Archives Tag: WHO
WHO Foundation Appoints Toyin Saraki As Ambassador For Global Health
April 19, 2022
Saraki has over 20 years of experience in global health advocacy. Global health advocate and philanthropist, Toyin Saraki, has been appointed as the inaugural World Health Organisation (WHO) Foundation Ambassador for Global Health. Read more about Health Her appointment was made public on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, through a joint statement issued by the … Continue reading WHO Foundation Appoints Toyin Saraki As Ambassador For Global Health
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Nigeria’s Chikwe Ihekweazu Bags WHO Appointment
April 19, 2022
The director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, has bagged an international appointment as an assistant director-general at the World Health Organization (WHO). Read more about Health Ihekweazu’s appointment was made public in an official letter addressed to him by the director-general of the WHO, Tedros Ghebreyesus, on Wednesday, September … Continue reading Nigeria’s Chikwe Ihekweazu Bags WHO Appointment
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WHO Declares Nigeria And Africa Polio-Free
April 19, 2022
Nigeria’s efforts towards having a standard health system received a major boost after the World Health Organization (WHO) Independent Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) for Polio Eradication declared Nigeria alongside other African countries free of the wild poliovirus. The last time a wild poliovirus case was detected in Nigeria is 2016. Efforts towards the … Continue reading WHO Declares Nigeria And Africa Polio-Free
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World Blood Donor Day 2020
April 19, 2022
Thanks to modern civilisation, blood transfusions have become a regular medical practice that saves thousands of lives, which would have been lost if there were no access to safe blood. Every day, blood donations go a long way in supporting patients with life-threatening conditions and making sure they live longer. Safe blood is vital for … Continue reading World Blood Donor Day 2020
COVID-19: Wear Face Masks In Public, WHO Issues New Guidance
April 19, 2022
The World Health Organisation on Friday, changed its stance on the wearing of face masks, saying that face masks should be used in places with a high rate of COVID-19 infection, and where physical distancing is impossible. It will be recalled that the WHO had earlier stressed the wearing of face masks for those caring … Continue reading COVID-19: Wear Face Masks In Public, WHO Issues New Guidance
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Appointed World Health Organization’s Special Envoy
April 19, 2022
Nigerian development economist and financial expert, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, has yet again bagged another appointment after she was named a Special Envoy into the newly inaugurated Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator by global health ruling body, the World Health Organization (WHO). The former Nigerian finance minister is to work in her new position alongside … Continue reading Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Appointed World Health Organization’s Special Envoy
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Covid- 19: The Journey Ends Here
April 19, 2022
The Corona Virus for every reason made available to time has made history. That recent human history has never been this troubled by the widespread and panic-inducing effect of a pandemic of this magnitude. The world will forever remember this era with nostalgic grief for many years to come. The pandemic tells the story … Continue reading Covid- 19: The Journey Ends Here
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Today Is World Health Day
April 19, 2022
The role of health workers globally cannot be under-estimated. If you doubted the relevance of health workers in the past, Covid-19 must have served as an eye-opener to their importance and crucial role throughout the globe. Today, April 7, 2020 is World Health Day. Read more about other International Days April 7 of every year … Continue reading Today Is World Health Day
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6 Corona Virus Myths That You Should Ignore
April 19, 2022
Necessity is the mother of invention, but it can also result in disaster. Even before the coronavirus was named a pandemic by the WHO, people have been searching up the internet for information concerning the novel virus. While some of the information found online are factual and backed by the World Health Organisation (WHO), many … Continue reading 6 Corona Virus Myths That You Should Ignore
WHO Lauds Nigeria’s Efforts In The Fight Against Corona Virus, Urges The Globe To Follow The Country’s Footstep
April 19, 2022
Nigeria has been set as a perfect example for the globe to follow in the fight against the coronavirus that has swept across the entire globe and almost brought all socio-economic and political activities to a standstill. World-leading health organization, the World Health Organization has used Nigeria, the most populous black nation on earth as … Continue reading WHO Lauds Nigeria’s Efforts In The Fight Against Corona Virus, Urges The Globe To Follow The Country’s Footstep
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Nigeria’s COVID-19 Travel Restrictions
April 19, 2022
According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a pandemic is an outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects an exceptionally high proportion of the population. On March 11th 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) labelled the novel coronavirus (aka COVID-19) outbreak as a pandemic. The COVID-19 virus which started in Wuhan China, … Continue reading Nigeria’s COVID-19 Travel Restrictions
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Corona Virus: All You Need To Know
April 19, 2022
Global health and security have been further threatened since December 2019, with the outbreak of the Coronavirus in China. Officially named Covid-19 by the World Health Organization (WHO), The 2019 novel coronavirus (nCoV) has been declared by the WHO as a “global public health emergency,’’ while Chinese President Xi Jinping described it as the ‘’largest … Continue reading Corona Virus: All You Need To Know
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Today Is World Cancer Day
April 19, 2022
Statistics show that cancer is the second leading cause of death globally, this is evident in the World Health Organization’s data which shows that an estimated 9.6 million deaths in 2018 were caused by cancer. About 1 in 6 deaths globally are caused by cancer with approximately 70% of deaths from cancer occurring in low … Continue reading Today Is World Cancer Day
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World Day of Remembrance for Victims of Road Traffic
April 19, 2022
Road traffic crashes are a major cause of death among all age groups and the leading cause of death for children and young adults aged 5–29 years. The risk of dying in a road traffic crash is more than 3 times higher in low-income countries than in high-income countries. The World Day of Remembrance for … Continue reading World Day of Remembrance for Victims of Road Traffic
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month – October 2019
April 19, 2022
Globally, breast cancer presents a huge challenge to the health system of any nation. Statistics from the International Agency for Research on Cancer in 2008, noted that there are about 1.38 million new cases and 458,000 deaths resulting from breast cancer on a yearly basis. In 2012, nearly 1.7 million new cases of breast cancer … Continue reading Breast Cancer Awareness Month – October 2019
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