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Medication errors kill 3m annually – WHO laments

The WHO says medication errors contribute to more than three million deaths globally every year. Its Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, made the declaration in her message to mark the 2022 World Patient Safety Day. The Day is…

700,000 people commit suicide annually–WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says more than 700,000 people commit suicide globally every year with 77 per cent of all global suicides occurring in low and middle-income countries. Dr Walter Mulombo, WHO Country Representative to Nigeria, said this in…

WHO recommends two 2 lifesaving medicines to treat Ebola

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for countries to improve access to two lifesaving Ebola medicines, in its first guidelines on the viral disease, published on Friday. The recommendation follows review and analysis of clinical trials for the monoclonal…