Finance Minister Hails WHO for Appointing Nigeria’s Alakija as Special…
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, has hailed the appointment of Nigeria’s Dr. Ayoade…
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Omicron Spreads Faster, Weakens Jabs – WHO
The Omicron coronavirus variant is more transmissible than the Delta strain and reduces vaccine efficacy but causes less severe…
Nigeria accounts for 27% of global malaria deaths in 2020 – WHO
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No reported case of deaths arising from Omicron variant worldwide –…
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday said it had not seen any reports of deaths relating to the new Omicron variant of…
WHO renames new COVID-19 variant ‘Omicron’
The World Health Organization on Friday declared the recently-discovered B.1.1.529 strain of Covid-19 to be a variant of concern,…
COVID-19: Only One In Four African Health Workers Fully Vaccinated ― WHO
A preliminary analysis by World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that only 27 per cent of health workers in Africa have been…
WHO expresses concern over surge in Covid-19 cases in Europe
World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Europe on Thursday expressed grave concerns over the increase in COVID-19…
Historic! WHO approves World’s first malaria vaccine
The World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday endorsed the first-ever vaccine to prevent malaria, debuting a tool that could save…
WHO sets mid-2022 target to vaccinate 70% of world’s population
Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and a group of global health leaders,…
Pandemic increasing risk factors for suicide, WHO warns
Suicide prevention must be prioritised after 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Americas office of the World Health…