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.
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World leaders have pledged an additional 170 million dollars to the World Health Organisation (WHO) during a high-level pledging event at the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva.
Despite being certified free of wild poliovirus, Nigeria continues to administer polio vaccines to protect children from the threat of Circulating Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus (cVDPV), according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for urgent measures “to curtail rising medicalisation of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)” and to engage health workers to prevent the practice.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that many people in Africa still lack access to essential vaccines, with one in five children remaining under-vaccinated.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that approximately 846 million people aged 15-49 are living with genital herpes infections, accounting for more than one in five of this age group globally.
Countries trying to negotiate a global agreement on handling future pandemics began an extra week of talks Monday, with the WHO chief insisting the end was in sight.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the number of people living with disabilities in Africa will likely rise to 54 million in 2045, unless urgent action is taken to mitigate it.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has listed two additional mpox in vitro diagnostics under its Emergency Use Listing (EUL) procedure to enhance quality-assured testing options.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and its partners have activated the Global Health Emergency Corps (GHEC) for the first time to provide support to countries facing mpox outbreaks.