The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are among Africa’s greatest development challenges, with rising deaths placing increasing strain on health systems across the continent. Prof. Mohamed Janabi, WHO Regional Director for Africa, delivered the warning on Monday in Abuja during the 10th anniversary of the West African Institute of Public…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and Germany have renewed calls for urgent global action to tackle Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), describing them as a “silent pandemic” claiming millions of lives every year. Speaking at the World Health Summit 2025 on Monday in Berlin, Germany, WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said NCDs kill 43 million people…
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for retaining its World Health Organisation (WHO) Maturity Level 3 (ML3) status for the regulation of medicines and vaccines. In a statement by Presidential Spokesperson Bayo Onanuga on Monday in Abuja, Tinubu said the recognition reflected sustained government investment…
Israel’s military on Tuesday responded to accusations by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that its forces attacked the UN agency’s facilities in central Gaza and detained staff members. The military said soldiers came under fire in the city of Deir al-Balah on Monday and returned fire in the direction the shots originated. However, the military…
The World Health OrganiSation (WHO), has described the new COVID-19 variant, NB.1.8.1, first detected in late January, as a descendant of the Omicron JN.1 lineage. The WHO had announced the new COVID-19 variant, NB.1.8.1, currently spreading across parts of the world and causing concern among global health authorities. It confirmed that the variant was responsible…
A report by the World Health Organisation says 20 million Nigerians, representing 20 per cent of the country’s population, live with mental health conditions. Dr Azubike Aliche, the Secretary, Board of Trustees of the Nigeria-American Institute for Mental Health (NAIMH), said this at a mental health GAP Action training programme organised by the institute, in…
Alcoholic drinks, especially beer and spirits, may raise the risk of pancreatic cancer, a new UN study has found. The research, led by the World Health Organization’s Centre for Cancer Research, pooled data from nearly 2.5 million people across Asia, Australia, Europe and North America. It revealed a “modest but significant” association between alcohol consumption…
World leaders have pledged an additional 170 million dollars to the World Health Organisation (WHO) during a high-level pledging event at the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva. In a statement issued by WHO on Wednesday, the contributions were made in support of WHO’s ongoing Investment Round (IR), aimed at addressing rising global health challenges….
The World Health Organisation (WHO) opened its Annual Assembly in Geneva on Monday, with a key focus on the formal adoption of a long-anticipated ‘International Pandemic Treaty’. Developed at record speed in response to lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, the agreement aimed to prevent the kind of chaos seen in the global scramble for…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is forced to reduce the number of employees due to a lack of money, and the number of departments will be reduced from 76 to 34. The Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said this on Monday. “As you know, we have been engaging in a major structural realignment, guided by an…
