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…
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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)…
The World Health Organization estimates that the number of COVID-19 infections in Africa could be seven times higher than official data suggests, while deaths from the…
The World Health Organisation has appointed a Nigerian, Ayoade Alakija, as the global health agency’s Special Envoy for the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator. WHO Director-General,…
The World Health Organization says only five African countries, less than 10 percent of the continent’s nations are on track to meet the goal of vaccinating…
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommended widespread use of the world’s first malaria vaccine for children on Wednesday, hailing it as a breakthrough in “science, child…