Cancer rates to increase to 77 % by 2050, says UN
Global cancer cases are expected to rise around 77 per cent by…
Cameroon rolls out world’s first malaria vaccine
Cameroon launched the world’s first routine vaccine programme against malaria on Monday.…
COVID-19 vaccines saved 1.4m lives in Europe –WHO
The World Health Organisation, WHO, on Tuesday said COVID-19 vaccines saved at…
Gaza death toll passes 5,000 with no ceasefire in sight
The number of people killed in Gaza has exceeded 5,000 according to…
COVID-19: WHO says cases globally continues to decline
The World Health Organisation, WHO, has said that the number of COVID-19…
A time not to be sick, By Tope Adaramola
When the then Brigadier Sanni Abacha, in justification of the 1983 military…
420,000 deaths recorded annually from contaminated foods –WHO
As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to celebrate the 2023…
Tobacco kills 8m people globally every year, says WHO
The World Health Organisation, WHO), has said that tobacco epidemic is one…
WHO launches network to detect, prevent infectious disease threat
The World Health Organisation, WHO, and partners are launching a global network…
Cholera: 1bn people from Nigeria, 42 countries at risk –UN
The World Health Organisation, WHO, and UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, have said…