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Covid-19: WHO issues new clinical advice on treatment of patients

Ihesiulo Grace 26 January 2021 0

Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The World Health Organization (WHO) issued fresh clinical advice on for the treatment of COVID-19 patients including those displaying persistent symptoms after recovery. The global health body also said it advised using low-dose anti-coagulants to prevent blood clots. READ

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Africa records 25,000 new covid-19 cases daily, Says WHO

Ihesiulo Grace 15 January 2021 0

Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that African countries have recorded a daily average of 25,000 new cases of the novel coronavirus disease otherwise referred to as ‘COVID-19’ in the last two weeks. Speaking at the first online COVID-19 media briefing of the Africa region on Thursday, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, the […]

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COVID-19 could end before 2022 — WHO

Ihesiulo Grace 22 August 2020 0

Modern technology and international cooperation could limit the coronavirus pandemic to less than two years, World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday, Daily Times Nigeria learnt. READ ALSO: COVID-19: Recovery rate now more than double as Nigeria’s case exceeds 50,000 “Hoping we can have additional tools like a vaccine, I think

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WHO fears possible rise of COVID-19 infections during Sallah

Ihesiulo Grace 31 July 2020 0

WHO – The World Health Organisation Thursday fears the possible increase of COVID-19 infections during the Eid-el-Kabir holidays, reports say. DailyTimes gathered that the organization also attributed the rise of the virus spread to an increase in social and religious gatherings due to the festive celebration. READ ALSO: COVID-19 remains number one public enemy, WHO

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WHO finally declares Nigeria Polio free

Ihesiulo Grace 20 June 2020 0

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Nigeria free of wild polio following the completion of documentation for the free status. The UN health agency disclosed this on its regional office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, official twitter account @WHOAFRO. “Today, Nigeria’s complete documentation for Wild Polio virus free status was accepted by the Africa […]

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Still no proof coronavirus can be spread through surface contact – WHO

Ihesiulo Grace 16 May 2020 0

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has not been proven if people can catch the novel coronavirus by touching surfaces where it lingers, such as handles, doorknobs or keyboards. The UN agency, which said this on Saturday, recommended in its safety guidelines that people disinfect objects. READ ALSO: Men patronise us with N1,000, says […]

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COVID19: Udom orders fumigation of major towns, public places in A’Ibom

Ihesiulo Grace 27 April 2020 0

Akwa Ibom state Governor, Udom Emmanuel, has ordered for immediate fumigation of highly populated cities and other locations in the state as recommended by World Health Organization (WHO) before the lockdown order against coronavirus pandemic can be relaxed. Addressing newsmen in Uyo on Sunday, the Chairman of Akwa Ibom state Environmental and Waste Management Agency, […]

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WHO urges countries to adopt oxygen therapy to fight Coronavirus

Ihesiulo Grace 2 March 2020 0

The World Health Organization on Sunday urged all countries to prepare for caring for patients severely sickened by the deadly new coronavirus by stocking up on ventilators. The UN health agency stressed in its latest situation report on COVID-19 that “oxygen therapy is a major treatment intervention for patients with severe COVID-19.” READ ALSO: Why […]

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4 African countries license Ebola vaccine- WHO

Ihesiulo Grace 15 February 2020 0

Three months after the World Health Organization (WHO) pre-qualified the use of Ebola vaccines, four African countries have licensed the vaccine for use in their countries. A statement on Saturday from the WHO website, named the countries as : Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Burundi, Ghana and Zambia. READ ALSO: AU says more than $55m […]

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10.9m persons receive emergency health interventions in north east – WHO

Ihesiulo Grace 30 December 2019 0

The World Health Organization (WHO) says 10.9 million persons displaced by insurgency have benefited from emergency health interventions in the past three years in the north east. WHO disclosed this in an annual situation report, which stated that grade-3 health emergencies were provided to persons affected by the conflict between 2016 and 2019 in Adamawa, […]

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Govt, WHO to expand services to survivors of sexual abuse in Borno

Ihesiulo Grace 14 November 2019 0

The World Health Organization (WHO) is working with Government to expand and improve services offered to survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in northeastern Nigeria. Quoting the 2016 report of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), the WHO revealed in a statement that more than 6 500 women and girls were identified […]

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Nigeria: Govt adopts new approach to immunize more children in Bayelsa

Ihesiulo Grace 8 November 2019 0

In renewed efforts, not to leave any child needlessly exposed to vaccine-preventable diseases, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the authorities in Bayelsa State are seeing a marked improvement in immunization coverage in the State. This follows the adoption of innovative approaches to reach all children even those living along its hazardous creeks and remote […]

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‘Quality, patient safety, cornerstone of modern health-care delivery’

Ihesiulo Grace 24 October 2019 0

The quality of care is a key component of the right to health, and the route to equity and dignity for every Nigerian. In order to achieve universal health coverage, it is essential to deliver health services that meet global standards. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), medical errors affect at least 1 in […]

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Lassa fever: WHO deploys Polio personnel to 18 States

Ihesiulo Grace 16 March 2018 0

The World Health Organization (WHO) in Nigeria has deployed Polio personnel to about 18 States of the Federation to rapidly assist in containing the outbreak of Lassa fever. In a press release made available to the Daily Times, WHO Incident Manager for Lassa fever Management Team in Nigeria, Dr. Emmanuel Musa, stated that the strong […]

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Nigeria set to vaccinate 25 million people, its biggest yellow fever campaign ever

Ihesiulo Grace 24 January 2018 0

Nigeria’s government is set to launch a mass vaccination campaign to prevent the spread of yellow fever on Thursday (January 25) with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners. More than 25 million people will be vaccinated throughout 2018, in the largest yellow fever vaccination drive in the country’s history. The immunization plan […]

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WHO Hands-over Emergency Health Kits, Funds to Quake-Hit Nepal

Ihesiulo Grace 26 April 2015 0

    The World Health Organization this morning handed over four emergency health kits comprising of medicines and medical supplies and US dollars 175 000 as the first tranche of emergency health funds to meet the immediate health needs of the earthquake affected people in Nepal. “Within hours of the tragedy, WHO disbursed medical supplies […]

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Ebola-hit Sierra Leone Arrests 13 at Unsafe Burial

Ihesiulo Grace 8 April 2015 0

Police in Ebola-hit Sierra-Leone have raided a funeral and arrested 13 people suspected of organising an unsafe burial, officers said. Police superintendent Da Samah said “heavily-armed” police arrived just in time to stop a 50-year-old man being interred on the outskirts of Freetown after they were tipped off about the ceremony. “We stopped the burial