WHO, WIPO, WTO launch trilateral COVID-19 technical assistance platform
April 13, 2022 The World Health Organization (WHO), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the WTO launched on 11 April 2022 their new Trilateral COVID-19 Technical Assistance Platform. In…
WHO says it is analysing two new Omicron COVID sub-variants
April 12, 2022 The World Health Organisation said on Monday it is tracking a few dozen cases of two new sub-variants of the highly transmissible Omicron strain of the coronavirus…
One-dose HPV vaccine offers solid protection against cervical cancer – WHO
April 12, 2022 The World Health Organsation’s (WHO) Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) evaluated the evidence that has been emerging over the past years that single-dose schedules…
Over two thirds of Africans infected by COVID virus since pandemic began – WHO
April 8, 2022 More than two thirds of Africans have been infected by COVID-19 since the pandemic started, 97 times more than reported confirmed cases, according to a World Health…
Billions of people still breathe unhealthy air – New WHO data
April 5, 2022 …Over 6000 cities now monitor air quality Almost the entire global population (99%) breathes air that exceeds World Health Organsation’s (WHO) air quality limits, and threatens their…
European Union funding boosts COVID-19 vaccination in Africa
March 30, 2022 A contribution of €16 million from the European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) will help the World Health Organization (WHO) boost…
WHO urges quality care for women, newborns in critical first weeks after childbirth
March 30, 2022 The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched its first ever global guidelines to support women and newborns in the postnatal period – the first six weeks after…
FG declares State of Emergency on childhood TB
March 29, 2022 The Federal Government has declared a State of Emergency on childhood tuberculosis in the country. Dr. Chukwuma Anyaike, the Coordinator, National Tuberculosis, Buruli Ulcer and Leprosy Control…
Omicron ‘stealth’ Covid variant BA.2 now dominant globally
March 29, 2022 A sub-variant of the highly transmissible Omicron version of coronavirus known as BA.2 is now dominant worldwide, prompting surges in many countries in Europe and Asia and…
FG plans 100% health insurance coverage for the poor, vulnerable
March 25, 2022 There is a great need for synergy between government at all levels and the private sector so as to further improve access to healthcare services, especially for…