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WHO: Nigeria facing second wave of diphtheria outbreak

    WHO: Nigeria facing second wave of diphtheria outbreak

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Nigeria is currently facing a second wave of the diphtheria outbreak. Diphtheria is a bacterial infection caused by the corynebacterium species that affect the

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WHO: Weak health systems affecting developing nations’ response to climate change

    WHO: Weak health systems affecting developing nations’ response to climate change

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says weak health systems in developing countries are a major threat to their capacity to cope with the effects of climate change.  According to a

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WHO: 51 new cases of variant poliovirus recorded in Nigeria

    WHO: 51 new cases of variant poliovirus recorded in Nigeria

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says 51 new cases of circulating variant poliovirus (cVPV2) have been recorded in Nigeria from January to August 2023. Walter Mulombo, the WHO country representative

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WHO ‘monitoring’ new COVID variant detected in three countries

    WHO ‘monitoring’ new COVID variant detected in three countries

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is closely monitoring BA.2.86, a new variant of COVID-19, detected in Israel, Denmark and the United States. In a bulletin on Thursday, the

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Why we need to rethink sugar-sweetened beverage taxation

  Why we need to rethink sugar-sweetened beverage taxation

BY SEGUN AJAYI-KADIR In recent weeks, some organisations have called upon the Nigerian Federal government to increase the excise tax

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WHO’s problematic verdict on aspartame

  WHO’s problematic verdict on aspartame

BY JOSHUA OPANIKE On July 14, 2023, the cancer research arm of the World Health Organisation announced that aspartame, a

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WHO: 1,800 vials of diphtheria drug will be delivered to Nigeria in August

  WHO: 1,800 vials of diphtheria drug will be delivered to Nigeria in August

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Nigeria will receive 1,800 vials of diphtheria antitoxin on August 2. Diphtheria is a

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WHO warns of unsafe syrup in Cameroon, says it may get to neighbouring countries

  WHO warns of unsafe syrup in Cameroon, says it may get to neighbouring countries

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued an alert against a batch of contaminated cough syrup identified in Cameroon. In

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‘Kogi, Benue, Taraba’ — WHO to spend $9.3m grant in 15 states with low COVID vaccination rate

  ‘Kogi, Benue, Taraba’ — WHO to spend $9.3m grant in 15 states with low COVID vaccination rate

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it will implement a $9.3 million grant from the Canadian government in 15 states

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Report: WHO cancer research agency to declare sweetener used in Diet Coke a possible carcinogen

  Report: WHO cancer research agency to declare sweetener used in Diet Coke a possible carcinogen

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is set to declare aspartame, one of the most common artificial sweeteners,

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