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The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the onset of winter in northern countries could spike COVID-19 hospitalisation and deaths. It, therefore, urged people to get vaccinated to stop the spread of the virus. WHO director-general…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that over 80 per cent of Africa’s population relies on traditional medicine for their primary health needs. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa, disclosed this in a message to the…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the world has recorded one million COVID-19 deaths in 2022, a ”tragic milestone” that must lead to more people being vaccinated against the disease. Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general,…

African health ministers have endorsed a new strategy to boost access to the diagnosis, treatment and care of severe noncommunicable diseases. The health ministers, gathering for the 72nd session of the UN World Health Organisation (WHO)…

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has awarded a contract for the first ever supply of a malaria vaccine to GSK with a value of up to $170 million. UNICEF, in a statement on Tuesday, said the landmark award would lead to 18 million…

Health experts and stakeholders have called on President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime to publish the 2020, 2021 and 2022 COVID-19 and health security expenditure report. The experts include non-governmental organisations working in the…

The World Health Organisation has said that 160 million Nigerians are at risk of yellow fever. The WHO said with Nigeria’s population of about 200 million, the figure makes up around 25 percent of all the people at risk in Africa.…

More than 91 million Africans live with Hepatitis B or C, which are the deadliest strains of the virus, according to a World Health Organisation scorecard. The Viral Hepatitis Scorecard 2021 looks at data from the African region but…

In its first concrete recommendation since the outbreak of the monkeypox disease, the World Health Organisation has warned that men who have sex with multiple men have higher risk of being infected. WHO figures on Wednesday showed that…

A delegation of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Mission for Health Financing to Nigeria says the organisation is committed to supporting the implementation of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Act. The technical officer…