Borno Gov’t Traces Over 5,000 TB Cases
Borno state government has traced and diagnosed over five thousand Tuberculosis TB cases across the twenty seven local government areas of the state in 2023. Commissioner for Health and Human…
EBF: WHO Calls For Creation Of Lactating Rooms In Government Offices
Governments at all levels have been urged to create lactating rooms in ministries, agencies and parastatals to encourage exclusive breastfeeding among nursing mothers in the country. Speaking at the flag…
WHO Renames Monkeypox
The World Health Organization, WHO has renamed the monkeypox virus as mpox. In a statement, the WHO says the move became imperative to address the stigmatisation resulting from the former…
WHO Issues Global Alert Over Cough Syrups Killing Children In Gambia
A global alert has been issued over four cough syrups after the World Health Organization (WHO) warned they could be linked to the death of 66 children in Gambia The…
Ebola Outbreak In Uganda Detected Late – WHO
The World Health Organization’s office in sub-Saharan Africa says the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Uganda was detected late. Preliminary investigations suggest that the patient could have developed symptoms in August…
Monkeypox : A Global Health Emergency – WHO
The World Health Organisation, WHO has declared Monkeypox disease as a global health emergency. WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus made this known at a Virtual Press Conference on the report…
WHO Raises Alarm Over Shortage Of Nurses In Africa
The World Health Organization, WHO, has raised alarm about the shortage of nurses, especially in the African region. WHO’s Regional Director, Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti made this known in her…
Covid-19 Is Not Yet Over – WHO
The World Health Organization, WHO has warned that the Covid-19 pandemic is far from over, as France, Germany, and Brazil posted new records of infections in the past 24 hours.…
WHO Cautions Against New COVID-19 Variant
World Health Organization, WHO, says the new SARS-CoV-2 Variant known as Omicron (B.1.1.529) has been classified as a Variant of concern. A statement on WHO’s website, says the variant has…
DG NCDC Gets WHO Appointment
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu has been appointed Assistant Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO). Dr Ihekweazu will be in charge…