NAFDAC alerts public on defective tetracycline ointment
March 14, 2023 The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is alerting the public on defective tetracycline hydrochloride ophthalmic ointment. The notification is contained in a…
Finding COVID-19’s origins is a moral imperative – WHO
March 13, 2023 Discovering the origins of COVID-19 is a moral imperative and all hypotheses must be explored, the head of the World Health Organization said, in the clearest indication…
Lessons we learnt from COVID-19 pandemic – Moeti
March 9, 2023 The World Health Organisation (WHO), Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, has highlighted some of the key lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic. Moeti spoke at…
New global guidelines to boost the use of life-saving safety restraints in vehicles
March 7, 2023 The World Health Organization, the FIA Foundation and other partners have launched an updated manual to help decision makers boost the use of life-saving vehicle occupant restraints,…
1.5bn people live with hearing loss – WHO
March 3, 2023 The World Health Organisation says an estimated 1.5 billion people globally live with hearing loss. The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, made this known…
H5N1 Avian Flu: WHO raises concerns over many reports of infected mammals, warns against touching, collecting dead, sick wild animals
Feb. 10, 2023 The World Health Organisation (WHO), on Friday announced that over the past few weeks there have been many reports of mammals, including minks, otters, foxes and sea…
WHO announces outbreak of cholera in 23 countries
Feb. 10, 2023 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…
WHO Urges ‘Immediate Action’ After Cough Syrup Deaths
January 24, 2023 The World Health Organization has called for “immediate and concerted action” to protect children from contaminated medicines after a spate of child deaths linked to cough syrups…
Nigeria to put best-practice trans fat elimination policy in place soon – WHO
Jan. 24, 2023 World Health Organisation (WHO) says five billion people globally remain unprotected from harmful trans-fat, increasing their risk of heart disease and death as Nigeria is considering putting…
Five billion people unprotected from trans fat leading to heart disease – WHO
January 23, 2023 Five billion people globally remain unprotected from harmful trans fat, a new status report from the World Health Organisation, WHO, has found, increasing their risk of heart…