25,318 suspected cases of monkey pox, including 1,204 deaths, have been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since the declaration of monkey pox outbreak in December 2022. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday. According to the latest report, the outbreak, which was declared...
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned of dire consequences if Israel goes ahead with an impending military operation in Rafah. The planned push into the southern border city of Rafah would lead to “a bloodbath,” the organization wrote on X, formerly twitter on Saturday The WHO said...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said the Republic of Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone have launched a large-scale rollout of the life-saving malaria vaccine targeting millions of children across the three West African nations. WHO said this in a statement as the world celebrates the 17th World...
The Head of Haematology and Blood Transfusion at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos (LUTH), Prof. Vincent Osunkalu, has said donated blood cannot be given for free due to the cost involve. Osunkalu spoke against the backdrop whereby many Nigerians believe that blood that has been donated...
Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out a new vaccine – Men5CV – recommended by World Health Organisation (WHO), to protect people against meningitis. The world health body, in a statement on Friday, said that the vaccine would protect people against five strains...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Commissioner of Health and Human Services, Professor Baba Malam Gana has said that several diseases are on the verge of eradication and elimination, including polio, guinea worm as well as maternal and neonatal tetanus in the state. Professor Gana also added...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Government has restated its commitment to ensuring that adequate healthcare is provided as a right to every citizen of the state and not a privilege as government would remain dedicated to upholding this truth for the benefit of all Benue...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said that at least 4.5 billion people, more than half of the world’s population, are not fully covered by essential health services. Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, the WHO Director-General, said this on Wednesday during an online media conference on global health issues. Ghebreyesus said...
Uganda’s Ministry of Health said Friday that international donors have significantly cut funding for malaria projects in the country over global crises, including conflicts and climate change. Head of the National Malaria Control Division at the ministry, Jimmy Opigo, said this at a news conference in Kampala, the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – About 3,800 people die each day from tuberculosis while no fewer than 30,000 persons are infected from the deadly disease. The Borno State Commissioner of Health and Human Services, Professor Baba Gana stated this on Monday at an event to commemorate the 2024...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that more than 2.5 million individuals contracted Tuberculosis in 2022 in Africa, equating to one person per every 13 seconds. Regional Director for Africa, WHO, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, said this in her message to commemorate the World TB Day....
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, has called for a review of the country’s strategies to combat the malaria burden. He said this when partners from the Malaria Alliance, RBM Malaria Partnership, and Nigerian officials of WHO Global Malaria Programme visited him...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that Rotary International has committed more funds to support Nigeria in its efforts to eradicate all forms of polioviruses, especially the Circulating Variant Poliovirus (cVPV2). In a statement on the WHO’s WhatsApp page, it said that the new grant, amounting to 14,037,787...
The Cross River Government on Thursday announced the outbreak of Lassa fever in Ejah Community of Osupong Ward 1, Obubura Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a notification Dr Henry Ayuk, Cross River Commissioner for Health in Calabar. Ayuk said the state government has...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised alarm on the increase in dengue infections recorded in 2023 globally, which represents a potentially high public health threat. The UN health agency gave the warning on Friday as it reported more than five million dengue infections and 5,000 deaths from...
By OUR HEALTH REPORTER – The World health Organization (WHO) has called for continued access to address urgent needs in north Gaza. The call came after the staff of the world health body participated in a joint UN mission to Al-Shifa Hospital in north Gaza on 16 December to...
By THELMA CHIOMA THOMAS-ABEKU (Lead Writer) – The launch of the Noma Centre Abuja is set to transform medical care for those affected by the devastating noma disease. The centre is more than just a treatment centre, it represents a symbol of hope, compassion, and community support, offering free services to...
By GRACE AUDU – News data released by the World Health Organization (WHO), show a low global rate of taxes being applied to unhealthy products such as alcohol and sugary sweetened beverages (SSBs). The findings, according to the data released today in Geneva, highlight that the majority of countries...
World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday raised an alarm over what it termed “increasing rate of Tuberculosis (TB) infection in Borno.” The organisation’s Head of Mission/Country Representative, Dr Walter Mulombo, expressed the organisation’s concern during the North-East Nigeria 13th WHO End-Term Joint Operations Review (JOR) in Yola. The...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has described a strike on an ambulance convoy outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip as horrific, reiterating his appeal for a humanitarian ceasefire. The ambulances evacuating critically injured and sick patients to Al Shifa Hospital in the south of the Gaza Strip were...