Tag: WHO

Madagascar recorded 785 cases, the highest during the period, followed by Angola with 184, Kenya with 94, the Democratic Republic ...

The PHC Operational Capability Report, produced by Orodata Science and Civic Tech, assessed facilities across 277 local government areas in ...

The WHO Representative in Nigeria, Pavel Ursu, said the incentives could encourage families to seek essential maternal and newborn services, ...

The researchers found that people who preferred their beverages very hot had more than three times the risk of developing ...

He stated that 12 local government areas in the state were affected by the disease outbreak, adding that plans were ...

The administration said its response is focused on early detection of suspected cases, monitoring close contacts and reaching zero-dose and ...

The publication, which reviewed evidence on tobacco use and fertility, also linked smoking among men to reproductive dysfunction, including poor ...

Without stronger intervention, the report warned that the proportion of the global population exposed to the most dangerous PM2.5 concentrations ...

While cancer can result from several factors, including genetic changes, age and environmental exposures, some established risks are linked to ...

WHO said Ervebo should currently be used against Bundibugyo virus only within a research protocol to generate evidence on its ...

Africa produced more than 639,000 tonnes of tobacco leaf in 2024, representing about 11 per cent of global tobacco-leaf production, ...

In a joint statement on Friday, the organisations said the achievement followed the discharge of Uganda’s last Ebola patient, an ...

Cumulatively, six people have been infected with malaria in connection with the airport.

The research comes as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to battle the outbreak caused by Bundibugyo ebolavirus.

DRC receives 70,000 Ervebo vaccine doses, with 20,000 for a Phase III trial against Bundibugyo virus and 50,000 for frontline ...

The United States Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (US-CDC) advises people using latex condoms to use water-based or silicone-based ...

PrEP is an HIV prevention intervention for people who do not have HIV but may be at risk of acquiring ...

He described it as the second-largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded and the fastest-spreading Ebola outbreak to date.

The Stakeholder Engagement session was held on Thursday, 6 August 2026, at the Oyo State Primary Healthcare Board, State Secretariat, ...

DRC has recorded 4,449 confirmed cases and 2,061 deaths across five provinces and 53 health zones.

The recommendation followed preliminary animal study data suggesting that the vaccine may provide some cross-protection against the disease, particularly in ...

The virus has now spread across five provinces, including Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu, Haut-Uélé, and Tshopo, affecting 49 health ...

As Nigeria grapples with one of the world's highest risks of maternal and newborn deaths, fathers often find themselves forced ...

The call was made on Monday at the Youth Consultative Forum on the WHO African Regional Strategic Plan 2026–2030 and ...

Mr Ghebreyesus said preventing drowning requires coordinated action across sectors rather than the efforts of a single ministry.