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The World Health Organisation (WHO), on Wednesday, announced the end of the 11th Ebola outbreak in the Equateur province in the north-west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).WHO disclosed this in a statement issued from its…

World Health Organisation (WHO) says an estimated five per cent of all cervical cancer cases are attributable to HIV globally, while women living with HIV have a six-fold increased risk of cervical cancer.WHO, in a statement posted on…

The WHO has designated 2021 as the International Year of Health and Care Workers (YHCW).It said in a statement posted on its website on Thursday that delegates at the World Health Assembly (WHA), its decision-making body, recognised the…

The World Health Organisation (WHO), says nearly one in five COVID-19 deaths in Africa is linked with diabetes, according to a study.WHO disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday from its Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville,…

Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General on Monday said efforts to tackle climate change and poverty had experienced setback because of lack of global unity.Ghebreyesus said this at the ongoing World…

The virtual session of the 73rd World Health Assembly (WHA) started on Monday in Geneva, with health leaders charting a course for COVID-19 and global health priorities.The World Health Organisation (WHO) made this known in a statement…

World Health Organisation (WHO) figures on Monday showed that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide has surpassed 50 million.A WHO dashboard showed that globally, as of 10:45 am CET (0945 GMT) on Monday, a total of 50,030,121…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have called for urgent actions to protect most vulnerable children from deadly measles and polio epidemics as COVID-19 disrupts immunisations.The UN…

The World Health Organisation (WHO), says it has targeted 2.1 million children for the 2020 Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) campaign in Borno.SMC is designed to prevent and protect children against malaria.Dr Iniabasi Nglass,…

The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Ghebreyesus said that,  more than 100 billion dollars will be needed to ensure everyone globally can access the tools to fight COVID-19.Ghebreyesus stated this during a…