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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...

UN warns of rising heat stress risks for workers worldwide

UN agencies, World Health Organisation (WHO) and World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) have warned that extreme heat is fast becoming one of the biggest threats...

Kenya eliminates sleeping sickness as a public health problem – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has validated Kenya as having eliminated human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) or sleeping sickness as a public health problem, making...

Cholera spreads to 17 of Sudan’s 18 states

Cholera cases in Khartoum State in Sudan are declining following a 10-day vaccination campaign that reached more than 2.24 million people – achieving 96%...

WHO certifies Suriname malaria-free

Suriname on Monday, June 30, 2025, became the first country in the Amazon region to receive malaria-free certification from the World Health Organisation (WHO)....

Tobacco control efforts protect 6.1bn people – WHO report

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday, June 23, released its report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2025 at the World Conference on Tobacco Control in Dublin, warning...

Mpox remains public health emergency of international concern – WHO

World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has disclosed that the mpox upsurge continues to meet the criteria of a public health...

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Conservationists test off-road electric vehicle in European Serengeti reserve

A new off-road electric vehicle manufactured in Europe was tested by nature conservationists in the European Serengeti large herbivore...
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Govt reaffirms commitment to Rule of Law, dismisses allegations of targeting opposition 

The Federal Government of Nigeria has stated that it harbours no plans to unlawfully arrest, detain, or prosecute opposition...

e-Pharmacy Policy: A gamechanger in Nigeria’s health service delivery

The launch of Nigeria’s e-Pharmacy Policy, according to industry experts, marks a decisive transition in the pharmaceutical service delivery...

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Conservationists test off-road electric vehicle in European Serengeti reserve

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Govt reaffirms commitment to Rule of Law, dismisses allegations of targeting opposition 

The Federal Government of Nigeria has stated that it...
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