WHO says life expectancy increased from 46 to 73 years
April 8, 2023 The World Health Organisation (WHO) says global life expectancy for both sexes has increased from 46 to 73 years, with the biggest gains in the poorest countries….
H5N1 Avian Flu: WHO raises concerns over many reports of infected mammals, warns against touching, collecting dead, sick wild animals
Feb. 10, 2023 The World Health Organisation (WHO), on Friday announced that over the past few weeks there have been many reports of mammals, including minks, otters, foxes and sea…
WHO announces outbreak of cholera in 23 countries
Feb. 10, 2023 The World Health Organisation (WHO), on Friday announced the outbreak of cholera in 23 countries, warning that 20 more countries sharing land borders with the affected countries…
Nigeria to put best-practice trans fat elimination policy in place soon – WHO
Jan. 24, 2023 World Health Organisation (WHO) says five billion people globally remain unprotected from harmful trans-fat, increasing their risk of heart disease and death as Nigeria is considering putting…
Global 1m COVID-19 deaths “tragic milestone” in 2022 – WHO
August 26, 2022 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…
WHO says experts to determine if Monkeypox is an International Emergency June 23
June 15, 2022 The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday announced that the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee will meet on June 23 to determine if Monkeypox should be declared…
Over 1m children in 3 African countries have received first malaria vaccine doses – WHO
April 22, 2022 …Says vaccine could save the lives of an additional 40,000 to 80,000 children annually World Health Organisation (WHO) says one million children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi…
WHO establishes new scientific group to study COVID origins
Oct. 14, 2021 …Says it may be ‘last chance’ to find COVID origins The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday launched an expert group that will examine the origins of…
Nigeria’s Ihekweazu to head new WHO pandemic data-driven hub in Germany
Sept 2, 2021 The World Health Organization (WHO) says Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), will head its newly-inaugurated Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence based…
COVID-19: ACT-Accelerator partnership needs $16bn to fill funding gap –WHO
June 14, 2021 World Health Organisation (WHO) on Sunday said total funding committed to the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT-Accelerator) partnership remains 15.1 billion dollars with a gap of over…