The World Health Organisation says it is working with experts to come up with a new name for monkeypox. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO’s director general,…
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Morocco has announced that it has identified three suspected cases of the viral disease monkeypox. According to the country’s Ministry of Health, the three suspected cases,…
The World Health Organization (WHO) was due to hold an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the recent outbreak of monkeypox, a viral infection more common…
The World Health Organization, WHO, announced a polio epidemic in Mozambique on Wednesday after the virus was discovered in a child living in the northeastern Tete…
The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for the immediate cessation of armed violence in West Darfur, Sudan, that has resulted in hundreds of civilians killed…
The number of unreported COVID cases in Africa is higher than predicted, the World Health Organisation said on Thursday. WHO’s recent findings noted that the number…
Today is World Health Day. In the midst of a pandemic, a polluted planet, increasing diseases like cancer, asthma, heart disease, it is a day dedicated…
An emergency polio vaccination campaign is already under way in Malawi following the detection of its first case in 30 years. The campaign will target nearly…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that six African countries – Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia would be the first on the…
Nigeria has recorded 59 deaths from an outbreak of Lassa fever since the beginning of 2022. A statement from the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)…