The World Health Organisation said on Friday it hoped to administer a second dose of the polio vaccine to children in northern Gaza from next week, after Israeli bombing had halted the drive. The vaccination campaign began on September 1 after the beseiged Palestinian territory confirmed its first case of polio in 25 years. A…

Breast cancer is not merely a statistic; it represents a critical public health issue that deeply affects individuals, families, and communities. 

The World Health Organization (WHO) Country Representative to Nigeria, Dr. Walter Kazadi Mulombo, has said that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targets are currently in jeopardy due to the economic crisis, climate change, multiple emergencies, and the global economic downturn following the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. He said that only 17 percent of…

There are no more oral cholera vaccines left in the global stockpile, the World Health Organization said Friday, with the shortage jeopardising work to stop the disease's spread. Global vaccine production is operating at full capacity, but demand is outpacing supply, the UN health agency said in its monthly situation report. "As of October 14,…

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The status of ear and hearing care report launched by the World Health Organisation (WHO) African region has shown that Africa spends $27 billion yearly on hearing loss.

The United States government has said she is providing disease response and preparedness support to the Marburg outbreak in the Republic of Rwanda. Days after the outbreak was first announced by the Republic of Rwanda’s Ministry of Health on September 27

National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates Confraternity), Sahara Deck (Abuja Municipal), yesterday, called on the Federal Government to make the workplace conducive to address mental health issues.

The National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates Confraternity), Sahara Deck (Abuja Municipal), on Thursday, called on the federal government to enhance workplace support to address mental health issues. This plea coincides with the 2024 World Mental Health Day, themed "It's Time to Prioritise Mental Health in the Workplace." The Capoon, Sahara Deck Pyrates Confraternity (Abuja City…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has identified Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Burundi as the most affected countries in Africa’s ongoing monkeypox (mpox) outbreak.

It is apparent that if the WHO Pandemic Agreement and amendments to the IHR are signed in their current form by the requisite WHO member states, they may pave the way for the erosion of health and economic sovereignty from African states.

Recently, there's been a buzz on social media, especially on X (formerly Twitter), where some people, mostly men, claim that women get pregnant just to gain weight and then abort the baby. But is this really true? The conversation online suggests that some unexplained weight gain in women might be caused by abortions. But does…