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WHO to declare sweetener used in diet coke, chewing gums, cancer agents
The joint WHO and Food and Agriculture Organisation’s expert committee on food additives (JECFA), is also…
WHO appoints African-American family Cancer Goodwill Ambassadors
The Ambassadorship follows the bestowment of a special posthumous award to Henrietta Lacks from the WHO…
WHO confirms 63 cases of Ebola, 29 deaths in Uganda
WHO has released 2 million dollars from our Contingency Fund for Emergencies (CFE), and we’re…sending additional…
Monkeypox: Anambra partners NCDC, WHO to activate diagnostic laboratory
The Anambra Government says a laboratory has been established to diagnose cases of monkeypox and other…
WHO to rename Monkeypox, publishes guideline on vaccination
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said it is working with partners on renaming Monkeypox and…
WHO to rename Monkeypox, publishes guideline on vaccination
World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is working with partners on renaming Monkeypox and its variants,…
Monkey pox: C/River govt sensitises border communities
The Cross River Government has commenced the sensitisation of residents in border communities of the state…
COVID-19 not over, WHO warns
Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organisation (WHO), has warned that COVID-19 is not over in…
COVID-19 is not over, WHO warns
Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organisation (WHO), has warned that COVID-19 is not over in…
World TB Day: 36% of TB deaths occur in Africa, says WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern that with 36 per cent of all tuberculosis…
WHO lauds ‘historic initiative’ on vaccine equity in South Africa
World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, has commended the initiative of establishing mRNA vaccine…
COVID-19: Omicron variant now in 23 countries – WHO
By Saidu Idris 365Daily – At lease 23 countries in five of the six WHO regions…
HIV remains major public health concern after 40 years – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has remained a…
Omicron detected in various countries, WHO unclear whether it’s more dangerous
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday said it is not yet clear whether Omicron is…
WHO says only 1 in 4 African health workers fully vaccinated against COVID-19
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says its preliminary analysis has revealed that only 27 per cent…
Europe hits highest weekly COVID-19 cases since pandemic began – WHO
Almost two million cases of COVID-19 were reported in Europe last week, the most in a…
COVID-19: Renowned professor of virology, Oyewale Tomori gets WHO appointment
A professor of virology and former vice-chancellor of the Redeemer’s University, Ede, Oyewale Tomori, has…
OPINION: Who holds Niger to ransom?
By Gimba Kakanda This weekend, some Abuja-based friends on the road to Minna to attend a…
WHO: Dr. Ihekweazu’s kinsmen applaud his appointment
The Amaigbo Town Union (ATU) kinsmen of Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu have congratulated their son on his…
Ihekweazu’s appointment by WHO well deserved – Moghalu
A political economist and presidential aspirant, Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, has said Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu’s appointment by…
COVID-19: Third wave stabilising in Africa, says WHO
The third wave of COVID-19 appears to be stabilising in Africa, says Dr Walter Kazadi Mulombo, WHO…
UN pleads support for Nigeria to avert food crisis in Northeast
UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, says Nigeria’s Humanitarian Response Plan, which seeks over one billion dollars is…
COVID-19 resurgence: WHO donates 26 ventilators to Nigeria
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has donated ventilators and 3,560 fingertip oxygen pulse oximeters to…
COVID-19 infections rise for 4 consecutive weeks globally – WHO
COVID-19 infections have continued to rise globally for more than a month now, with over four…
Delta variant: COVID-19 deaths rise by 80% in Africa, says WHO
The World Health Organisation says COVID-19 deaths have increased by 80 per cent in the…
WHO screening NAFDAC for a permit to produce COVID-19 vaccines – DG
Prof. Moji Adeyeye, the Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and…
WHO officially declares China malaria-free
Agency report The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday officially granted China a malaria-free certification…
WHO identifies COVID-19 delta variant in 85 countries
The Director-General, World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Ghebreyesus, has expressed concern over the COVID-19’s delta…
WHO raises the alarm over high rate of suicide
World Health Organisation (WHO) says one in every 100 dies by their own hand, noting that…