The World Health Organisation (WHO) has alerted Nigeria and other countries on contaminated ‘Naturcold Syrup’ discovered in Cameroon. The organisation gave the notification in a medical product alert posted on its website. It said that the substandard product was unsafe…
The World Health Organisation has recommended the use of facemasks by the public in specific situations. The WHO issued the update given the current spread of COVID-19 globally. The agency notes that masks are recommended following recent exposure to COVID-19,…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says data remains essential for the organisation to carry out regular, rapid and robust risk assessments of the current situation of COVID-19. Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, said this during an online media briefing on…
The Edo State Government has banned the sale and usage of four syrups that are being investigated by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The medicines have been linked to kidney injury and death of over 66 children in The Gambia.…
A joint special report by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organisation (WHO) says about 418 million people lack basic level of drinking water service in Africa. The information is in the Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply,…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that there is now “consistent evidence” that the Omicron variant was spreading faster than the Delta variant, as COVID-19 continues to account for around 50,000 deaths worldwide every week. WHO Director General, Tedros…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has appointed a professor of virology, Oyewale Tomori, to serve as a member of its Technical Advisory Group on COVID-19 vaccine composition. The WHO announced the appointment of Tomori, a former vice-chancellor of the Redeemer’s…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Africa recorded a 43 per cent week-on-week rise of COVID-19 mortality. This, however, increases hospital admissions, as countries face shortages in oxygen and intensive care beds. Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa,…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has added interleukin-6 receptor blockers, to its list of treatments for critically ill COVID-19 patients. This is contained in a statement on Wednesday. The world health body stated that the update was the findings from…
World Health Organisation (WHO) says the number of new cases of COVID-19 reported has now declined for seven weeks in a row globally, which is the longest sequence of weekly declines during the pandemic so far. WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros…
