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Vice Chancellor, federal university, Lokoja (FULokoja), Professor Olayemi Akinwumi, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his efforts to improve healthcare delivery in the country. The academician lauded the president for the…

The World Health Organisation Regional through its Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, has revealed that an estimated number of 135 million people have ear and hearing problems in Africa at large. Moeti who also said that the…

The World Health Organization is working with Cambodian authorities after two confirmed human cases of H5N1 bird flu were found among one family in the country. Describing the situation as worrying due to the recent rise in cases in…

The National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration control (NAFDAC) has pledged to renew its efforts to achieve the World Health Organization (WHO) Maturity Level four (ML4) status. This is contained in a statement by the Director-General…

The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa, disclosed that the agency had an emergency meeting in Jigawa state over the meningitis outbreak in the state. Dr. Adetifa said the…

The WHO Director General, Dr Ghebreyesus has lamented that women are lacking adequate maternity protection. He disclosed that women lacked the support they needed to breastfeed, with more than half a billion working class women globally.…

The World Health Organisation (WHO), on Friday announced the outbreak of cholera in 23 countries, warning that 20 more countries sharing land borders with the affected countries are at risk. Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus,…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) calls for action for countries to prevent, detect and respond to incidents of substandard and falsified medical products. The call was contained in a statement issued by the world health organisation.…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has in a report cautioned against ‘trans fat’ saying that an estimate of five billion people globally remains unprotected from harmful trans fat, increasing their risk of heart disease and death. Trans…

The World Health Organisation (WHO), said the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Tuberculosis (TB) services has brought the urgency of vaccine development efforts into sharp focus. Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, the Director General of…