Tag: World Health Organisation (WHO)
WHO commends blood donors
According to the organisation, donating just one unit of blood can save the lives of up to three patients.
Monkeypox: U.S govt. denies operating ‘controlled labs’ in Nigeria
According to the statement, reports that the origin of the current global outbreak of monkeypox disease emanated from U.S.-controlled laboratories…
WHO advocates environmental tax levies on tobacco
Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, the Regional Director for Africa, made the call on Monday in a message to commemorate the 2022…
5 reported Ebola cases die in DR Congo
The WHO noted that all five patients have died and 234 contacts have been identified and are under surveillance, while…
COVID-19 is not yet over, WHO boss Tedros warns
He said reported cases are increasing in almost 70 countries in all regions, because testing rates have plummeted.
WHO says Malaria still a public health threat
Six countries, the worst impacted by malaria, are reported to have accounted for up to 55 percent of cases globally,…
WHO records lowest COVID-19 deaths
Nevertheless, WHO insists the pandemic remains a public health emergency of international concern and the world cannot afford to ‘lose…
WHO marks 2 years of declaring COVID-19 pandemic
This assessment was made six weeks after the virus was declared a global health emergency when there were fewer than…
WHO’s supplies to Ethiopia’s Tigray stuck in warehouse
WHO is planning to ship an additional 15-20 metric tonnes to Afar to meet the health needs of people recently…
U.S. opposes plans to strengthen WHO
The United States, the World Health Organisation’s (WHO’s) top donor, is resisting proposals to make the agency more independent.
Toyin Saraki appointed WHO ambassador for global health
Mr Anil Soni, the CEO of WHO Foundation described Saraki as a highly esteemed global advocate, with decades of work…
COVID-19 pandemic likely to end 2022, says WHO
Ghebreyesus said he was highly concerned that the more transmissible Omicron, circulating at the same time as Delta, is leading…
WHO sounds another dire warning on COVID-19
Failure to apply the established public health and social measures could cause alarming surges in the number of COVID-19 cases…
Omicron cases now in 89 countries: WHO
The agency designated Omicron a variant of concern on Nov. 26, soon after it was first detected, and much is…
WHO to countries: Prepare for likely spread of Omicron
WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier said in Geneva that data suggesting that Omicron is highly transmissible is preliminary.