali army on Tuesday said that suspected radical Islamist group al-Shabaab in Somalia on Tuesday kidnapped four volunteers participating in…
800,000 people commit suicide worldwide annually – WHO
The World Health Organisation, WHO, says that every year, close to 800 000 people take their own life and that…
TB: WHO holds 1st global ministerial confab
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it will hold the first Global Ministerial Conference on Tuberculosis (TB) as part of…
Pollution Kills 1.7 Million Children Yearly – WHO
Polluted environments take the lives of 1.7 million children under the age of five, according to two new reports from…
Polio: South Sudan, WHO To Immunise 3m Children
South Sudan and the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday began immunisation targeting over three million children against Polio amid…
8.8 million people die from cancer every year-WHO
New World Health Organisation, WHO figures released this week indicate that each year 8.8 million people die from cancer, mostly…
TB kills 1.8 million people in 2015-WHO
The dreaded Tuberculosis, TB disease has killed 1.8 million people worldwide in 2015, says the World Health Organisation, WHO report.…
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WHO urges global action against consumption of sugary drinks
Taxing sugary drinks can lower consumption and reduce obesity, type 2 diabetes and tooth decay, says a new World Health…
Yellow Fever kills 400 in Angola, DRC, WHO to vaccinate 14 million
Yellow Fever has killed 400 people in Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC, as the World Health Organisation,…
2.6 million babies die inside womb annually-WHO
Kazeem Ugbodaga The World Health Organisation, WHO, reports that 2.6 million babies worldwide are stillborn annually, lamenting that cases of…