LAGOS TO SCREEN 100,000 WOMEN FOR BREAST, CERVICAL CANCER ANNUALLY
Feb. 5, 2022 …Commemorates Year 2022 World Cancer Day With Community Outreach Campaign As the World Commemorates Year 2022 World Cancer Day, the Lagos State Government has made known its…
Omicron sub-variant BA.2 found in 5 African countries -WHO scientist
Feb. 3, 2022 The BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron has been found in five African countries, a World Health Organisation scientist said on Thursday, adding she was concerned about the development….
Crucial changes needed to protect workers’ health while teleworking
Feb. 3, 2022 The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) have called for measures to be put in place to protect workers’ health while teleworking. In…
Bayelsa, Sterling Bank, 2 other firms sign $5m MoU on innovative medical supplies
Feb. 1, 2022 Bayelsa Government has signed an agreement with a consortium comprising Sterling Bank, Zipline, Health Spaces and DrugStoc for the Bayelsa Health Supply Chain Transformation Project (BHSCTP). The…
Huge volumes of COVID hospital waste threaten health – WHO
Feb. 1, 2022 Discarded syringes, used test kits and old vaccine bottles from the COVID-19 pandemic have piled up to create tens of thousands of tonnes of medical waste, threatening…
WNTDD: WHO calls for equitable health services for all
Jan. 31, 2022 To mark World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day (WNTDD), the World Health Organization (WHO) has called on everyone to rally to confront inequalities that characterize NTDs and ensure…
WHO chief says world at ‘critical juncture’ in COVID pandemic
Jan. 24, 2022 The head of the World Health Organization on Monday urged countries to work together to bring the acute phase of the pandemic to an end, saying that…
Africa calls for donated vaccines with shelf life of 3 to 6 months
Jan. 20, 2022 Africa’s top public health bodies on Thursday called for donated COVID-19 vaccines to come with a shelf life of three to six months so countries could plan…
WHO Says No Evidence Healthy Children, Adolescents Need COVID-19 Boosters
Jan. 19, 2022 There is no evidence at present that healthy children and adolescents need booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine, the World Health Organization’s chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said on…
COVID-19: WHO expresses hope worst of Omicron wave is over
Jan. 19, 2022 The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed hope that the worst of this latest wave of COVID-19 is over, as Omicron continues to sweep the world, but…