Tag: World Health Organisation
Create Environment For Mental Wellbeing, WHO Urges Employers
The World Health Organisation has urged employers, governments at all levels, and individuals to make mental health in the workplace a top priority as...
World Health Organisation: COVID Still Kills 1,700 Weekly
The World Health Organisation has revealed that Covid-19 is still killing around 1,700 people a week around the world.
The WHO said this on Thursday,...
Makinde’s Govt To Oyo Residents: Cholera Is Real, Let’s Be Vigilant
Engineer ‘Seyi Makinde’s government in Oyo State has called on residents to be more vigilant, imbibe good sanitation and take preventive measures to combat...
Why We Are Pushing For Total Public Smoking Ban In Africa...
The World Health Organisation's Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti on Friday said tobacco use among young people in the African Region, aged...
When Pharmacies Sell Death For A Penny By Festus Adedayo
Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature, William Butler Yeats, aptly put it in his famous The Second Coming. When...
Rapid Spread Of Measles Cases Worries World Health Organisation
The World Health Organisation, on Tuesday, voiced alarm at the rapid spread of measles, with more than 306,000 cases reported worldwide last year –...
WHO: Alcohol, Sugary Beverages Kill 10.6 Million Yearly
The World Health Organisation has called for increased taxes on alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverages to reduce deaths from drinking alcohol and unhealthy behaviours.
The WHO,...
Check Out The New Malaria Vaccine WHO Just Recommended
The World Health Organisation has recommended a new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, for the prevention of malaria in children.
The recommendation follows advice from the WHO Strategic...
Cervical Cancer Vaccination To Be Included In Ogun’s Immunization Schedule
In its determination to reduce the impact of cervical cancer and other related cancers caused by the Human Papillomavirus (HPV), improve their well-being, and...
Tinubu’s Govt To Replace Health Workers On ‘Japa’ Train
The Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government has said that efforts are on to shore up the workforce in the nation’s health care system, including replacing...
