Tag: World Health Organisation (WHO)
Mysterious illness claims five lives in Burundi – WHO
UN World Health Organisation (WHO) and health authorities in Burundi are racing to identify a mysterious illness that has claimed…
WHO: 100 killed in attacks on Sudan kindergarten, hospital
Health facilities in Sudan have repeatedly come under attack near the frontlines of the country’s 2-1/2-year civil war. A massacre…
FG made emergency vaccine requests to battle cholera
The Federal Government of Nigeria has made four emergency requests to the International Coordinating Group on Vaccine Provision for cholera…
WHO speaks on lack of adequate assistance for female victims of violence
The report also noted that only seven countries in the region provide safe abortion, only 17 emergency mornings after contraception…
One in five adults still addicted to tobacco – WHO
While there has been a steady decline in tobacco use for both men and women across all age-groups during 2000–2024,…
720,000 lives lost: WHO sounds global alarm on suicide crisis
The Director-General of WHO Tedros Ghebreyesus is calling for “shifting the narrative” on the issue “to challenge harmful myths, reduce…
Why WHO recommends routine HPV vaccination for girls
“HPV types 6 and 11 cause about 90 per cent of anogenital warts, 528,000 cases of cervical cancer and 266,000…
WHO reports rise in Tuberculosis cases globally
According to the report, 10.8 million people fell ill with TB in 2023, with TB remaining the leading infectious disease…
WHO approves single-dose HPV vaccine
Dr Kate O’Brien, Director of the Department of Immunisation, vaccines and biologicals at WHO said "Having 90 per cent of…
WHO prequalifies the first vaccine against mpox
Over 120 countries have confirmed more than 103 000 cases of mpox since the onset of the global outbreak in…
UAE, WHO seek evacuation of 148 Palestinians to Abu Dhabi
“We hope this paves way for the establishment of evacuation corridors via all possible routes, including the Kerem Shalom and…
WHO warns of ‘bloodbath’ as Israel offensive looms in Rafah
The WHO said that more than 1.2 million people were currently sheltering in the area, many unable to move anywhere…
WHO releases frightening figure of TB infections in Africa
“TB continues to be the second leading cause of death from a single infectious agent, surpassing the toll of HIV/AIDS.…
CISLAC moves against tobacco epidemic in Nigeria
Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and has one of the leading tobacco markets in Africa, with over…
WHO holds first traditional medicine summit
The World Health Organisation held its first summit on traditional medicine on Thursday, with the intention of seeking evidence and…