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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,…

3 months ago

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…

1 year ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

What You Need to Know About Monkeypox Outbreak that Could be Next Coronavirus … Scientists Probing Transmission Via Sex

Remi Ladigbolu/ Moneypox is a viral infection that could be the next coronavirus. Monkeypox is a usually mild viral infection…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago