Tag: WHO
Coronavirus: WHO to accelerate research, innovation
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it will convene a global research and innovation forum to mobilise international action in…
Coronavirus: WHO lists Nigeria among high-risk African nations
The World Health Organisation has identified Nigeria among 13 high-risk African countries for coronavirus.
Coronavirus: WHO declares international emergency
Coronavirus has been declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization, as the outbreak continues to spread outside China.
Coronavirus: Stopping spread our highest priority – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO), says halting the spread of novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), both in China and globally, is the…
Coronavirus: WHO postpones decision on China
World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday postponed taking a decision on whether the mysterious coronavirus that killed at least 17…
Tobacco use declines globally – WHO
World Health Organisation (WHO) says overall global tobacco use reduced from 1.397 billion in 2000 to 1.337 billion in 2018…
2.2 billion people have vision impairment – WHO
More than 1 billion people worldwide are living with vision impairment because they do not get the care they need…
WHO releases frightening statistics on suicide
The World Health Organisation, WHO, has released frightening statistics on suicide rate worldwide, saying that at least one person dies…
Ebola death toll in DRC rises to 1,540, WHO raises alarm
The death toll in the latest outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has risen to 1,540,…
Polio vaccination: UN agencies take campaign to Somalia
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have called on Somalian citizens to vaccinate their…
Ebola: WHO to declare international emergency
The World Health Organization (WHO) should and is likely to declare an international emergency over the Ebola epidemic in the…
WHO lists countries with emergencies mental disorders
The World Health Organisation (WHO), in a report published on Wednesday, listed Nigeria, Bangladesh, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, South Sudan, Syria,…
Over 1m sexually transmitted infections recorded daily – WHO
Everyday, over one million new cases of curable Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) are recorded among people aged 15 to 49…
WHO issues guidelines to prevent dementia
The number of people with dementia worldwide is expected to triple in the next 30 years, according to the World…
WHO’s slain doctor buried in Cameroon
With overwhelming grief and respect, Dr Richard Valery Mouzoko Kiboung, a devoted doctor, epidemiologist, husband and father who had worked…