After years of tense talks and late-night sessions, countries have reached a major turning point. “In…
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Africa Records 178,000 Maternal, 1 Million Newborn Deaths Yearly — WHO
Victoria Ogunyemi As the world marks World Health Day 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional…
TB Cases Among European Children Surge 10%, WHO Calls for Urgent Action
Gladness Gideon The number of tuberculosis (TB) cases among children under 15 in the World Health…
NAFDAC Issues Public Alert on Circulation of Fake Anti-Malaria Suspension
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised alarm over the…
WHO Rolls Out Free Cancer Drugs for Children in Poorer Nations
Kehinde Fajobi The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a new initiative to provide free cancer…
House of Reps Seeks Life Imprisonment for Producers, Importers of Fake Drugs
In a decisive move to combat the growing menace of counterfeit drugs in Nigeria, the House…
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…