WHO Launches New Global Tool to Improve Suicide Reporting
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organisation, (WHO) has unveiled a new guide designed to help countries strengthen the accuracy of suicide case reporting,…
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Global Health Leaders Unite to Advance Radiation Safety
ABUJA, Nigeria – Global health leaders and radiation safety experts gather in Vienna this week to address rising challenges in medical radiation protection, as…
WHO Launches Global Strategy Against Future Coronavirus Threats
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organisation, (WHO) unveils its first unified long-term coronavirus strategy, marking a pivotal shift from emergency COVID-19 response to…
New HIV Prevention Tools and Investment Critical to Ending AIDS – WHO Warns
ABUJA, Nigeria – As the world marks World AIDS Day 2025, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on governments and global health partners…
WHO Warns Measles Surge Threatens Global Immunisation Gains
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organisation (WHO) says global immunisation efforts prevented nearly 59 million measles deaths between 2000 and 2024, achieving an…
WHO Releases First-Ever Global Guideline on Infertility Care, Calls for Fairer Access Worldwide
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organisation, (WHO) has launched its first-ever global guideline on infertility care, urging member states to prioritise equitable access…
WHO Approves Child-Friendly Primaquine in Landmark Malaria Elimination Breakthrough
LAGOS, Nigeria – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has approved the first-ever paediatric primaquine tablets—an innovation experts describe as a transformative step in global…
Global Violence Crisis Deepens as WHO Warns 840m Suffer
ABUJA, Nigeria – A new global report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations partners warns that violence against women remains “alarmingly…
WHO Warns of Surging Global Drug-Resistant Gonorrhoea Threat
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization has issued a stark warning that drug-resistant gonorrhoea is rising sharply worldwide, threatening to undermine the effectiveness…
HPV Vaccine Campaign Prevents 1.4m Cervical Cancer Deaths
ABUJA, Nigeria – A three-year global push to expand access to human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines in low-income countries has prevented an estimated 1.4 million…