The World Health Organisation on Friday issued recommendations for two new immunisation tools to protect infants from Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). They included a maternal vaccine, administered to pregnant women…
Read More WHO approves two new vaccines to protect infants from respiratory syncytial virus
Global leaders have pledged at least an additional $170 million to the World Health Organization (WHO) amid rising global health challenges. The pledges were made at a high-level pledging event…
Read More World leaders, others pledge over $170m to WHO ahead of US exit
World Health Organisation member states have approved a 20 per cent increase in assessed contributions as they endorsed the organisation’s 2026 to 2027 budget of $4.2 billion. In a statement,…
Read More 2026-2027 Budget: WHO increases membership fee amid global financial constraints
Former US president Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office says. Biden was seen last week by doctors after urinary symptoms and a prostate nodule was found.…
Read More Joe Biden, former US President, diagnosed with aggressive form of prostate cancer
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said Lassa fever claimed 138 lives between January till date with a 19.3 per cent case fatality rate. This is according to…
Read More Lassa fever killed 138 Nigerians in 2025, saysNCDC
