Tag: WHO
Monkeypox concern heightened after becoming a ‘Northern’ disease, says WHO
WED, 03 AUG, 2022-theGBJournal| Countries need to work more together to stop the rapidly spreading outbreak of monkeypox, “no matter the nationality, skin colour...
WHO recommends long-acting cabotegravir for HIV prevention
FRI, 29 JULY, 2022-theGBJournal| WHO today released new guidelines for the use of long-acting injectable cabotegravir (CAB-LA) as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV and...
COVID-19 deaths in African region to fall by nearly 94% in...
THUR, 02 JUNE, 2022-theGBJournal| COVID-19 deaths in the African region are expected to decline by almost 94% in 2022, compared with 2021 which was...
More African countries fight unethical marketing of breast-milk substitutes, report finds
TUE, 31 MAY, 2022-theGBJournal| A growing number of African countries are fighting back against the unethical marketing of breast-milk substitutes by tightening laws to...
Vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks on the rise in Africa- WHO
THUR 28 APRIL, 2022-theGBJournal | Africa is witnessing a surge in outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases over the past year, says the World Health Organisation...
Over 1 million African children protected by first malaria vaccine
… On World Malaria Day, WHO calls for continued innovation to save lives
THUR 21 APRIL, 2022-theGBJournal | More than 1 million children in Ghana,...
Nigeria| Closing access gaps, rural populace solicit for more functional primary...
SAT 02 APRIL, 2022-theGBJournal| Early in the morning on 24 September 2013, Rukayat Yunsa went into labour and was rushed to the Primary Healthcare...
Nigeria, WHO partners to contain Lassa Fever Outbreak in the country
…Lassa fever is a transmittable disease
THUR 17 MARCH, 2022-theGBJournal| “Contracting Lassa fever was a very bad experience”, says 41 years old Marian Oyinbor,...
Africa on track to control COVID-19 pandemic in 2022
…With the aim of controlling the pandemic, WHO is focusing on scaling-up COVID-19 vaccine uptake in countries
THUR 10 FEB, 2022-theGBJournal- Almost two years...
First ladies driving advocacy and interventions on elimination of cervical cancer...
SUN 23 JAN, 2022-theGBJournal- I learnt about cervical cancer and people dying from the disease while carrying out my duty as a journalist. I...
