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Over 300 million people now living with depression worldwide DG  calls for re-think on countries' approach to mental health Depression increases risk of substance use disorders,  diabetes,  heart disease etc GENEVA - …

The World Heath Organisation (WHO) has  published its first ever list of antibiotic-resistant "priority pathogens" – a catalogue of 12 families of bacteria that pose the greatest threat to human health. The list was drawn up in a bid to…

... Early cancer diagnosis saves lives, cuts treatment costs New WHO figures released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to mark the World Cancer Day indicate that each year 8.8 million people die from cancer, mostly in low- and…

Nearly five million children are currently being immunized in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states against killer diseases by a team of World Health Organization, WHO, Federal Government and other stakeholders in the country. According to a…

Ebola virus may no longer constitute a threat to the world as witnessed in the past three years, as experimental vaccine has been adjudged to be “highly protective” against the deadly virus in a major trial in Guinea, according to results…

One third of more than 700 health facilities in Borno State, north-eastern Nigeria, have been completely destroyed, according to a report released recently by the World Health Organisation (WHO}.  Of those facilities remaining, one…

... WHO releases new air quality model A new WHO air quality model confirms that 92% of the world’s population lives in places where air quality levels exceed WHO limits. WHO says some 3 million deaths a year are linked to exposure to…

The World Health Organization has confirmed a third case of polio in Nigeria, Rotary Club said Monday: a crippled toddler found in an area newly liberated from Boko Haram Islamic extremists. Two cases were discovered last month among…

WHO urges countries  GENEVA  - The world marks the World No tobacco Day today with a call by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on all countries to introduce plain (standardized) packaging of tobacco products. In a press statement, WHO…