By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- World Health Organisation (WHO) has sounded the alarm on the growing global health crisis of loneliness, revealing that at least 871,000 people die worldwide annually from loneliness. According to the WHO commission, one in six people worldwide is affected by loneliness, which can lead to...
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By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the Mpox upsurge a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), citing the continued rise in cases and ongoing transmission in some countries. *WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, stated this is im a statement on Tuesday. Dr. Ghebreyesus stated,...
Chairman of the National Task Force on Cervical Cancer Elimination (NTF-CCE), Prof. Isaac Adewole, has said Nigeria will require N2.2 trillion to implement comprehensive cervical cancer interventions between 2026 and 2030. Adewole, a former Minister of Health, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja during the launch of the...
An outbreak of diphtheria has been confirmed in Edo State, resulting in two fatalities. Edo’s Commissioner for Health, Dr Cyril Oshiomhole, revealed this on Tuesday in Benin during an emergency response meeting. The action follows confirmation from the University of Benin Teaching Hospital of five diphtheria cases, including the...
A report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said 20 million Nigerians, representing 20 per cent of the country’s population, live with mental health conditions. Dr Azubike Aliche, the Secretary, Board of Trustees of the Nigeria-American Institute for Mental Health (NAIMH), said this at a mental health GAP...
World leaders have pledged an additional 170 million dollars to the World Health Organisation (WHO) during a high-level pledging event at the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva. In a statement issued by WHO on Wednesday, the contributions were made in support of WHO’s ongoing Investment Round (IR), aimed...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised an alarm as 42 per cent of nurses in Africa reported intentions to emigrate, posing a significant threat to the region’s already strained healthcare workforce. The Acting WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, issued the warning in his message on...
The World Health Organization (WHO) says on Tuesday that more than 30-year difference in life expectancy between the richest and the poorest countries highlights global health inequities. The global health body stated this in its ‘World Report on Social Determinants of Health Equity’ launched on Tuesday by its Director-General,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Government, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners, commemorated World Malaria Day 2025 in Maiduguri, launching a nationwide initiative to provide free malaria treatment at all Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs). The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Health...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for renewed and intensified efforts at all levels, from global policy to community action, to accelerate progress towards malaria elimination. The call was made on Thursday in a statement marking World Malaria Day, which is celebrated every April 25. “In the late...
World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that many people in Africa still lack access to essential vaccines, with one in five children remaining under-vaccinated. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Acting WHO Regional Director for Africa, made this said this on Tuesday in recognition of African Vaccination Week, which runs from April...
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, has announced that more than 4,000 women have benefited from the Federal Government’s free Cesarean section (C-section) initiative since its inauguration. Pate disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja during a media conference marking the 2025 Safe Motherhood Day....
By GRACE AUDU, Abuja – With the tightened Israeli blockade on Gaza now in its second month, top officials of the United Nations have appealed to world leaders to act – firmly, urgently and decisively – to ensure the basic principles of international humanitarian law are upheld. The appeal...
The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) country office in Russia, Batyr Berdyklychev, has dismissed rumors about a new virus in the country, local media reported Friday. The WHO representative in Moscow has confirmed that the recent suspected cases in Russia were caused by the known bacterial infection...
By HARUNA AHMED, Birnin-Kebbi – A mysterious disease has struck Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero (KSUSTA), claiming the lives of five students. The cause of the disease remains unknown, sparking concerns among students and university officials. According to sources, four students died last week, while another...
The 2024 State of the Nation Report indicates that life expectancy in Nigeria, though improving, remains below the global average at 54.6 years. According to the report, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja, life expectancy for women is 54.9 years, while for...
The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that severe funding cuts – particularly by the United States – are threatening decades of progress in the fight against tuberculosis (TB), still the world’s deadliest infectious disease. The health agency highlighted that essential prevention, testing and treatment services were collapsing,...
World Health Organisation (WHO) has said in a new report that breast cancer cases are expected to increase by 38 per cent globally by 2050. The findings from a report from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a specialised branch of WHO, also projected annual deaths from...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, said that every year, an estimated 400,000 children worldwide develop cancer. Ghebreyesus said this on Wednesday during an online media conference on global health issues. According to him, in high-income countries, almost 90 per cent of children survive while in...
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order withdrawing Washington from a number of United Nations bodies, including its Human Rights Council (UNHRC), and setting up a broader review of US funding for the multilateral organization. The executive order said it withdrew Washington from UNHRC and the...