WHO decries high death rates from COVID-19 in Africans with diabetes

In creating awareness ahead  of World Diabetes Day on November 14, a new report by the…

COVID-19 killed over 80,000 health workers as of May —WHO

The WHO said Thursday that 80,000 to 180,000 health care workers may have been killed by…

WHO appoints Nigerian professor, Tomori, COVID-19 technical advisory group member

Nigerian professor of virology, Professor Oyewale Tomori,  has been nominated by the World Health Organisation as…

WHO appoints NCDC boss Ihekweazu its Assistant DG

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has appointed the Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease…

China rejects need for further WHO coronavirus origins probe

China on Friday rejected the World Health Organization’s calls for a renewed probe into the origins…

Concerns as WHO says Marburg disease is now in W’Africa

Officials in Guinea have confirmed the first case of the deadly illness -Marburg virus disease, in…

UNICEF, WHO decries low rate of exclusive breastfeeding in Nigeria

The United Nations Children’s Fund, and the World Health Organisation have decried the low rate of…

COVID-19 won’t be last pandemic, WHO warns

The World Health Organisation has said the COVID-19 pandemic might not be the last the world…

COVID-19: Worst yet to come for Africa, says WHO

Africa has just lived through its most devastating week of the pandemic, but the worst is…

COVID-19: WHO approves China’s Sinovac vaccine for emergency use

World Health Organization has validated China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, otherwise known as CoronaVac for emergency use.…