The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that there has been a 26 per cent reduction in Tuberclosis (TB) deaths between 2015 and 2021 in Africa. Dr Matshdiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director...
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Number of undiagnosed HIV cases on the rise in Europe- WHO reports
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the EU health agency on Wednesday reported that many people are living with HIV in Europe without being diagnosed. The WHO Regional Office for Europe in...
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WHO: 779 million Africans lack sanitation services
The World Health Organisation Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, has said that 779 million people in Africa lack basic sanitation services. Dr. Moeti revealed this in a press statement in commemoration...
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WHO Declares Monkeypox Global Health Emergency
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared monkeypox a global health emergency. WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus today said the risk of monkeypox is moderate globally, except in Europe where risk is high....
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Malaria still a public health threat- WHO
Health Organisation (WHO) has said malaria remains a significant public health threat with about 95% estimated 228 million cases occurring in the WHO and AFRO Region. Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director...
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10m People Died Of Cancer In 2021— WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has disclosed that 10 million people died of cancer in 2021. This was contained in a statement issued by the health organisation to commemorate the World Cancer Day...
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One Person Died Of COVID Every 12 Seconds Last Week – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has disclosed that atleast one person died of COVID every 12 seconds in the past week. This was disclosed on Monday by WHO director-general, Tedros Ghebreyesus at the 150th...
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COVID: Omicron now in 89 countries – WHO counts
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has now been detected in 89 countries. Omicron — labelled a “variant of concern” — was detected by South African authorities and...
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Ayoade Alakija appointed as special envoy – WHO
The World Health Organisation has appointed a Nigerian, Dr. Ayoade Alakija, as the global health agency’s Special Envoy for the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator. WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, announced the...
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Africa must invest in local production of COVID vaccines to address inequity – WHO
epa08525241 World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a press conference organized by the Geneva Association of United Nations Correspondents (ACANU) amid the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus, at the...
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