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WHO issues guidance to address drastic global health financing cuts

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday, November 3, 2025, released new guidance for countries on ways to counter the immediate and long-term effects...

WHO urges cities to take strategic action for healthier, fairer urban futures

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged governments and city leaders to transform urban areas into engines of health, equity and sustainability as the...

Fiji becomes 26th country to eliminate trachoma 

In what looks like a landmark public health achievement, Fiji has been validated by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for eliminating trachoma as a...

DR Congo discharges last Ebola patient

The last Ebola patient in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was discharged on Sunday, October 19, 2025, marking an important milestone in the...

One in five adults still addicted to tobacco – WHO

The world is smoking less, but the tobacco epidemic is far from over. A new WHO global report shows the number of tobacco users has dropped...

Uncontrolled high blood pressure puts over a billion people at risk – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, released its second Global hypertension report, showing that 1.4 billion people lived with hypertension in...

Cholera kills more people for second consecutive year – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has published its global cholera statistics for 2024, showing an increase in both the number of people who fell sick...

One in four people globally still lack access to safe drinking water – WHO, UNICEF

Despite progress over the last decade, billions of people around the world still lack access to essential water, sanitation, and hygiene services, putting them...

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Nigeria targets $2.5bn carbon credit investment by 2030

Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Prof. Simon Ortuanya, says Nigeria targets $2.5 billion in high-integrity...
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GROW Project launched to drive green jobs, sustainable construction in Africa

The GROW Project – Construction Waste Remediation and Recycling Vocational Training in Sub-Saharan Africa has officially been launched, bringing...

Nigeria strengthening sub-national data to determine greenhouse gas inventories, adaptation reporting

Nigeria is strengthening its transparency framework, reliable sub national data to determine the quality of its national greenhouse gas...

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Nigeria targets $2.5bn carbon credit investment by 2030

Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN),...

GROW Project launched to drive green jobs, sustainable construction in Africa

The GROW Project – Construction Waste Remediation and Recycling...
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