1.5 million people die of tuberculosis in 2018 – WHO reveals
The World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that in 2018 alone, a total of 1.5 million people have died from the complications of...
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Fire guts WHO storage facility in Osogbo
The World Health Organisation (WHO) vaccination storage facility at the Ayegbaju Market in Osogbo, was on Saturday razed by fire. The...
Pneumonia kills over 800,000 children every year – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that over 800,000 children die every year due to complications resulting from pneumonia...
WHO calls for ban on tobacco
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for total ban on advertising, promotion and sponsorship of tobacco in the world over to...
WHO steps up campaign to end hepatitis, releases 6 preventive measures
Worried by the growing reported cases of hepatitis globally, World Health Organization, WHO, has intensified awareness campaign aimed at...
Why men die before women – WHO
A World Health Organisation (WHO) report says men are more likely to die earlier than women. The “2019 World Health Statistics” published...
WHO declares sex addiction a mental illness
The World Health Organization (WHO) has flagged sex addiction as a form of mental illness. This means those addicted to sex needs medical...
WHO declares video game addiction a ‘mental disorder’
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has tagged compulsive video gaming as a mental health condition. The UN health agency, in its updated...
Lassa fever: WHO gives update on outbreak in Nigeria
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that with the declining number and only a handful of confirmed cases reported in recent weeks,...
7 million people die every year from air pollution – WHO
The WHO on Wednesday said seven million people die every year from exposure to polluted air. According to a WHO report, ambient or...
World Health Day 2018: WHO reveals what political leaders must do for citizens
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged political leaders to ensure that all citizens, no matter where they live or who they are,...
Lassa Fever: WHO, NCDC confirm decline in number of reported cases, deaths
The World Health Organization, WHO, and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) have said that the spread of Lassa fever in Nigeria...
WHO warns Nigeria, 15 other African countries of Listeriosis outbreak
WHO on Wednesday warned Nigeria and 15 other African countries of a listeriosis outbreak that started in South Africa in 2017, confirming...
WHO donates 853 motorcycles to Nigerian govt for disease surveillance
The World Health Organisation, WHO, on Monday donated 853 motorcycles to the Nigerian government to strengthen diseases surveillance...
Chinese-produced HIV, Hepatitis vaccines receive WHO pre-qualification
Two Chinese-produced vaccines, a Bivalent Oral Poliomyelitis Vaccine (BOPV) and a Hepatitis “A” Vaccine (HAV), have received...
Enugu polio-free because of government’s sustained effort – WHO
The country representative of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Wondimagegnehu Alemu, has commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for...
Mugabe reacts to withdrawal of WHO goodwill ambassador role
President Robert Mugabe has reacted to the withdrawal of the role of World Health Organisation goodwill envoy. WHO Director-General,...
WHO reveals why monkey pox spread quickly in Nigerian states
The Delta State Coordinator of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Bassey Bassey, has said flooding in various parts of the country...
41m children under 5 are obese – WHO
An estimated 41 million children under five worldwide are obese or overweight, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. The UN...
WHO speaks on HIV resistant drug
World Health Organiation (WHO) has warned that the spread of an HIV resistant drug could undermine global progress in treating and...
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