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The World Health Organisation (WHO) calls for action for countries to prevent, detect and respond to incidents of substandard and falsified medical products. The call is contained in a statement issued by the WHO. It noted that in the…

AS part of a continuous process of reviewing COVID-19 response, treatment, and management, the World Health Organisation, WHO, has said that nose masks continue to be a key tool against COVID-19 and continues to recommend the use of masks…

World Health Organisation (WHO) has met with COVID-19 experts to discuss the current surge in the virus in China and to offer WHO’s expertise and further support on the situation. WHO, in a statement, stated that the experts gathered at…

Nigeria is home to 50 per cent of Africa’s neglected tropical illnesses and has the highest rates of Tuberculosis, paediatric HIV, and malaria in Africa, according to the World Health Organisation. The WHO Country Representative, Dr…

The director-general of the World Health Organization said Friday that due to COVID-19 “more than 8,500 people lost their lives last week — which is not acceptable three years into the pandemic, when we have so many tools to prevent…

A new report published by the World Health Organisation has revealed that 3.5 billion people suffer from oral diseases with three out of four affected living in low and middle-income countries. WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros…

The Kogi State Government has received 90 inter-agency health emergency kits from the World Health Organisation. According to the WHO representative in Nigeria, Dr Walter Kazadi, each kit is expected to treat 10,000 population, amounting…

Leaders meeting at the World Health Summit in Berlin on Tuesday pledged an extra $2.6 billion in funding toward the Global Polio Eradication Initiative’s (GPEI) 2022-2026 Strategy to end polio. The historic boost came at an event…

As the world marks the World Mental Health Day on 10th October 2022, the National Association of Seadogs – Pyrates Confraternity has expressed concern that this year’s event does not end up as “mere ritual for speech making and grand…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that more than 116 million people are estimated to be living with mental health conditions in Africa. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, said this in Abuja in a message to…