Tag: WHO
Omicron: Severe cases remain low in South Africa – WHO
The Omicron variant is reaching more countries in Africa, while weekly Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the continent surged by 93 per cent, the World...
WHO council opposes making vaccine booster shots available to all
The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to oppose making booster shots against COVID-19 universally available in the interests of making first jabs more accessible...
5 dead as Bayelsa confirms cholera outbreak
The Bayelsa Government has confirmed the outbreak of cholera in Ofoni, a coastline settlement in Sagbama Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.
Dr. Pabara Igwele,...
WHO not ruling out Omicron becoming dominant variant in Europe in...
The new Omicron coronavirus variant may become dominant in Europe by early January.
The World Health Organization (WHO) said this in its weekly report on...
WHO hails Nigeria for huge investment on health security
The World Health Organization (WHO), has commended Nigeria for its huge investment in health security during the fight against COVID-19.
The Emergency Preparedness and Response...
COVID: NCDC announces 197 infections, 2 deaths as Omicron variant hits...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced two additional fatalities from the coronavirus pandemic on Friday with 197 fresh cases reported across five...
Prepare for likely spread of Omicron, WHO urges countries
World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday urged countries not to panic but to prepare for the likely spread of COVID-19 Omicron variant as scientists...
WHO urges Asia-Pacific countries to brace selves for COVID-19 surge due...
Asia-Pacific countries must brace for a new surge in the number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases due to the Omicron variant, which emerged last month,...
COVID-19: Omicron variant now in 23 countries – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says cases of the new Omicron variant have been reported in at least 23 countries in five of the...
WHO to host first meeting on new pandemic treaty, March 2022
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has fixed the first meeting of its commission to discuss a new treaty on the COVID-19 pandemic for March...
HIV remains major public health concern after 40 years – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that HIV remained a major global public health concern in the last 40 years.
Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional...
WHO criticises ‘blunt’, ‘blanket’ measures by countries to stop Omicron
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has criticised “blunt” and “blanket” measures taken by countries in the past few days to stop the spread of...
COVID-19: WHO tasks journalists on effective communication
Dr Geoffrey Namara, World Health Organisation (WHO) Health Emergency Information and Risk Assessment (HIM) Lead, has tasked the Nigeria media on effective communication of...
WHO lauds health Journalists for prompt COVID-19 reportage
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the Association of Nigeria Health Journalists (ANHEJ) have done a lot in the area of educating, mobilizing, and...
WHO extremely concerned about increase in COVID-19 cases in Europe
World Health Organisation’s Regional Office for Europe on Thursday expressed grave concerns over increase in COVID-19 infections in the region.
The office said, “we are...
South Sudan, WHO step up preparedness amid Ebola outbreak
South Sudan and World Health Organization (WHO), say they have stepped up Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) preparedness and response readiness in the high-risk counties...
WHO, Health ministry, commence advocacy for effective e-waste management in Nigeria
The World Health Organization, Nigeria, in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Health and other stakeholders have commenced advocacy for effective management of electronic...
