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WHO: Malaria Killed over 602,000 People in Nigeria, Others in 2021

•US spends $768m to fight malaria in country  *ExxonMobil spent over $37.4m on anti-malaria programmes in nation in 20 years   •Obaseki…

3 years ago

WHO says omicron has not spread widely among the vulnerable yet, still too early to determine severity

The World Health Organization on Wednesday cautioned that omicron has not spread widely among the populations most at risk, making…

3 years ago

WHO: Omicron spreading unlike other COVID variants — now in 77 countries

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the Omicron COVID variant has now been detected in 77 countries. Omicron — labelled a…

3 years ago

Nigeria leads with 27% in global malaria deaths – WHO

Nigeria accounted for 27 per cent of the global malaria deaths in 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.…

3 years ago

Prepare for likely spread of Omicron – WHO tells Nigeria, other countries

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday urged countries, including Nigeria, not to panic but to prepare for the likely…

3 years ago

86% of COVID-19 infections in Africa go unnoticed – WHO

About 86 per cent of all coronavirus infections in Africa go unnoticed, the World Health Organization reported on Thursday. The…

3 years ago

Job hazards: Two million workers die in one year, says WHO/ILO

Work-related diseases and injuries were responsible for the deaths of 1.9 million people in 2016, according to the first joint…

3 years ago

COVID-19 pandemic unlikely to end this year, says WHO

The World Health Organisation has said it is unlikely the COVID-19 pandemic will end in 2021. Director of WHO’s health…

4 years ago

Nigeria gets highest COVID-19 vaccines in Africa – WHO

Says country not disqualified No African country has been disqualified from accessing COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX facility, the World…

4 years ago

WHO rejects Nigeria’s bid for Pfizer vaccine

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has disqualified Nigeria from the first round of countries to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. WHO…

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