Tag: WHO
Tuberculosis Cases Hit Record High – WHO
A record 8.2 million new tuberculosis cases were diagnosed worldwide last year, the World Health Organization said — the highest number since it began global [more…]
Mpox! Nigeria Posts 39 Confirmed Cases
Nigeria has reported 39 confirmed cases of the dreaded mpox but zero death, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Thursday. [more…]
CHOLERA OUTBREAKS: Lagos Reveals Cause as Cholera Invades Kirikiri Prison AS WHO step in
The Lagos State Government has disclosed that 25 cases of severe gastroenteritis occurred at Kirikiri Medium Security Prison confirmed to be caused by Cholera. [more…]
2.6 Million Die Annually Due To Alcohol — WHO
Alcohol kills nearly three million people annually, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, adding that while the death rate had dropped slightly in recent [more…]
Cape Verde Becomes Third African Country To Eliminate Malaria
Cape Verde has become the third African nation to be declared malaria free, even as the disease continues to kill hundreds of thousands of people [more…]
NAFDAC alerts Nigerians on substandard, contaminated syrup
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 [more…]