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WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was reappointed to a second five-year term by the U.N. health agency's member countries. No other candidate challenged Tedros for the post amid the ongoing difficulties of responding to the…

The Director General, World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, has warned that COVID-19 is not over in spite of reports that COVID-19 cases and deaths have declined significantly. Ghebreyesus said this at the opening of…

The World Health Organisation issued an emergency use listing for Convidecia, a vaccine manufactured by CanSino Biologics, China, adding to a growing portfolio of vaccines validated by WHO for the prevention of COVID-19. WHO’s EUL…

World Health Organisation has identified complications of haemorrhage and hypertension as major killers of pregnant women in the Africa Region. The global health body said, complications of haemorrhage and hypertension account for almost…

The World Health Organisation said, Nigeria is at risk of ongoing transmission of monkeypox as the source of the infection in the country is not known. According to WHO, the risk of onward transmission related to the confirmed case in…

The Edo State Government says it is collaborating with the World Health Organisation and other relevant health institutions to eradicate Lassa fever in the state. READ ALSO: Over 45 health workers infected of Lassa fever, 112 dead – NCDC…

The World Health Organisation WHO says Africa has not kept pace with domestic funding of tuberculosis in the continent. The WHO Regional Director, Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, in her World Tuberculosis Day message, urged African leaders…

The World Health Organization (WHO), Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said that efforts to strengthen global health security will only succeed if the role of WHO is enhanced. Tedros disclosed this on Thursday, as its biggest…

The World Health Organization committee urged COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers to provide it with the data it requires in order to list their shots for emergency use, saying the delays were affecting equitable vaccine access on Tuesday. An…

World Health Organisation -WHO says its minor analysis has disclosed that only 27 per cent of health workers in Africa have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. READ ALSO: Nigeria gets WHO certification to produce vaccine The WHO…