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The World Health Organisation says the H5NI avian influenza virus has shown no signs of adapting to allow human-to-human transmission. So far, one human case has been reported in the United States since the bird flu outbreak among the millions of dairy cattle across the country. At least 220 people are monitored and at least […]

Three more African countries – Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone, are now part of a program to provide malaria vaccines to millions of children in a continent where 95 per cent of malaria deaths occur, as announced by the United Nations on Thursday. Africa is responsible for around 94 per cent of global malaria cases, according to the World Health Organisation. […]

The biggest ever global use of cholera quick diagnostic tests commenced on Friday, declared by the World Health Organisation and its associates, improving the fight against surging infections. Malawi received the initial shipment of tests, marking the start of a global diagnostics programme aimed to speed up the detection of outbreaks. In total, over 1.2 million tests […]

Some 16 per cent of children aged 11 to 15 were cyberbullied in 2022, up from 13 per cent four years ago, a WHO Europe report covering 44 countries said on Wednesday. “This report is a wake-up call for all of us to address bullying and violence, whenever and wherever it happens,” WHO regional director […]

The National Action on Sugar Reduction Coalition has tasked the Federal Government to impose a 20 percent tax on sugar-sweetened beverages. The coalition said taxing sugary beverages will save Nigerians from preventable diseases and obesity. It noted that one in eight people worldwide grapples with obesity, with alarming statistics revealing that 30 per cent of […]