Tag: WHO
WHO Meets African Traditional Medicine Experts For Covid-19 Cure
The World Health Organisation says it met with 70 traditional medicine experts in a bid to find a cure for the...
Reps Seek Local Drugs For Virus Treatment, Management
House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to support and encourage the use of locally developed remedies for the management...
Coronavirus: WHO Says Dead Bodies Not Infectious
The World Health Organisation, WHO
says that except in cases of hemorrhagic fevers such as Ebola, Marburg and
cholera, dead bodies from COVID-19 are...
COVID-19: Who Advises On Measures To Protect Workplace, Employees
The World
Health Organisation, WHO has advised employers worldwide to take preventive
steps against spread of COVID-19 in the workplace, even if the virus...
Hepatitis: NOA, Omotosho Foundation Partner To Rid Nigeria Of Scourge
The
National Orientation Agency, NOA says it is collaborating with the Mike
Omotosho’s Foundation, MOF to draw Nigerians’ attention to the Hepatitis
scourge.
Coronavirus: Experts Warn Nigeria, Eight Others Vulnerable To Outbreak
Some researchers, in a study published in Nature, said they are worried about Nigeria, Ethiopia, Sudan, Angola, Tanzania, Ghana and Kenya because...
WHO Says Coronavirus Outbreak Not Pandemic
The World Health Organisation WHO says the coronavirus outbreak is not yet pandemic, but a global public health emergency
cancer: WHO outlines measures to save 7 million by 2030
The
World Health Organisation, WHO is targeting over seven million people, in its
effort to step-up cancer services in resource-poor countries.
United Arab Emirates Confirms First Cases Of Novel Coronavirus
The United Arab Emirates has confirmed that several members of a family that travelled to the country from the Chinese city of...
Coronavirus: FG Assures Will Strengthen Surveillance At 5 International Airports
Federal Government has assured Nigerians of its readiness to strengthening surveillance at five international airports in the country to prevent the spread...
Coronavirus: W.H.O Official To Meet With Chinese Government, Health Experts
The World Health Organisation, WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, says he will meet with the Chinese government and health experts supporting the...
Malaria: FG To Empower Local Manufacturers To Produce Drugs – N.M.E.P...
The
Coordinator, National Malaria Elimination Programme, N.M.E.P, Audu Mohammed
says the Federal Government would empower local manufacturers to produce
malaria drugs locally.
Tobacco: W.H.O Says Global Use Declines By 60m People
The World Health Organisation, W.H.O says overall global
tobacco use has reduced from 1.397 billion in 2000 to 1.337 billion in 2018, or
by...
WHO Says 2.3bn People Overweight, 150m Children Stunted Globally
The World Health Organisation, WHO says over two-point-three billion children and adults are overweight, while more than one-hundred and-fifty million children are...
World Anti-Biotic Awareness: W.H.O Says Misuse Of Anti-Biotics Is Dangerous To...
The
World Health Organisation, W.H.O warned that the misuse of antibiotics is
dangerous to health and can put people at risk.
FG Launches National Noma Control Policy Document
The
Federal Ministry of Health has joined partners and representatives from Niger
Republic, Benin, Madagascar and others to launch the National Noma Control
Policy document...
World Toilet Day: Minister Says Open Defecation Can Increase Rate Of...
The Minister of State Environment,
Sharon Ikeazor has said that Open Defecation could lead to an increase in the
rate of sexual assault on...
Health Care: WHO Supports Nigeria’s Legislative Network To Achieve Universal Coverage
The World Health Organisation, WHO says it is supporting
Nigeria’s legislative network in achieving Universal Health Coverage UHC,
through the collaboration of the European...
Ember Months: FRSC Takes Safety Campaigns To Grassroots Increased By 20%...
The Zone 2 Command, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC in
charge of Ogun and Lagos states, is restrategising in road safety
campaigns to reduce fatality...
Hepatitis: WHO Harps On Need For Increased Surveillance And Reportage To...
The World Health Organisation, WHO has underscored the
importance for Nigeria to set up a routine surveillance system to monitor viral
hepatitis programme intervention,...
