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WHO identifies Nigeria’s lack of readiness for epidemics

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|Date: January 29, 2023
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WHO identifies Nigeria’s lack of readiness for epidemics

The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on Federal Government to prioritise health funding in the ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on Federal Government to prioritise health funding in the fight against outbreaks of diseases in the country. WHO urged the government to pick lessons fr ...

January 29, 2023
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WHO warns COVID-19 on the increase since 2022

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|Date: January 26, 2023
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WHO warns COVID-19 on the increase since 2022

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says in the past eight weeks, no fewer than 170,000 people have died ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says in the past eight weeks, no fewer than 170,000 people have died from COVID-19. According to him, these are just reported deaths as the actual number of ...

January 26, 2023
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Global leaders, donors pledge $2.6bn to end polio, say WHO

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|Date: October 20, 2022
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Global leaders, donors pledge $2.6bn to end polio, say WHO

Global leaders and donors on Wednesday at the World Health Summit in Germany, pledged $2.6b to work towar ...

Global leaders and donors on Wednesday at the World Health Summit in Germany, pledged $2.6b to work toward ending polio. Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO, made this known during a virtu ...

October 20, 2022
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WHO warns of cough syrup which has led to 66 deaths

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|Date: October 07, 2022
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WHO warns of cough syrup which has led to 66 deaths

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued an alert on four cough syrups made by India-based Maiden P ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued an alert on four cough syrups made by India-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals. The four products are Promethazine Oral Solution, Kofexmalin Baby Cough Syrup, ...

October 07, 2022
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Nigeria is at a high-risk of Ebola – NCDC

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|Date: October 05, 2022
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Nigeria is at a high-risk of Ebola – NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) issued a warning on Tuesday that Nigeria faces a high risk ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) issued a warning on Tuesday that Nigeria faces a high risk of importing the deadly Ebola virus disease (EVD) as a result of an epidemic in Uganda. On Sept ...

October 05, 2022
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Qatar 2022: Qatari govt, WHO ban tobacco products in WC stadiums

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|Date: September 02, 2022
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Qatar 2022: Qatari govt, WHO ban tobacco products in WC stadiums

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) in Qatar and the World Health Organization (WHO) have jointly declar ...

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) in Qatar and the World Health Organization (WHO) have jointly declared a ban on smoking and the promotion of all tobacco products in all stadiums that would featur ...

September 02, 2022
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Ehanire: First Malaria vaccine not for adults

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|Date: August 24, 2022
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Ehanire: First Malaria vaccine not for adults

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire has said that the first malaria vaccine recommended by the Worl ...

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire has said that the first malaria vaccine recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), will be administered in four doses to 5-month-old babies. WHO also ...

August 24, 2022
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US declares monkeypox a public health emergency

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|Date: August 05, 2022
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US declares monkeypox a public health emergency

The US on Thursday declared monkeypox a public health emergency. The move came due to an increase in case ...

The US on Thursday declared monkeypox a public health emergency. The move came due to an increase in cases across the country. Specifically, the announcement came during a briefing with the Department ...

August 05, 2022
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MonkeyPox: WHO set to rename disease based on existing variants

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|Date: June 15, 2022
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MonkeyPox: WHO set to rename disease based on existing variants

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is working with partners on renaming Monkeypox and its varian ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is working with partners on renaming Monkeypox and its variants. It is also putting in place a mechanism to help share available vaccines, more equitably, a ...

June 15, 2022
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UN issues fresh alert on food insecurity in Ukraine after three-month war

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|Date: June 04, 2022
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UN issues fresh alert on food insecurity in Ukraine after three-month war

United Nations (UN) humanitarians on Friday, June 3, issued a fresh alert amid rising and alarming levels ...

United Nations (UN) humanitarians on Friday, June 3, issued a fresh alert amid rising and alarming levels of food insecurity after 100 days of the war in Ukraine. Humanitarians have continued to push ...

June 04, 2022
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