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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...

April 08, (THEWILL) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) says global life expectancy for both sexes has increased from 46 to 73 years, with the biggest gains in the poorest countries. WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, who revealed this...

March 24, (THEWILL) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said Africa recorded a 26 per cent reduction in Tuberculosis (TB) deaths between 2015 and 2021. WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshdiso Moeti, in her message to mark...

February 15, (THEWILL) - The candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) for Abeokuta South Constituency 1, Hon. Sowunmi Olomu, has said that he would partner with the World Health Organisation (WHO) on free medical services to pregnant women...

February 05, (THEWILL) - An International medical organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières, otherwise known as Doctors Without Borders (MSF), says it has supported Nigeria’s request for the World Health Organization (WHO), to recognize Noma disease as a Neglected Tropical Disease...

January 16, (THEWILL) - Following the global resurgence of COVID-19, the World Health Organisation (WHO), has recommended the use of facemasks by the public in specific situations. The agency made the recommendation in updated guidelines, published on its Website on...

December 02, (THEWILL) - While there were an estimated 38.4 million (33.9–43.8 million) people living with HIV at the end of 2021, two-thirds (25.6 million) of whom are in Africa, making the continent the largest carrier of the disease...

October 18, (THEWILL) - Thursday, 13th of October, 2002, was World Sight Day (WSD). World Sight Day is a day set aside by the International Agency for Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) and the World Health Organization (WHO) to create awareness...

October 07, (THEWILL) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has mandated children across Africa to be vaccinated against malaria, one of man's biggest scourges that mostly kills babies and infants, with an estimated 274,000 under-5 African kids losing their lives to...

August 02, (THEWILL) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said the COVID-19 pandemic might not be the last the world would witness, even as it called for sustained fight against the virus. WHO Country Representative in Nigeria, Dr. Walter...