The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday, handed eight utility vehicles to the FCT Administration to support the Strengthening and Utilising Response Groups for Emergencies (SURGE) Flagship Initiative. At the handover ceremony which took place in Abuja, WHO Country Representative,…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released its first-ever global guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment, and care of meningitis, aiming to expedite detection, ensure timely treatment, and improve long-term care for affected individuals. In a statement released Thursday, WHO said…
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 National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) operational guidelines to enhance the new NHIA act signed into law in 2022 has been unveiled by the federal government. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, while launching…
World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched its first global guidelines to help women and newborns during postnatal period, which lasts six weeks after birth. The guidelines are in a statement released on Wednesday, where the world body described the first…
The World Health Organisation has revealed that no fewer than 146,000 Africans die annually from tobacco-related diseases. Dr Matshidiso Moeti, the WHO Regional Director for Africa, said this on Thursday during a virtual news conference. Moeti said tobacco was the…
The World Health Organisation says blood stocks in the African region have declined over the last year as fewer people have been donating blood during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Matshidiso Moeti, (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, said it was due…
