Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General of World Health Organisation (WHO) says over the past week, WHO has delivered masks, goggles, test kits, face shields and other medical equipment to 40 countries. Ghebreyesus said this at a virtual news conference on Monday in Geneva at WHO headquarters. The director general said WHO had been working closely with […]
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President Donald Trump of the United States has suspended funding of the World Health Organisation (WHO) for mismanaging the COVID-19 Pandemic. President Donald Trump told journalists on Tuesday that the organisation “failed in its basic duty”. “Today I am directing my administration to halt funding while a review is conducted to assess the World Health Organization’s […]
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According to a recent study and report released by the World Health Organization WHO, the average life expectancy in Nigeria for 2018 is now 55 years. This indicates an improvement on the 47 years life expectancy rate previously accredited to the country. According to PREMIUM Times, the 2018 data shows Nigeria has a World life expectancy […]
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As cholera epidemic continues to ravage some local governments in Adamawa state, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has deployed 39 personnel to assist in combating the menace. They were deployed in Mubi North and Mubi South local government areas to control a recent outbreak of cholera in the state, an official said. Ms Charity Warigon, […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) is convening an emergency meeting on Friday over the latest outbreak of the deadly Ebola disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The emergency meeting is to “consider the international risks” of the deadly Ebola virus disease, which has now moved to an urban area of DRC. One […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has alerted that some 900 million people could suffer from disabling hearing loss across the world by 2050. WHO said this in a report obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. The organisation called on relevant institutions, including governments and their partners to stem the […]
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In a press statement released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday, a new advisory on antibiotics for treatment of common infections and which to preserve for the most serious circumstances, was issued. The updated list adds 30 medicines for adults and 25 for children. The list also specifies new uses for nine already-listed […]
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Medication errors kill and injure millions of people while an estimated 42 billion dollars is lost annually, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday. The Director-General of WHO, Margaret Chan, at a new campaign, “ Global Patient Safety Challenge on Medication Safety,’’ said that medicines should fulfil their real purpose to help people and […]
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