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;…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) have called for the need to improve hygienic practices in food and agriculture sectors of the country. Head of Mission and Representative of WHO, Nigeria, Dr Walter Mulombo,…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday donated drugs, medical equipment and consumable to Ondo State Government as succour to restore perfect health to victims of Sunday attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo. Dr Walter Muolombo, the Head of…
Tobacco related illnesses kill more than 15,000 people annually in Cambodia, World Health Organisation (WHO) representative to Cambodia, Li Ailan, said on Wednesday. Ailan said the harmful impact of the tobacco industry on the environment is vast and growing. She…
World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported that health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Saturday declared an outbreak of Ebola in Mbandaka, a city in the north-western Equateur Province. WHO, in a statement, stated that DRC…
The UN medical scientists have claimed that a large percentage of the world population breathes polluted air. They said on Monday that fossil fuels are responsible for most of the harmful emissions that are linked to acute and chronic sickness.…
World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday launched a plan to prevent “Arboviruses’’ from causing a global pandemic, noting that they are threat to almost four billion people. Newsmen reports that Arboviral disease is a general term used to describe infections…
…Nigeria to start vaccines manufacturing By Matthew Denis, Abuja The World Health Organisation (WHO) has certified and ranked the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), level three maturity as regulatory agency. Nigeria has emerged the third…
Dr Betta Edu, Cross River Commissioner for Health on Thursday in Calabar said the prevalence of Tuberculosis (TB) globally and in Nigeria in particular remained worrisome. Edu said this during an interview with Newsmen as the world commemorates 2022 World…
Even in times of COVID-19, Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the deadliest infectious diseases in the world. The World Health Organisation (WHO) and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) warned on World Tuberculosis Day on Thursday. WHO and…
