World Health Organisation

Breaking: Polio surfaces in Europe

Two children in southwestern Ukraine have been paralysed by polio, the first outbreak of the…

WHO Meningitis alarm: Deaths rising in Nigeria, Niger

With 800 deaths recorded this year alone in Nigeria and Niger, and 12,000 cases, meningitis…

Smoking related deaths on the rise, WHO warns

World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that that smoking-related deaths would increase to 8 million…

GSK's first world malaria vaccine ready soon

The world's first malaria vaccine, produced by GlaxoSmithKline, could be approved by international regulators for…

WHO says pesticides caused 'mysterious deaths' in Nigerian town

Pesticide poisoning was the likely cause of the mysterious deaths of at least 18 people…

WHO probes deaths inflicted by 'god' in Nigerian town

A "mysterious" disease that kills patients within 24 hours, said to have been inflicted by…

WHO: 30 cases of Ebola in 3 West African nations lowest in a year

Thirty confirmed cases of Ebola were reported in West Africa in the past week, the…

Ebola kills over 10,000 people in West Africa

More than 10,000 people have now died from the Ebola virus, almost all of them…

1.1 billion people could become deaf, WHO warns

EROMOSELE EBHOMELE Are you one of those who constantly stuff your ears with the earpiece…

Ebola still on the rage, new infections soar in West Africa

It is not celebration time yet that the deadly Ebola virus has been tamed as…