The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted the public about the sale of mislabelled Chlorpheniramine and Dexamethasone injection ampoules in Nigeria. In a public alert (No. 06/2025) made available on the agency’s website, NAFDAC…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced that over 47 million health professionals, patients, and advocates have endorsed a global appeal urging immediate action to combat air pollution. This initiative aims to protect public health by tackling the severe effects…
Director-General, World Health Organisation (WHO),Tedros Ghebreyesus on Tuesday, said the organisation regretted the decision of the United States to withdraw from it. Earlier, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organisation (WHO).…
The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called for an end to attacks on hospitals in Gaza after Israel struck one and raided another in the past few days. Tedros made this call in a post…
Fatai Kasali The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated that nearly 2.2 billion malaria cases have been prevented since 2000 through measures such as risk education, the use of mosquito nets, and vaccination programmes. This was revealed in a report…
The Executive Secretary of Benue State Emergency Management Agency, James Iorpuu, said that the state government is collaborating with the International Organisation for Migration through the Displacement Tracking Matrix team to get comprehensive data on Internally Displaced Persons in the…
By Matthew Denis The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti has disclosed that more than 24 million adults in Africa were currently living with diabetes with half of them still undiagnosed. The Regional Director stated…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised concern about the potential economic toll of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) If left unchecked. The WHO said that the situation could cause Nigeria and low income countries a reduction in Gross Domestic Product (GDP)…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has approved Cecolin®, a Hinan Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for use in a single-dose schedule. This is contained in a statement issued by WHO on Friday. The WHO said.that the decision was made based on new…
…Calls for innovative solutions to bridge healthcare gap Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has revealed that the state is grappling with a staggering deficit of 66,000 hospital beds, significantly below the standards set by the World Health Organization (WHO). This…
