The World Celebrates Hand Hygiene Day
The World Health Organization, WHO celebrates the annual World Hand Hygiene Day, on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. With the celebration, it aims to recognize nurses and midwives as front-line heroes who deserve acknowledgment and appreciation, and highlight their critical roles in infection prevention under the slogan, “Save Lives, Clean your hands”. According to WHO, the…
Nigeria Needs N68bn Investment on Vaccines- WHO
The World Health Organisation, WHO, has confirmed that Nigeria needs to invest over N68bn on vaccines in order to reduce infant mortality in the country. Salisu Yusuf, Executive Director, Niger State Primary Health Care Development Agency, who spoke during a one-day event to mark Africa Vaccine Week, organised by the Community Health and Research Initiative,…
No New Ebola Case in Liberia – WHO
The World Health Organization, WHO, on Wednesday, March 11, confirmed that there has not been any new case of the Ebola Virus registered in Liberia since February 19. WHO also commended positive signs in Sierra Leone and Guinea. On Liberia, Bruce Aylward, head of the WHO’s Ebola Response said, “has now gone well over two…
WHO Approves 15-Minute Ebola Test
The World Health Organization, WHO, has approved for use, the first rapid blood test for Ebola virus, allowing patients to be identified, isolated and cared for as quickly as possible and put an end to the outbreak that has killed more than 9,300 people. WHO said ” the antigen tests is rapid and easy to…
WHO Expresses Worry Over Middle East Respiratory Virus
The World Health Organisation, WHO, has expressed concerns about the possibility of an international spread of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus currently ravaging Saudi Arabia. The global health agency stated this after an emergency meeting it convened on Friday, February 6. The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus (MERS-Cov) is described as a…
Ebola: French President to visit Guinea
Francois Hollande, French President is to arrive Conakry, Guinea on Friday. He will be the first Western leader to visit a nation hard hit by the deadly Ebola virus disease. Hollande will deliver “a message of solidarity” to Guinea, where more than 1, 200 have died of Ebola. France has pledged 100m euros (£79m; $125m)…
EBOLA: UN Running Behind Schedule
The rising number of Ebola cases in Sierra Leone have brought the United Nations Ebola Emergency Response Mission to declare that it would not be able to meet the initial December 1 deadline for curtailing the deadly virus. This was confirmed by Anthony Banbury, the head of the Mission. In September, UNMEER had projected that…
Ebola: WHO Issues New Protocol on Burials
In order to ensure safe and dignified burial for people who die of the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, the World Health Organization has released new protocols to be adopted in the burial process. The new protocol consists of 12 steps that burial teams should follow in order to ensure safe and dignified burials, and also…
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