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Nigeria has placed 21 states and the FCT on high or moderate Ebola risk alert following renewed outbreaks in parts of Africa. The federal government has identified 21 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as areas at…

The Federal Government, in collaboration with the European Union and the World Health Organization, has launched a €4.2 million health security initiative aimed at improving Nigeria’s capacity to detect, prevent, and respond…

Three individuals suspected of contracting hantavirus have been evacuated from the cruise vessel MV Hondius and are being transported to the Netherlands for urgent medical treatment, according to the World Health Organization.…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that three people have died following a suspected outbreak of hantavirus aboard the MV Hondius, currently stationed off Cape Verde in the Atlantic Ocean. According to the global health…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has listed Nigeria among countries contributing significantly to global hepatitis deaths in 2024. In its latest report, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said viral hepatitis B and C…

The World Health Organization (WHO) is is seeking $135 million for a response plan to contain the outbreak of mpox that’s become a global health emergency. The fund will cover the first six months of the plan starting September, according…

The WHO has warned of the new, more dangerous mpox strain in Europe after Sweden announced the first outside Africa. Mpox outbreak started in Africa where it has killed hundreds in the DR Congo. AFP reports the case recorded in a…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has confirmed a report by the World Health Organisation (WHO), that shows Nigeria, along with other developing countries, loses a staggering $110 billion annually to…

Cardiovascular disease is responsible for 40 per cent of deaths in Europe, the WHO said on Wednesday, urging Europeans to cut their salt intake. That amounts to 10,000 deaths a day, or four million a year. …

The widespread use of alcohol and e-cigarettes among adolescents is becoming more “alarming”, a report released on Thursday by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) European branch, which recommended measures to limit access, has revealed.…