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WHO declares end to mpox as global health emergency
The World Health Organisation on Thursday declared that the multi-country outbreak of the mpox virus, which began around a year ago, was ...COVID no longer global health emergency, WHO declares
The World Health Organisation has declared that COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency. The organisation on January 20, 2020, had ...55 countries facing serious health worker shortages – WHO
The World Health Organisation has said no less than 55 countries are struggling with serious health worker shortages as they continue to ...WHO raise the alarm as contaminated cough syrups kill 300 children
The World Health Organisation has alerted countries to prevent, detect and respond to incidents of substandard and falsified medical products as contaminated ...Nigeria accounted for 31% of global malaria deaths in 2021- WHO
The World Health Organisation had said Nigeria accounted for 31 percent of malaria deaths recorded globally in 2021. The organisation in its ...Over 116 million people living with mental health conditions in Africa – WHO
The World Health Organisation on Monday, said over 116 million Africans are estimated to be living with mental health conditions in Africa. ...Nigeria’s economy, others losing $1trn annually to depression, anxiety – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that Nigeria is one of countries losing nearly $1trn annually due to depression and ...12.7 million Nigerians living with hepatitis B, says WHO
The 2021 viral hepatitis scorecard by the World Health Organisation indicates that an estimated 998,000 children under five years in Nigeria are ...Tobacco kills 30,000 Nigerians annually – WHO
The Country Representative, World Health Organisation, Mr Walter Mulombo, says over 30,000 Nigerians die of tobacco-related diseases annually. Mulombo said this in ...Alert! Monkeypox cases top 100 in Europe, WHO calls emergency meeting
The World Health Organisation says over 100 cases of Monkeypox has been confirmed or suspected in Europe. The WHO, according to Reuters ...