Tag: WHO
51 cases of new polio variant recorded in Nigeria – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) says 51 new cases of Circulating Variant Polio Virus (cVPV2) have been detected in Nigeria between January to...
WHO lauds UK’s for N1.2bn grant to Nigeria’s health sector
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has disclosed that it appreciates a new funding commitment by the United Kingdom’s Department of Health and Social Care...
Nigeria 2nd highest in maternal deaths worldwide – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Nigeria has the second highest number of maternal deaths in the world.
The report tagged the 2023 Progress Report,...
WHO unveils new pandemic prevention plan
The World Health Organisation on Wednesday unveiled a new initiative to help strengthen countries’ ability to plan for and deal with another deadly pandemic...
Brain drain: UK restricts health recruitment from Nigeria, others
The United Kingdom (UK) has added Nigeria to its red list of countries that should not be actively targeted for recruitment by health and...
55 countries under serious health worker shortages – WHO
The World Health Organisation has disclosed that no less than 55 countries are battling with serious health worker shortages as they continue to seek...
Ghana confirms five Monkeypox cases
Five cases of the Monkeypox disease has been confirmed by the Ghana Health Service (GHS).
This was made known by the Director -General of GHS,Dr...
WHO re-elects Ghebreyesus as DG for second term
WHO Member States on Tuesday re-elected Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to serve a second five-year term as Director-General of the world’s leading public health...
Monkeypox virus outbreaks can be contained – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said the Monkeypox virus can be contained in countries outside of Africa where the virus is not usually...
COVID-19 not over, WHO warns
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the COVID-19 virus has not been completely defeated.
The Organization therefore urged people not to lower...
Sustainable Agriculture as a Pillar of Climate Adaptation in Africa –...
Evelyn Dan Epelle, San Jose, California
ADIS24 - Africa stands at the forefront of climate change impacts, despite its low contribution to greenhouse gas emissions....
