Cholera Kills More People For Second Consecutive Year – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has published its global cholera statistics for 2024, showing an increase in both the number ...
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WHO Expands Essential Medicines List To Include New Cancer, Diabetes Treatments
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has expanded its Model Lists of Essential Medicines (EML) and Essential Medicines for Children (EMLc) ...
US Declares Trump’s Global Tariffs Illegal
A US appeals court has ruled that most tariffs issued by US President Donald Trump are illegal, setting up a ...
African Health Ministers Meet To Set Continent’s Health Agenda
African health ministers have opened the 70th session of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa in Lusaka, ...
US Withdraws From WHO Pandemic Response Reforms
The United States has withdrawn from reforms introduced by the World Health Organisation (WHO) last year to enhance the global ...
WHO Wants Twice-yearly Use Of Lenacapavir Against HIV
In a major breakthrough for global HIV prevention, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has endorsed the use of injectable lenacapavir ...
Disquiet Over NSIWC Circular On Medical And Dental Officers’ Allowances
The recent circular purportedly issued by the National Salary Income and Wages Commission to address the consequential adjustment of allowances ...
WHO Urges Hike In Prices Of Sugary Drinks, Tobacco, Alcohol By 50%
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on Nigeria and other member countries to implement a 50 per cent increase ...
WHO Launches Global Push For 50% Tax Hike On Tobacco, Alcohol, Sugary Drinks
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has unveiled a bold new initiative urging countries to raise the real prices of tobacco, ...
Loneliness Claims 871,000 Lives Annually — WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised an alarm on a silent global epidemic of loneliness, saying 871,000 die from ...
