Tag: WHO
Tobacco Kills 6 Million People Yearly —WHO
Eromosele Ebhomele Ahead of 31 May this year to mark World No Tobacco Day, WNTD, the World Health Organisation, WHO,…
Ebola death toll tops 8,000
The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in west Africa has risen to 8,153 out of 20,656 cases recorded, the…
Lagos And The Defining Moments Of 2014
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Though 2014 has come and gone, its memories continue to linger on. To some, it was a…
Ebola Red Alert This Season
In recent times, some countries in West Africa have been plagued by the killer Ebola virus disease. Though Nigeria had…
Achieving A HIV/AIDS-Free Generation
By Rasak Musbau In 1988, the World Health Organization (WHO) instituted December 1 every year as World AIDS Day. The…
China says nearly 500,000 living with HIV
The World Health Organization issued a call to action to China Monday over HIV/AIDS as government figures said nearly half…
WHO confirms DR Congo Ebola-free
The World Health Organization confirmed Friday that the Democratic Republic of Congo was Ebola-free, as 42 days had passed since…
WHO Warns Over Stalled Global War Against Measles
Progress towards wiping out measles worldwide has stalled, with deaths from the highly contagious disease rising last year and poor…
Humbling The Ebola Virus Disease In Lagos: Heroes Of The Containment
By Mac Durugbo September 18, 2014, will remain a memorable date in the history of Nigeria in general and Lagos…
1.5m people died of TB in 2013, says WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday that nine million people were infected by tuberculosis (TB) in 2013, while…
Spain nurse cured of Ebola, says doctors
A Spanish nurse who was the first person to catch Ebola outside Africa has been cured of the deadly virus…
LASG lauds Nigeria’s Ebola containment feat
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris, on Monday said the success recorded by Nigeria in the containment of…
Nigeria Officially Ebola Free, Says WHO
The World Health Organization on Monday declared Nigeria officially Ebola-free, after 42 days — or two incubation periods — without…
Nigeria to be declared Ebola-free on Monday
Nigeria is expected to be declared Ebola-free on Monday, just three months after fears that the virus could spread like…
Ebola: WHO warns of deteriorating situation in W.Africa
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday warned again of continuous deteriorating situation in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, saying…