Tag: World Health Organisation
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…
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Liberia declared Ebola free for third time, WHO cautions on flare-ups
For the third time, the World Health Organisation has announced an end to the latest flare-up of the Ebola virus…
WHO urges sustained measles vaccination
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for sustained measles vaccination as reports had shown that the number of measles-related…
WHO scientists investigate ‘mysterious deaths’ in Nigerian town
A “mysterious” disease that kills patients within 24 hours, said to have been inflicted by an angry ‘god’, has claimed…
UN agency declares Mali Ebola virus free
The Malian government and the United Nations on Sunday declared the country free of Ebola after 42 days without any…
W. African nations in crisis talks as Ebola spreads
Health ministers from across western Africa gathered on Wednesday to plan “drastic action” against the world’s deadliest-ever Ebola epidemic as…
Tobacco smoking kills 6 million people yearly – WHO
Eromosele Ebhomele Six million people still die annually from smoking despite the growing awareness of the dangers to smokers and…
Maternal deaths reduced by 45% – UN
The new United Nations data has shown a reduction of 45 per cent in maternal deaths since 1990, a statement…
Africa accounts for 90% of world’s malaria deaths – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO), on Friday, said 90 per cent of estimated 627,000 deaths caused by malaria in the…
WHO certifies Nigeria guinea-worm free
Nigeria has been declared a guinea worm free country by World Health Organisation (WHO), the federal government revealed on Wednesday.…
A Nation And Its Convoys Of Death
By Sola Ogunmosunle It has really become pitiable how our dear nation has been turned into a theatre of tragedies.…
Preventing Cholera Outbreak
By Bilkis Bakare Cholera is an acute contagious bacteria disease caused by the bacterium VIBRIO CHOLERAE, usually hosted by human…
Tuberculosis, second global killer after AIDS
Tuberculosis claimed 1.3 million lives last year with drug-resistant forms of the infectious disease — the deadliest after AIDS —…
FG, WHO To Provide 774 Dental Clinics
The Federal Government and the World Health Organisation (WHO) are to establish 774 dental clinics across the country. The Director,…
More than 270,000 pedestrians killed yearly
More than 270,000 pedestrians are killed on the world’s roads each year, the World Health Organisation said Thursday, slamming decades…