Tag: World Health Organisation
Africa may face shortage of 5.3m health professionals by 2030
To address these challenges, Ojo emphasised the need for an effective health workforce with the right number of workers, proper…
WHO convenes on monkeypox spread
The partners were also members of the global mechanism to ensure COVID-19 vaccine equity, known as COVAX.
U.S. House passes bill to restore Taiwan’s WHO status
The House passed the bill 425 to 0, sending it to the White House because it passed the Senate in…
WHO appoints Nigerian doctor, Ayoade Alakija Special Envoy for ACT-Accelerator
Dr Alakija is a global health leader and activist who has deployed diplomacy to bring the global north and south…
Coronavirus origin: China replies U.S., 13 other countries
China on Wednesday disproved a joint statement made by the U.S. and 13 other countries expressing “concerns” over the World…
WHO team lands in China to trace COVID-19 origin
An international team of World Health Organisation(WHO) experts tasked with studying the origin of COVID-19 outbreak has arrived Wuhan, China
WHO probes cluster of COVID-19 cases in Geneva headquarters
The World Health Organization (WHO) said a possible small cluster of COVID-19 cases in its Geneva headquarters, is under investigation.
WHO says Remdesivir not effective as COVID-19 cure
The World Health Organisation said Thursday night that the antiviral drug Remdesivir strongly touted by US President Trump, as a…
Covid-19 pandemic has just begun: WHO envoy Nabbaro
The world is still “at the beginning” of the COVID-19 pandemic and is “not even at the middle,” a WHO…
Melinda Gates to Trump: Your WHO move makes no sense
Melinda Gates has slammed U.S. President Donald Trump for pulling funding from the World Health Organization (WHO) at a time…
WHO lists six conditions before coronavirus restrictions lifted
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has sounded a stern warning against lifting coronavirus restrictions too soon, saying it could lead…
WHO opens up on 5G mobile spreading Coronavirus
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday said that viruses cannot travel on radio waves or mobile networks, saying COVID-19…
Trump descends on WHO, slams it China centric
U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking to blame the World Health Organisation for the coronavirus crisis sweeping through his country
Africa will not be guinea pig for COVID-19 vaccine: WHO chief Tedros
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Africa will not become testing ground for any vaccines against COVID-19.
Global Coronavirus cases surpass one million mark
Global coronavirus cases have crossed the one million mark earlier than predicted by the World Health Organisation
WHO shocker: Masks can cause infection, not coronavirus proof
The World Health Organisation, WHO has dropped a shocker to people wearing masks as protection against coronavirus. It said masks…
Eating Garlic, hand dryer: WHO busts 15 coronavirus myths
Many myths exist about the deadly coronavirus causing havoc worldwide. The World Health Organisation on its website and Twitter shatters…
Buhari shows how to maintain social distancing
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday showed Nigerians how to maintain social distancing in the season of coronavirus pandemic.
Messi, Eto’o join FIFA campaign against coronavirus(Video)
FIFA and the World Health Organisation have launched a joint video campaign aimed at spreading the message of how to…
World in coronavirus trouble as face masks run out
The world is running out of masks and other protective equipment against the novel coronavirus, the World Health Organization chief…
Coronavirus not yet a pandemic: WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said the coronavirus outbreak is a global public health emergency, not a pandemic.
China’s Coronavirus kills 38 in 24 hours, WHO calls emergency meeting
China reported its biggest single-day jump in novel coronavirus deaths on Thursday, as 38 people died within 24 hours. All…
WHO’s alert: Deadly coronavirus in China likely to spread to nations
The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Tuesday that the new coronavirus was likely to spread to other parts of…
WHO accuses Tanzania of hoarding information on Ebola
Tanzania has declined to provide detailed information on suspected Ebola cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
WHO blow to tobacco firms: E-cigarette ‘undoubtedly harmful’
In a blow to tobacco companies, the World Health Organisation issued a caveat emptor on electronic cigarettes on Friday. It…
Congo’s Ebola outbreak an emergency: WHO
The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a "public health emergency…
7,000 children die everyday -WHO
The World Health Organisation has revealed that 7,000 children die everyday.
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…
Strange disease kills 7 in central Tanzania
Ummy Mwalimu, Tanzania’s Minister of Health, on Monday in Dar es Salaam said that a strange disease in central Tanzania…