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WHO to name virus mpox instead of Monkey pox to avoid stigma
The World Health Organisation (WHO), has decided to use the name Mpox for a virus previously known as Monkey pox, the body announced in...
2022 World Polio Day: WHO says 20m children escaped disability due to global efforts
World Health Organisation (WHO) says more than 20 million children have been spared disability and are walking today due to global efforts toward eradicating...
Global leaders, donors pledge $2.6bn to end polio, say WHO
Global leaders and donors on Wednesday at the World Health Summit in Berlin, Germany, pledged 2.6 billion dollars to work toward ending polio.
Dr Tedros...
500m people to develop chronic illness from physical inactivity by 2030 -WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that almost 500 million people globally will develop heart disease, obesity, diabetes or other Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)...
WHO warns of surge in chronic disease cases due to lack of exercise
Millions of people around the world do not get enough exercise, and this could have devastating consequences in the coming years, the World Health...
