As the world observes ‘No Tobacco Day’, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called on governments to ban all flavours in…
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The Acting WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu has called for a ban on flavours and product designs that appeal to young users.
The World Health Organization (WHO), on Friday, issued recommendations for two new immunisation tools to protect infants from Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday launched a new publication and called on governments to urgently ban all flavours in tobacco and nicotine products.
New research shows how 310 premature deaths and 230 new children’s asthma cases can be prevented every day over the next 15…
Every year, road traffic crashes claim the lives of approximately 1.19 million people globally, with an additional 20 to 50…
The World Health Organization tried to stabilise its finances at its annual assembly which ended on Tuesday, but still remains well short of reaching its already reduced target.
A report by the World Health Organisation says 20 million Nigerians, representing 20 per cent of the country’s population, live with mental health conditions.
The world’s leading polio eradication programme faces a 40% budget cut next year as the paralysis-causing virus surges in its…
In a decisive move to strengthen Nigeria’s fight against health misinformation, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) have reactivated the National Infodemic Management Technical Team (NIMT).