The United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed the first case of Covid-19 variant BA.2.86 in the country. It said on its website on Friday that the case was confirmed in an individual with no recent travel history, which suggests a degree of community transmission within the UK. The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the US health authorities had …

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a cancer research arm of the World Health Organisation (WHO), is set to declare aspartame as capable of causing cancer next month. Aspartame, a common sweetener used in drinks like Coca-Cola diet coke and other petty edibles like bubble gums would be designated as “possibly carcinogenic to humans,” Reuters exclusively reported on …

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned of a disease deadlier than COVID-19. WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus gave the warning on Monday while unveiling a new global scheme to spot and track the most dangerous pathogens during an annual meeting of its 194 member states in Geneva, Switzerland. He told the World Health Assembly forum of the threat …

The World Health Organisation said on Friday that the Covid-19 pandemic was no longer considered a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). WHO’s Director-General, Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, announced this in Geneva, Switzerland, while also lifting the highest alert level that can be imposed in the event of a threat, which has been in place for more than three years. This …

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday that Covid-19 deaths had dropped by 95 per cent since the start of the year — but warned the virus was still on the move. The WHO said Covid-19 is around to stay and countries would have to learn how to manage its ongoing non-emergency effects, including post-Covid-19 condition, or Long Covid. …

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has expressed grave concern over the rising cases of malaria across Africa. The world’s health authority stated that Africa in 2021 recorded 234 million cases and 593 000 deaths from malaria. It has attributed the situation to its discovery that a substantial population of the continent lack access to healthcare facilities and also incur huge …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced a total of 922 suspected cases of cholera, including 32 deaths, so far in 2023. The NCDC disclosed this in its latest Cholera Situation weekly epidemiological report for week nine posted on its official website on Tuesday. The report revealed that 12 states across 32 Local Government Areas have reported the …

The World Health Organisation has recommended the use of facemasks by the public in specific situations. The WHO issued the update given the current spread of COVID-19 globally. The agency notes that masks are recommended following recent exposure to COVID-19, when someone has or suspects they have COVID-19, when someone is at high risk of severe COVID-19, and for anyone …