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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has expressed regret over the announcement that the United States intends to withdraw from the organisation. The global health body urged the US to reconsider the decision. WHO made this known in a…
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Nigeria and seven other African countries have begun a project to check HIV in the continent. The project is tagged, Bringing Innovation to Clinical and Laboratory Research to end HIV In Africa through New Vaccine Technology (BRILLIANT)…
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Director of Public Health, Edo State Ministry of Health, Dr Stephenson Ojeifo, says the state has recorded three suspected cases of Mpox. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday evening, Ojeifo said though none…
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) report says that 2.6 million deaths per year were attributable to alcohol consumption, accounting for 4.7 per cent of all deaths. WHO, in a statement on Tuesday, said that alcohol consumption…
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Matshidiso Moeti, Regional Director for Africa at the World Health Organization (WHO), has become an advocate for disability rights and gender equity within the continent’s health systems. Moeti disclosed this in an interview with…
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Cameroon launched the world’s first routine vaccine program against malaria on Monday. It is one of 20 African countries planning to introduce the drug this year, according to global vaccine alliance Gavi.Here are some key facts.The…
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has notified the public about five contaminated syrups allegedly going around in World Health Organisation (WHO) regions. The notification is contained in a…
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The World Health Organization (WHO)on Wednesday classified the EG.5 coronavirus strain circulating in the United States and China as a "variant of interest" but said it did not seem to pose more of a threat to public health than other…
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A World Health Organisation agency, the International Agency for Research on Cancer has declared that aspartame, an artificial sweetener widely used in diet drinks and low-sugar foods, could possibly cause cancer. A press statement made…
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By Elijah Akoji It is shameful that we are discussing issues such as lack of water supply, how do we tell people that Gaya, an Emirate that has produced a Senator and a House of Representatives member among other prominent men, still drink…
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