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WHO: Nigeria, first African country to receive Mpox vaccines

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Nigeria is the first country in Africa to receive mpox vaccines, aimed at combating…

3 months ago

WHO: Tobacco kills 8m globally every year

The World Health Organization (WHO) says the tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health challenges the world has…

1 year ago

WHO: One pregnant woman or baby dies every 7 seconds

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says one pregnant woman or newborn dies every seven seconds as global progress in reducing…

2 years ago

WHO: One woman dies every 2 minutes during pregnancy, childbirth

A report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other UN bodies showed that in 2020 a woman died around…

2 years ago

WHO: Cancer kills 700,000 Africans yearly

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says an estimated 1.1 million new cancer cases occur each year in Africa, with about…

2 years ago

China records 60,000 Covid-related deaths in one month

China, on Saturday, reported almost 60,000 Covid-related deaths in just over a month, the first major death toll released by…

2 years ago

WHO: 10.6m ill with tuberculosis in 2021

The World Health Organisation has said an estimated 10.6 million people fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) in 2021. This is…

2 years ago

NAFDAC warns against use of 4 cough syrups

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned against the use of four substandard cough…

2 years ago

Buhari: Nigeria’ll save N687bn from malaria elimination in 2022

President Muhammadu Buhari has projected that Nigeria’s agenda to end malaria and savings from the estimated economic burden of the…

2 years ago

WHO declares Monkeypox global health emergency

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the Monkeypox outbreak in more than 50 countries an emergency of international concern.…

2 years ago

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