WHO confirms 88% drop in measles deaths as vaccination averts 58.7m deaths globally
WorldStage-- A new report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has shown major progress in the global fight against measles, ...
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Nigeria targets maternal, newborn survival with ₦2.9b health commodities rollout
WorldStage-- In a renewed push to cut maternal and newborn deaths, the Federal Government of Nigeria has commenced the distribution ...
WHO drops list of essential medicines for cancer, diabetes treatments
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday released updated editions of its Model Lists of Essential Medicines (EML) and Essential ...
Gaza: WHO calls for probe following deadly strikes on Nasser Hospital
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has renewed its call for a ceasefire in Gaza following two deadly Israeli air strikes ...
Tinubu congratulates NAFDAC on maintaining WHO Maturity Level 3 for regulation of medicines and vaccines
President Bola Tinubu congratulates the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on retaining the World Health ...
NAFDAC confirms WHO prequalification of syringe made by local firm, Afrimedical
WorldStage Newsonline-- The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has confirmed that a 0.5ml Auto Disable ...
WHO, NPHCDA, UNICEF commemorate African Vaccination Week as Nigeria pushes to end-zero-dose crisis
As Nigeria continues its journey towards achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC), a significant challenge remains: reaching the country’s “zero-dose” children—those ...
World Health Day: WHO calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza
On World Health Day, with the theme “Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures,” the Gaza Strip continues to be one of the ...
African Union Commission decries U.S. withdrawal from WHO
Moussa Faki, Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) has expressed dismay over announcement by the U.S. to withdraw from ...
How risk education, mosquito nets, vaccinations prevented billions of malaria since 2000 – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that around 2.2 billion cases of malaria have been prevented since the year 2000 ...
