In its bid to curb the spread disease in Africa, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the African Union Commission (AUC) are strengthening their ties to tackle the health challenges facing the continent. Speaking during a two-day meeting earlier this month in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, the two organizations through its Africa Centres for Disease […]
Research by the World Health Organisation showed that half of all mental illness begins by the age of 14, but most cases go undetected and untreated. Worldwide, it is estimated that 10 – 20% of teens experience mental health conditions. According to WHO Sergey Volkov, ’’Adolescence and the early years of adulthood are a time […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said Thursday it has revised a benchmark used by health professionals worldwide in caring for women during childbirth, as it had caused a surge in caesarean sections that could be unnecessary. Since the 1950s, a woman progressing through labour at a rate slower than one centimetre of cervical dilation per […]
…Vaccination to begin in three States In its bid to eradicate the dreaded yellow fever disease in the country, the World Health Organisation, WHO has said that it will donate 20 million doses of vaccines annually. According to WHO Representative Fiona Braka, the second phase of the vaccination against the dreaded disease has already commenced […]
When you hear someone was a victim of food borne illness popularly known as food poisoning, your mind is quick to go to a wicked person that poured some toxic substance in the person’s food or drink. Not exactly. Food borne illness is caused by eating contaminated food. Infectious organisms — including bacteria, viruses and […]
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Saturday, urged Nigerians to support the current efforts by federal and state governments, as well as other stakeholders to eradicate polio in Nigeria. The Sultan made the call at the inauguration of the four-day Injectable Polio Vaccination campaign organised by the World Health Organisation at the […]
Sierra Leone marked the 54th anniversary of its independence on Monday by setting out a four-point “post-Ebola plan” to put the devastated country on the road to recovery from the deadly epidemic. Almost 4 000 deaths have been registered since the epidemic spread from Guinea a year ago, although health authorities admit the real toll […]
The Rotary Club, District 9125, Nigeria, has said that it’s working with partners and relevant stakeholders to scale up efforts towards elimination of malaria in the country. The District Governor-elect of District 9125 Nigeria, Dr. Mike Omotosho, in a statement in Abuja also said the organisation is intensifying efforts to speed up results using its […]
A recent reported released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) reveals that the death toll from the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa has passed 10,000 Liberia has recorded the most deaths with 4,162. Sierra Leone is the second worst-hit nation with 3,655, and Guinea has recorded 2,187 dead, according to the data. The […]