Tag: WHO
How Africa can earn polio-free certification – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said Africa stood the chance of being certified polio-free by the end of 2019 or…
Congo: Ebola death rate has risen to 135 – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says no fewer than 135 people have been killed by the Ebola virus outbreak in…
WHO to hold emergency meeting on Congo’s Ebola outbreak
The World Health Organisation (WHO) will hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday to decide whether Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola…
Cholera outbreak kills 42 in Somalia
An outbreak of cholera acute watery diarrhea (AWD) in Somalia has killed 42 people since December, a UN health agency…
WHO expects Congo’s Ebola outbreak to last 3, 4 months
Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak is expected to last another three to four months and could spread at any…
Adamawa: WHO vaccinates 377,000 people against cholera
No fewer than 377,000 people have been vaccinated against cholera in Adamawa, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
WHO tasks African leaders on mental health care
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged African leaders not to relent in the training of Primary Health Care workers…
Half of mental health disorders start at adolescence – WHO
Half of all mental illnesses begin at the adolescent age – before the age of 14 – but most cases…
Malaysia eliminates mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis
Malaysia has successfully eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday in Manila.
Flood disaster: WHO steps up disease prevention efforts
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is stepping up efforts to provide life-saving assistance, especially basic medical care to…
Cholera outbreak: WHO supports Zimbabwe with 1.4m vaccinations
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is supporting Zimbabwe’s efforts to begin vaccinating 1.4 million people against a new deadly outbreak…
World Bank supports Philippines typhoon victims with $496m
The World Bank has released 496.25 million dollars to support the Philippine government’s efforts to hasten recovery, rehabilitation, and reconstruction…
Harmful use of Alcohol kills 3 million people worldwide annually – WHO
The World Health Organisation, WHO, has revealed that harmful use of alcohol kills three million people worldwide every year, which…
Chronic illnesses kill 41 million people annually – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, chronic lyme disease, and depression, among others, kill no…
Militant attacks: WHO suspends work on Ebola in Congo
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is suspending parts of its effort to fight Ebola in Congo after a string of…
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…