AdminJul 7, 20171 min readWHO reveals gonorrhea becoming harder to treat with antibioticsThe World Health Organization (WHO) hs said gonorrhea is becoming harder and in some cases impossible to treat with antibiotics. “The...
AdminApr 2, 20172 min readMeningitis: FG to hold emergency meeting with WHOThe Federal Government has arranged an emergency meeting between stakeholders in the health sector and the World Health Organisation...
AdminJul 11, 20161 min readWHO Director honours FG’s invitation, arrives Nigeria on 3-day visitA statement signed by the Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, noted that the purpose of the visit is, “to strengthen the...
AdminMay 13, 20161 min readWHO ranks Onitsha world’s most polluted cityAccording to the report published by the World Economic Forum, WEF, “Of the 3,000 cities in the WHO’s air quality database, the most...
AdminFeb 25, 20162 min readZika virus will get worse before it gets better – WHO DGShe stated this on Thursday in Rio de Janeiro at the end of her two-day visit to Brazil, the country at the epicentre of the Zika crisis....
AdminFeb 2, 20162 min readZika virus: WHO declares global health emergencyShe said the declaration became imperative because the meeting saw a connection between the virus and a jump in the number of cases of...
AdminDec 4, 20152 min readMany children still die from vaccine-preventable diseases- WHO officialThe theme of the conference is: “Internally Displaced Persons, Health and Socio-economic Impact.’’ She, however, urged Nigerians to...
AdminNov 16, 20152 min readOver-use, misuse of antibiotics, increase development of resistant bacteria – WHOThe survey also showed that antibiotic resistance happened when bacteria change and became resistant to the antibiotics used to treat the...
AdminSep 26, 20151 min readWHO removes Nigeria from polio-endemic listThe announcement by the World Health Organisation (WHO), was made at a meeting of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) in New...
AdminSep 11, 20152 min readSex and masturbation can hamper Ebola eradication efforts – WHOBruce Aylward, Head of the WHO’s Ebola Response, said on Thursday in Geneva that isolated flare-ups of Ebola may point to a higher risk...
AdminJul 2, 20153 min readWHO urges Nigerian investors to explore opportunities in providing healthcare for elderlyThe WHO Representative in Nigeria, Dr Rui Vaz, gave the advice in Abuja while answering questions from newsmen on the sideline of a...
AdminMay 9, 20152 min readEbola can be transmitted through sex – WHO warnsThis is contained in a statement made available by WHO to newsmen in Lagos on Saturday. It indicated that the sexual transmission of the...
AdminApr 21, 20151 min readOndo mystery disease not Ebola virus – WHOIt would be recalled that the unknown disease has already killed 18 people in Irele community, Ondo state. Medical science has however...
AdminOct 24, 20141 min readWe will make Nigeria a world beater if voted in – Rivers APCThe party was reacting to the declaration of Nigeria as Ebola free by the World Health Organisation, WHO. The state Chairman of the...
AdminOct 21, 20142 min readNigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Tuesday morning1. The World Health Organization, WHO, yesterday declared Nigeria Ebola free. The declaration was made after Nigeria recorded no new case...
AdminOct 20, 20141 min readWHO declares Nigeria Ebola freeThe announcement was made in Abuja at a joint press conference by the World Health Organisation and the Federal Ministry of Health....
AdminOct 20, 20141 min readWHO to declare Nigeria Ebola-free todayAFP yesterday reported that the World Health Organization, WHO, is preparing to announce that Africa’s largest economy has not had a...
AdminOct 15, 20141 min readEbola: WHO set to give Nigeria clean bill of healthBoth Nigeria and Senegal are slated to be declared Ebola free if they successfully complete a 42 day period without new cases. A...
AdminOct 11, 20141 min readEbola: Death toll in West Africa over 4,000 – WHOThe latest figures show there have been 8,376 cases and 4,024 deaths in the worst-affected West African nations of Guinea, Liberia and...
AdminSep 29, 20142 min readEbola: WHO begs Nigeria to avail expertise to affected West African countriesExecutive Secretary of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Mohammed Ado announced this after the meeting between...
