Tag: WHO
Alcohol claims 2.6 million lives annually -WHO
Alcohol kills nearly three million people annually, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, adding that while the death rate had dropped...
WHO declares Nigeria first country to roll out new meningitis vaccine
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said Nigeria in a historic move Nigeria has become the first country in...
WHO mulls monkeypox name change
The World Health Organization, which is looking to rename monkeypox, called Tuesday for help from the public in coming up with a...
Paediatric hepatitis cases surpass 1,000 in 35 countries –WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says 35 countries in five regions of the world have now reported more than 1,010 probable cases...
WHO warns, says Omicron is not mild, kills people like other...
The World Health Organization on Thursday insisted that the Omicron variant of Covid-19 is killing people across the globe and should not...
WHO urges countries to prepare for likely spread of Omicron
World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday urged countries not to panic but to prepare for the likely spread of COVID-19 Omicron variant...
COVID-19: Omicron variant now in 23 countries – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says cases of the new Omicron variant have been reported in at least 23 countries in five...
Protecting, harnessing future of girl-child in Nigeria
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), adolescence is a critical period that can determine the trajectory of girls’ lives.
COVID-19 caused rise in TB deaths for first time in 10...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday said deaths from Tuberculosis (TB), one of the top infectious killers in the world, increased...
Cancer: WHO recommends alcohol tax hike in Europe to fight disease
The World Health Organization on Monday recommended doubling alcohol taxes in Europe as a means to prevent nearly 5,000 cancer deaths every...
