THE Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Ghebreyesus, has urged member states to stay committed to shared global health goals in spite of ongoing global instability. Ghebreyesus made the call at the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva on Monday. “We are here to serve not our own interests, but the … Read more
THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged the United States to reconsider its decision to withdraw from the global health body. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus responded on Monday to US President Donald Trump’s executive order, rejecting claims that the agency had failed in its duties and stressing the importance of continued US support. According to AFP, Tedros … Read more
THE United States will no longer be part of the World Health Organisation following its withdrawal from the UN body set to take place in January 2026. The United Nations also confirmed that the UN body has received an official letter from President Donald Trump this week. UN deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq said on … Read more
THE African Union (AU) has urged the United States to reconsider its decision to withdraw from the World Health Organisation (WHO). The appeal comes in response to an executive order signed by US President Donald Trump formalising the country’s departure from the UN health agency. In a statement released on Wednesday, Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of … Read more
THE World Health Organisation (WHO), has called for urgent action to fully eradicate polio in Nigeria, inspite of the significant 58 per cent reduction in poliovirus type 2 cases between 2023 and 2024. Dr Walter Kazadi Mulombo, the WHO Representative in Nigeria, made this statement on Thursday in Abuja during the commemoration of the 2024 … Read more
TO cushion the possible health challenges resulting from the flood disaster that recently ravaged Maiduguri, the World Health Organisation, WHO, has donated cholera and acute malnutrition kits to the Borno State government. Dr Mary Brantuo, who represented the WHO country representative, Dr Walter Kazadi Molumbo, explained that the WHO team was in Maiduguri to commiserate … Read more
THE World Health Organization (WHO) has released a strategic framework for the prevention and control of Mpox. This is contained in a statement issued by the organisation on Friday. According to the statement, Mpox has continued to affect people around the world. It added that the new framework would guide health authorities, communities and other … Read more