WHO highlights glaring gaps in regulation of alcohol marketing across borders
A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) has highlighted the increasing use of sophisticated online marketing techniques for alcohol and the need for...
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Vaccine preventable disease outbreaks on the rise in Africa
Africa is witnessing a surge in outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases over the past year. Almost 17, 500 cases of measles were recorded in the African...
7 April is World Health Day
Today is World Health Day (WHD) celebrated every year to mark the anniversary of the founding of World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948. Each year,...
WHO releases guidelines for management of TB in children
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released guidelines for management of TB in children and adolescents. The guidelines released ahead of the World TB Day...
Threats to groundwater focus of this year’s World Water Day
World Water Day is celebrated on March 22 every year. It is an annual United Nations Observance, started in 1993, that celebrates water and raises...
Siaya meets WHO target of a health facility within five kilometres
Siaya County has achieved the World Health Organisation’s requirement of a health facility within a five kilometer radius, County Executive Committee Member for Health, Dismas...
COVID-19: Health workers face ‘dangerous neglect’, warn WHO, ILO
Health teams worldwide need much safer working conditions to combat the “dangerous neglect” they have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN health and labour...
Omicron sub-variant detected in 57 countries, says WHO
A subvariant of the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus strain, which some studies indicate could be even more infectious than the original version, has been detected...
Deadly Omicron should not be called mild, warns WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against describing the Omicron variant as mild, saying it is killing people across the world. Recent studies suggest...
WHO optimistic about beating Covid in 2022
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief says he is optimistic that the coronavirus pandemic will be defeated in 2022, provided countries work together to contain...