Tag Archives: WHO

By Dayo Emmanuel Stories about politics, economy, crimes and entertainment often dominate front pages of Nigerian newspapers and prime-time broadcasts, yet, quietly and steadily, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are tightening their grip on the country’s population, driven largely by unhealthy diets, excessive salt consumption and low nutrition literacy. It is this silent public health emergency that brought journalists, civil society actors …

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In Nigeria, millions of people across 35 states have been affected by the flooding, causing extreme destruction in the country The torrent of water swept through Angulu Village, in Doma Local Government Area, Nasarawa State, displacing thousands of people and inundating dozens of buildings, including the health facility serving the community. With a swollen belly and aching feet, eight months …

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Today, over 100 civil society organisations from around the world have called on the United Nations to add a new article to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights – enshrining a universal right to a healthy natural environment. If successful, this amendment would be the first addition to the declaration since it came to life in 1948. The #1Planet1Right campaign …

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By Bayo Akinloye Last November, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the start of a pilot programme to prequalify human insulin to increase treatment for diabetes in low- and middle-income countries like Nigeria. This is important to forestall a looming medical disaster. According to eMediHealth (a resource of expert-reviewed health information drawn from the knowledge and experience of several practising and certified health experts, providing …

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said it would be addressing emergencies and mental disorders in Nigeria and many other countries this year. In a report it published on Wednesday, WHO listed other countries affected to include Bangladesh, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, South Sudan, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Statistics in the report showed that “there are …

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Tayo Olanipekun The U.S President, Donald Trump, has said the trade war with China will benefit “poor and starving countries in the form of humanitarian assistance.” In a flurry of tweets on Friday morning, he said the over $100bn his country would make from the tariff slammed on goods coming from China would enable the U.S buy more agricultural products …

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Bayo Akinloye Immunization coverage in Nigeria is below the Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP) target of 90 per cent which was only 57.2 per cent in 2018, UNICEF has said, as the United Nations agency is launching a new global campaign on April 24 to emphasize the power and safety of vaccines among parents and wider social media users. The …

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Around 130, 000 children and adolescents became newly infected with HIV in western and central Africa in 2017, making the number of persons living with the condition to reach 800, 000 that year, said agencies of the United Nations (UN). The UNAIDS, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO), who made this known at a …

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Tayo Olanipekun About two thirds of all malaria cases and deaths last year were concentrated in Nigeria and nine other African countries, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. The global body made this known in its World Malaria Report 2018 released on Monday as it announced the launch of efforts to get the reduction in malaria deaths and disease …

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–Says Alcohol Abuse Killed 3 Million Persons In 2016 Tayo Olanipekun Nigerians drink more of Ogogoro, Burukutu, Palm wine and other locally fermented beverages than they do beer, spirits and fine wine, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed. Fortified wines, rice wine, palm wine or other fermented beverages made of banana, sorghum, millet or maize come under its classification, …

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