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October 15, (THEWILL) - Nigeria joined the rest of the world last Tuesday to mark the World Mental Health Day, which is observed globally on October 10 every year. The theme for this year’s event, “Mental health is a...

Skyrocketing Cost of Living Tipping People Over the Edge Strange, Weird Behaviours, Tendencies on the Rise Over 40m Nigerians Depressed, Mentally Ill - WHO Implement National Mental Health Act Now - Experts   October 15, (THEWILL) - The data is...

September 29, (THEWILL) - The World Health Organisation (WHO), has released $16 million from the WHO Contingency Fund for Emergencies, to tackle cholera. WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, who disclosed this at a virtual news conference, said the organisation was...

September 13, (THEWILL) - The World Health Organization, WHO, has commended Kano State Government over its rapid response to arrest the diphtheria outbreak in the state,describing it as a role model in the fight against the disease. The WHO Country...

June 30, (THEWILL) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised concerns over reports linking artificial sweeteners, especially aspartame, to possible increased cancer risk. WHO said that one of its key committees has assessed the potential carcinogenic effect...

May 12, (THEWILL) – The World Health Organisation (WHO), on Thursday, declared that Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, no longer poses a global public health emergency. WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said the organisation’s emergency committee on mpox met...

May 12, (THEWILL) – Nigeria accounts for 29 percent of the global toll in 290,000 maternal deaths cases every year, the World Health Organisation (WHO), has disclosed in a new report. The report tagged the 2023 Progress Report, ranked...

COVID-19 is no longer a global public health emergency, the World Health Organisation (WHO), declared on Friday. WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said he made the decision following a recommendation from the WHO’s emergency committee, which met on Thursday, for...

May 05, (THEWILL) - Covid is no longer a global public health emergency, the World Health Organisation (WHO), declared on Friday. WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said he made the decision following a recommendation from the WHO’s emergency committee, which...

April 19, (THEWILL) – The Federal Government has said it will increase the tax imposed on tobacco products from the current 30 to 50 per cent in order to meet the World Health Organization (WHO) standard. The Head, Tobacco Control...