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Middle East
WHO facing ‘near insurmountable challenges’ in Gaza aid delivery
The UN health agency has deplored the lack of access to Gaza for the delivery of much-needed humanitarian assistance, amid…
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Opinion
Keeping the hope for health alive
2023 was a year of milestones and challenges in global public health. In May, I declared an end to COVID-19…
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Health
Poor primary healthcare increasing death rate, says FG
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Health Matters, Dr. Salma Anas-Ibrahim, said the poor attention to primary health…
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Environment
WHO prepares for El Niño-linked spread of viral disease
World Meteorological Organization declared onset of El Niño conditions on Tuesday
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Health
No more neglect: ‘It’s time for leaders to protect the world from pandemic threats’
A Statement from H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and the Rt Hon. Helen Clark on end of COVID-19 as a public…
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Africa
Uganda declares Ebola outbreak after one person dies
Uganda declared an outbreak of Ebola after a case of the relatively rare Sudan strain was confirmed in the country,…
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Africa
Life expectancy in Africa grows 10 years, WHO says
Life expectancy in rising in Africa – with people living nearly 10 years longer, from 46 years to 56 years,…
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Health
WHO mission in Nigeria to boost universal health coverage
The Technical Officer on Health Financing at the World Health Organisation (WHO), Nigeria, Dr Francis Ukwuije, says the global body…
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Africa
Nigeria, 6 other African countries report 1,400 monkeypox cases – WHO
Seven African countries have cumulatively reported about 1,400 monkeypox cases this year up to mid-May, the World Health Organization (WHO)…
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Africa
Togo 4th country in Africa to end trachoma as public health problem
The West African country Togo has eliminated the eye disease trachoma as a public health problem, the World Health Organization…