Healthcare waste from COVID threatens environment – WHO
By Nneka NwogwugwuThe World Health Organisation chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said the recent Global analysis…
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Nigeria partners WHO on electronic waste exposure on public health
Nigeria's Ministry of Health has partnered with the World Health Organisation to strengthen stakeholders’ capacity…
Africa faces 4th wave of COVID-19 due to Omicron variant – WHO
Africa is being hit by the fourth wave of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, driven by the Omicron variant,…
WHO labels new COVID strain Omicron, designates it a ‘variant of concern’
World Health Organisation (WHO) has named the latest COVID-19 variant identified in South Africa, the Greek name…
COVID-19: WHO tasks journalists on effective communication
Dr Geoffrey Namara, World Health Organisation (WHO) Health Emergency Information and Risk Assessment (HIM) Lead,…
Africa’s first mRNA Vaccine Technology Transfer Hub begin operations
By Nneka NwogwugwuThe first COVID messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine technology transfer hub on the African continent,…
WHO confirms eight Ebola cases in Congo
By Bisola Adeyemo
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on Wednesday confirmed eight cases of Ebola disease…
New WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines give recommendations for Public…
By Nneka NwogwugwuWHO updated the Global Air Quality Guidelines (AQGs) to provide clear evidence of the damage air…
About 86% of COVID-19 infections in Africa go unnoticed – WHO
About 86 per cent of all coronavirus infections in Africa go unnoticed, the World Health Organization (WHO)…
WHO calls for ambitious climate targets to avoid “health catastrophe”
Ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, the World Health Organisation…
