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 …