The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released new guidance to help governments and event organisers prevent and manage heat-related illnesses at major sporting, religious and cultural gatherings. The organisation said on Wednesday in a statement that the guidance followed evidence showing that most heat-related illnesses at mass gatherings could be …
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday said 20,000 doses of the Ebola vaccine had been allocated for a research vaccination programme in Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Ebola vaccine trial is underway in the DRC is involving frontline health workers and others involved in …
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has voiced concern over U.S. President Donald Trump administration’s executive order on vaccines. WHO, also on Wednesday, upheld the safety of childhood vaccines in response to a new directive from the White House to overhaul the recommended inoculation schedule. The Secretary-General of WHO, Tedros Ghebreyesus …
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Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has agreed to pay $5.5bn in compensation for tens of thousands of lawsuits filed against the company in the United States, which allege that its discontinued talc-based baby powder caused ovarian cancer. The pharmaceutical giant announced on Monday that the settlement covers about 69,000 cases filed …
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A vaccination campaign is due to begin in the Congo at the weekend, in response to the Ebola outbreak in the Central African country, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said. A first batch of 400 vaccine doses arrived by helicopter in the remote affected area earlier in the day, Patrick …
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MORE than 720,000 people commit suicide every year and many more attempt it, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. The Director-General of WHO Tedros Ghebreyesus is calling for “shifting the narrative” on the issue “to challenge harmful myths, reduce stigma and foster compassionate conversations.” Speaking on the World Suicide …
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NIGERIA has been named among eight African countries that contributed to a clinical trial leading to the approval of the first malaria treatment for newborns and infants weighing less than five kilograms. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) applauded Nigeria for its role in the trials …
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THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised an alarm as 42 per cent of nurses in Africa reported intentions to emigrate, posing a significant threat to the region’s already strained healthcare workforce. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Acting WHO Regional Director for Africa, issued the warning in his message on Saturday, …
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THE World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has convened more than 15 countries and other partners to test a new global coordination mechanism for health emergencies. The organisation, which said this in a statement on Saturday, said that it also convened more than 20 regional health agencies and health emergency …
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PRESIDENT Trump issued an executive order Monday night withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organisation [WHO]. The U.S. has historically been the largest funder of the Geneva-based organization, which is a branch of the United Nations responsible for combating global public health emergencies. Public health experts fear the …
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