Tag: WHO
FRSC creates data bank for road traffic accident
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says the need to have a unified road accident data in the country informed…
WHO urges countries to reduce deaths from viral hepatitis
Ahead of World Hepatitis Day on 28 July, 2016, the World Health Organisation, WHO is urging countries to take rapid…
Air pollution kills over 3m people annually – WHO
The World Health Organisation, WHO, yesterday raised the alarm over the rise of urban air pollution which is increasing at…
WHO declares Adamawa Polio-free
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Adamawa as a polio-free state. The WHO Coordinator in the state, Dr Nuhu…
Kano records 3 confirmed cases of Lassa fever
Dr Kabir Getso, Kano State Commissioner for Health, said on Monday in Kano that the state had recorded three confirmed…
WHO raises alarm as Zika virus spreads speedily
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the Zika virus, linked to severe birth defects in thousands of babies…
Lassa Fever: WHO calls for intensive awareness campaign in rural areas
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday urged governments at all levels to intensify public awareness campaigns on Lassa Fever…
330,000 women die during child birth —WHO
Kazeem Ugbodaga At least 330,000 women died during child birth worldwide in 2015, says the World Health Organisation, WHO. Sub-Saharan…
Dead Sierra Leone patient tests positive for Ebola
A body has tested positive for Ebola in Sierra Leone, a spokesman for the Health Ministry said, just hours after…
New Ebola case confirmed in Liberia – WHO
The World Health Organization on Friday confirmed that a new case of the deadly Ebola virus has surfaced in Liberia,…
WHO official settles maid abuse case out of court
A representative for the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Thailand has settled out of court after being accused of keeping…
Nigerian Ebola survivor gives birth to baby girl
A Nigerian doctor who was infected with Ebola virus and survived has given birth to a baby girl in California.…
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Cancer: WHO says people can eat meat
The World Health Organization stressed Thursday that an explosive report this week linking the consumption of processed meat to cancer…
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Two-thirds of people under 50 have herpes – WHO
More than 3.7 billion people under 50 have the highly-infectious and incurable herpes virus that causes sores around the mouth…
Traffic deaths preventable, WHO says in call for road safety
Countries must introduce tougher laws to prevent drivers from speeding or drinking and help reduce the toll of 1.25 million…