As the search for solutions to COVID-19 continue, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and African Centre for Disease Control (ACDC) have selected Redeemer’s University African Centre of Excellence for Infectious Diseases (ACEGID), South Africa’s National Bioinformatics Institute (SANBI), and Kwazulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP) as specialised continental reference sequencing research laboratories for emerging…

Latest figures on COVID-19 released by the World Health Organisation (WHO), yesterday, showed that Africa accounts for one per cent of confirmed cases and three per cent of deaths reported worldwide in the past week.

Executive director, Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH) of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Helga Fogstad, will on Saturday, October 10, lead discussants to raise awareness on the rising mental health issues for youth, young adults, and students. Chairperson of OISA Foundation, Olapeju Sofowora, disclosed this at a media briefing yesterday, saying experts…

As the search for solutions to COVID-19 continue, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and African Centre for Disease Control (ACDC) have selected Redeemer’s University African Centre of Excellence for Infectious Diseases...

The World Health Organisation (WHO), yesterday, warned that about one billion people are living with mental disorders, three million die yearly from the harmful use of alcohol

The question on the lips of most observers is what next for Africa after achieving the World Health Organisation (WHO)-certified polio-free status? Indeed, a wind of relief blew across the continent, dispelling the gloom caused by the ravaging Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, as the Africa Regional Certification Commission for polio eradication (ARCC) formally declared Africa…

The Presidential Task Force on Coronavirus (COVID-19) says the Case Fatality Rate (CFR) is on the decline in the last five months but there is need for caution.

One of the most enduring lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic is the relationship between our hands and our health. It is simply amazing how an act as simple as handwashing could be a panacea to such a dare-devil pandemic. Prior to now, many don’t really care what they do with their hands. In our society,…

Africa recorded lowest coronavirus cases (27 per cent) and deaths (21 per cent) in the last one week, the World Health Organisation (WHO) disclosed yesterday.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), Genetically Modified (GM) organisms/foods are those derived from organisms whose genetic material has been modified

The Imo State Government has declared that schools will not resume in the state until all the COVID-19 safety protocols as advised by the World Health Organisation...

The House of Representatives has enjoined the World Health Organisation (WHO) to guard against discriminatory practices in the search for a vaccine against the coronavirus disease