WHO Declares Mpox Outbreaks in Africa a Global Health Emergency after 500 Deaths
AP/ The World Health Organization declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency on Wednesday,…
WHO Declares Artificial Sweetener Used in Thousands of Products ‘Possible’ Cause of Cancer
PA Media/ An artificial sweetener used in thousands of products including diet fizzy drinks, ice cream and chewing gum has…
Coronavirus: WHO Canvasses Speedy Development of TB Vaccine
Agency Report/ The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Tuberculosis (TB) services has…
Marbug: Fears Over New Outbreak of One of World’s Deadliest Diseases … Kills 90% of Patients
Editor/ Two people are believed to have died from the extremely deadly Marburg virus in Ghana as officials gear up…
WHO Says Nearly 1 Billion People have Mental Disorder
Agency Report/ The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that nearly one billion people worldwide suffers from some form of mental…
Acute Liver Disease Outbreak in Children Sparks Global Panic
One child has died and 17 have needed liver transplants because of the mysterious worldwide hepatitis outbreak. The World Health…
OMICRON Now in 77 Countries and Spreading – WHO
Ololade Adeyanju/ The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised the alarm today that the SARS-Cov 2 variant known as Omicron…
WHO Names New COVID Variant Omicron, Cautions Against Travel Measures
Agency Report/ The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday classified the B.1.1.529 variant detected in South Africa as a SARS-CoV-2…
New Covid Variant: Several Countries Ban Travellers from Southern Africa
Pat Stevens/ The EU has followed the UK’s lead by announcing plans to impose travel restrictions on some southern African…