Tag: WHO
Nigeria’s Monkeypox cases hit 141
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 141 suspected cases of Monkeypox have been reported in the country, up from the previous 110...
Akeredolu urges installation of CCTV in worship centres
Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has charged operators of public places and worship centres to install Close Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras in their premises...
NCDC: Nigeria has no laboratory where Monkeypox is generated
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has dismissed the report that Nigeria has laboratories where Monkeypox virus is generated.
The NCDC made the clarification...
NCDC reports 21 Monkeypox cases, one death
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), in its latest report on Monkeypox, said the country has recorded 21 cases in 2022.
The NCDC said...
Tedros re-elected as WHO DG
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was re-elected on Tuesday for a second five-year term as the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), following a secret...
Monkeypox spreads as France, Germany, Belgium report first cases
France, Belgium, and Germany on Friday reported their first cases of monkeypox, joining several other European and North American nations in detecting the disease,...
WHO raises the alarm as monkeypox spreads to Italy, Sweden
Italy and Sweden became the latest countries on Thursday to report cases of the rare disease, monkeypox, with Britain, Spain, Portugal and the United...
Bill Gates tests positive for COVID-19
American billionaire, Bill Gates, announced he has tested positive for COVID-19.
Gates, who has donated millions to pandemic relief efforts, revealed via his Twitter handle...
Disease outbreaks: WHO, FG launch NEDL to improve tests
The Federal Government, with support from the World Health Organization (WHO), has launched the Nigeria National Essential Diagnostics List (NEDL), with a view to...
15m deaths linked to COVID-19 in 2020, 2021 – WHO
The coronavirus pandemic led to the deaths of around 14.9 million people globally in the past two years, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said...
