The World Health Organisation WHO, has predicted that between 2020 and 2030, approximately 500 million peoples globally might either develop heart disease, obesity, diabetes, or other non-communicable diseases linked to physical inactivity. The scary statitics was gleaned from WHO’s Global…
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…
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…
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…
While COVID-19 plunged the world into a world health crisis, another epidemic growing its infectious spread is the monkeypox. Although the disease is not presently just known, its spread, recently, has drawn global concern. From a gradual stage which was…
World Health Organisation (WHO) has embarked on a house-to-house enlightenment campaign in Maiduguri to educate residents on dangers of chickenpox, cholera and COVID-19 and offer preventive measures. The campaign was inaugurated on Monday in Bulumkutu Ward of the metropolis by…
The Anambra Government said a laboratory has been established to diagnose cases of monkeypox and other contagious disease in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Afam Obidike disclosed this on Wednesday in Awka, saying that the establishment of…
Some Non-Governmental Organisations have called on the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to regulate the upcoming Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) Season Seven, a popular reality television programme, to become smoke free. The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) and Campaign for Tobacco-Free…
Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra says his administration is ready to partner with the World Health Organization (WHO) in the area of providing quality and affordable healthcare to residents of the state. Soludo said this when he received a delegation…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it sees no need to cancel or postpone mass events this summer due to the unusually high number of monkey pox cases. “We have learnt that mass gatherings do not amplify transmission by themselves;…
