Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja At least 8million people around the world die every year from smoking, the World Health Organisation (WHO), has said. The global health body in a statement noted that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to millions of tobacco users saying they want to quit the habit of smoking. It revealed that it has […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said it was considering introducing electronic vaccination certificates, as hopes for an end to the pandemic were boosted after Britain became the first country to approve the use of a Covid-19 vaccine. “We are looking very closely into the use of technology in this Covid-19 response and one of them […]
By Doosuur Iwambe The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that about 18.3% of COVID-19 deaths in the African region are among people with diabetes. According to the WHO analysis of 14 African countries, which provided information on COVID-19 and comorbidities, diabetes is one of the conditions that global studies have found to increase the […]
World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF have raised alarm over the likely outbreak of measles and polio in Nigeria, Daily Times gathered. WHO raised the alarm due to the disruption of immunization services in Nigeria by COVID-19. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General COVID-19 who made this known said the disease has a devastating effect […]
With some COVID-19 patients reporting longterm symptoms, including damage to major organs, the World Health Organization (WHO) urged Governments to ensure they receive necessary care. “Although we’re still learning about the virus, what’s clear is that this is not just a virus that kills people. To a significant number of people, this virus poses a […]
By Sharon Isaalah The World Health Organization (WHO) has endorsed the plans by China to start administering experimental coronavirus vaccines to people while clinical trials are still underway. This disclosure was made by a Chinese Health Commission official, Zheng Zhongwei in a news conference. Zheng recalled that China launched its emergency programme in July, having […]
The coronavirus pandemic appears to be accelerating worldwide, with new cases soaring last week to a new seven-day high of almost 2 million even as new deaths decreased, World Health Organization (WHO) statistics show. In its latest global update late on Monday, the UN health body said 1,998,897 new cases of the novel coronavirus had […]
Vaccine nationalism unfair, self-serving, UN chief warns The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported a record number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus registered across the world over the past week – almost two million infections. This marks the highest number in a single week so far. “From Sept. 14 through Sept. 20, there were […]
By Sharon Isaalah World Health Organisation has responded to an open letter by a group of scientists urging the umbrella health body to address the possibility of COVID-19 virus being airborne. The letter opens with: “We appeal to the medical community and to the relevant national and international bodies to recognize the potential for airborne […]
By Doosuur Iwambe World Health Organisation ( WHO) has called on countries to increase their support for mental health services. According to the WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, investing in mental health has become imperative due to the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. The global health body therefore stressed the need for a massive scale-up […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a guidance for clinicians and healthcare decision-makers on the use of Corticosteroids for patients with severe COVID-19. In a statement on Wednesday, Corticosteroids are listed in the WHO model list of essential medicines, readily available globally at a low cost, Daily Times gathered. It said: “We recommend systemic […]
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says he hopes coronavirus pandemic will be over under two years, Daily Times understands. READ ALSO: COVID-19: No plans to reopen Universities — ASUU clears The world Health Oganization boss chef, speaking in Geneva,said the Spanish flu of 1918 had taken two years to overcome. Adding that current advances in technology could […]
Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Ghebreyesus has stated that more than 100 billion dollars will be required to ensure everyone globally can access the tools to fight COVID-19. Ghebreyesus stated this during a virtual news conference in Geneva. “This sounds like lots of money and it is. “But it is small in […]
COVID-19 death toll worldwide has surpassed 700,000, reaching 701,754 as of Thursday, according to the latest number from the World Health Organisation (WHO), Daily Times gathered. Globally, 18,575,326 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported to the WHO. The U.S. and Brazil remain the top two in both confirmed cases and deaths, with 4,728,239 cases […]
Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, the Director-General, World Health Organisation (WHO), says a number of vaccines are now in phase three clinical trials to prevent COVID-19 pandemic. READ ALSO: 19 potential COVID-19 vaccines currently in clinical… Ghebreyesus made this known at a virtual news conference on Monday at the WHO Headquarters in Geneva. The director-general said: “We […]
World Health Organization (WHO) says coronavirus pandemic is likely to be “lengthy” and warns of risk of “response fatigue”. .The World Health Organization on Saturday warned the coronavirus pandemic was likely to be “lengthy” after its emergency committee met to evaluate the crisis six months after sounding the international alarm. The committee “highlighted the anticipated […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says that the new coronavirus drug, Dexamethasone, recently announced by British Government, is yet to be approved for use in the treatment of patients with the viral disease in Nigeria. The British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, had on Tuesday said UK researchers identified a new cheap drug, which […]
Abuja – The World Health Organisation (WHO), Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Africa is now over 222,000. The UN’s health agency gave the update on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO on Saturday. “There are over 222,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent – with […]
Increased antibiotics use in combating the COVID-19 pandemic will strengthen bacterial resistance and ultimately lead to more deaths during the crisis and beyond, the World Health Organization said Monday. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said a “worrying number” of bacterial infections were becoming increasingly resistant to the medicines traditionally used to treat them. The UN […]
Today is World No Tobacco day and Nigeria is joining the rest of the world to commemorate the day. This year’s theme is “Protecting youth from industry manipulation and preventing them from tobacco and nicotine use.” The motivation behind the theme is the tobacco industry’s manipulation of the youth to become smokers through use of […]