WHO Urges Action Against Stigma, Mental Health Burden of NTDs
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization (WHO) calls for renewed global action to address stigma, discrimination and untreated mental health conditions affecting people…
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global health
Ending a Silent Scourge: Inside the Global Race to Eliminate Cervical Cancer
ABUJA, Nigeria – Cervical cancer should no longer exist as a death sentence. The science to prevent it is proven, the tools are available,…
WHO Warns US Exit Threatens Global Health Security
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization (WHO) warns that the United States’ notification of withdrawal from the global health body risks undermining both…
World Leprosy Day 2026 Exposes Enduring Stigma Despite Progress
ABUJA, Nigeria – World Leprosy Day 2026 spotlights persistent stigma surrounding leprosy, despite decades of medical progress and declining global cases. In a message…
WHO Updates HIV Treatment Guidelines, Endorses New Therapy Options
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization (WHO) releases updated recommendations on HIV clinical management, introducing new guidance on antiretroviral therapy, prevention of mother-to-child…
WHO Launches Global Traditional Medicine Library to Boost Research
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organisation (WHO) launches a first-of-its-kind digital Traditional Medicine Global Library, consolidating more than 1.6 million resources to expand…
Nigerian Scholar Co-Chairs WHO Global Traditional Medicine Group
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigerian scholar Professor Martins Emeje emerged as Co-Chair of the World Health Organisation’s Strategic and Technical Advisory Group on Traditional Medicine,…
WHO Unites Global Leaders to Regulate, Innovate Traditional Medicine
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organisation, (WHO) convenes ministers, scientists and Indigenous leaders from more than 100 countries to strengthen evidence, regulation and…
WHO Warns Opioid Treatment Disruptions Could Cost Lives Worldwide
The World Health Organisation, (WHO) issues new global guidance urging governments to protect opioid agonist maintenance treatment as an essential health service, warning that…
WHO Calls Global Experts to Shape Health Science
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organisation (WHO) is seeking leading scientists worldwide to join its influential Science Council, one of its highest advisory…