The World Health Organisation has announced a fresh outbreak of the epidemic Ebola in Butembo, a city in North Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic… Read More »WHO Announces Fresh Ebola Outbreak In Congo
A Russian expert on Saturday said Wuhan’s Huanan seafood market may have made it possible for the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) to spread, but it does… Read More »COVID-19 May Have Spread In Wuhan, But Originated Elsewhere – WHO Expert
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says three-quarters of all COVID-19 vaccinations were only in 10 countries, accounting for almost 60 per cent of global Gross… Read More »2.5bn People In 130 Countries Are Without COVID-19 Vaccines, WHO Warns
The World Health Organisation has said that only one in every 10 deaths in Africa is registered, making the region the most underreported concerning death… Read More »Only One In 10 Deaths Recorded In Africa, WHO SCORE Reports
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged governments to prioritise inoculation of health workers and older persons, and to share excess doses with other nations… Read More »WHO Urges Effective, Fair Use Of COVID-19 Vaccines
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced the signing of an advance purchase agreement securing up to 40 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine.… Read More »COVID-19: WHO Purchases 40m Doses of Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that Africa is in danger of being left behind in COVID-19 vaccination as prices spike due to competition… Read More »Africa In Danger Of Being Left Behind In COVID-19 Vaccination – WHO
The world is facing a severe shortage of vaccines against Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), leading to inequalities among a number of countries in terms of access… Read More »WHO Reports Large Shortage Of Coronavirus Vaccines
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has lauded the efforts of a team of Nigerian professors and scientists investigating the effectiveness of Ivermectin drug in the treatment… Read More »COVID-19: Osinbajo Upbeat On Nigerian Group’s Research On Efficacy Of Invermectin
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says there are over 2.9 million confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent.… Read More »Africa’s COVID-19 Cases Near 3m As Death Toll Hits 69,000 – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has listed some of its achievements in combating COVID-19 in 2020, noting that vaccination is no guarantee of virus eradication.… Read More »COVID-19: WHO Lists Achievements, Says Vaccination No Guarantee Of Virus Eradication
The World Health Organisation (WHO), Regional Office for Africa, has advised people to avoid travelling, during this festive period, as over 2.6 million confirmed COVID-19… Read More »Avoid Travelling To Stay Safe, WHO Warns Amid Spike In Africa’s COVID-19 Numbers
World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Sunday warned that the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) would not be the last such crisis. Tedros gave… Read More »WHO Chief Warns Coronavirus Pandemic Won’t Be Last
The daily number of new Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections and deaths has hit new highs in the U.S. On Wednesday, Dec, 16, 2020, there were 247,403… Read More »U.S. Records 247,403 New COVID-19 Infections, 3,656 Deaths
A Consultant Ocular Oncologist, Dr Abia Nzelu, has decried the growing incidences of cancer disease and the poor attention being given to it in Nigeria.… Read More »Oncologist Decries Growing Incidences Of Cancer Disease In Nigeria
The World Health Organisation (WHO) launched a year-long campaign on Tuesday, tagged ‘Commit to Quit’ to help a hundred million people to stop smoking. This… Read More »WHO To Help 100 Million People Quit Smoking
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday called for “global solidarity and shared responsibility” to overcome not only COVID-19, but also AIDS – another global… Read More »World AIDS Day: WHO Calls For Global Solidarity On HIV Services Provision
The World Health Organisation (WHO), Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) have joined efforts to regulate the use… Read More »WHO, FAO Team Up To Regulate Antimicrobial Drugs