On 8 May 1980, the 33rd World Health Assembly officially declared: ‘The world and all its peoples have won freedom from smallpox.’ The declaration marked the end of a disease that had plagued humanity for at least 3 000 years, killing 300 million people in the 20th century alone. It was ended, thanks to a …
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The third meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), took place on Thursday, 30 April 2020, from 12:00 to 17:45 Geneva time (CEST). Proceedings of the meeting Members and advisors of the Emergency Committee were convened by teleconference. Membership of the Emergency Committee was expanded to reflect the …
WHO today released a Checklist to enable Member States and their partners to assess the status of work at the national level to strengthen accountability to End TB, principally: national commitments made, actions taken on those commitments, monitoring & reporting approaches, and the nature of any high-level review mechanisms. The Checklist has been developed in …
The Twenty-fourth meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) on the international spread of poliovirus was convened by the Director General on 26 March 2020 with committee members only attending via teleconference, supported by the WHO Secretariat. In order to ease the burden on affected State Parties in the exceptional …
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Nothing could be plainer than the effect that the increasing economic security of women is having upon their whole habit of life and mind. The diminishing marriage rate and the even more rapidly diminishing birth rates show which way the wind is blowing. It is common for male statisticians, with characteristic imbecility, to ascribe the fall in the marriage rate to a growing disinclination on the male side. This growing disinclination is actually on the female side. Even though no considerable body of women has yet reached the definite doctrine that marriage is less desirable than freedom, it must be plain that large numbers of them now approach the business with far greater fastidiousness than their grandmothers or even their mothers exhibited. They are harder to please, and hence pleased less often. The woman of a century ago could imagine nothing more favourable to her than marriag
After intense strain from the Nigerian public particularly from senior authorized practitioners and different outstanding residents, President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday introduced the signing into legislation of the COVID-19 Regulations. Sections 2, Three and four of the Quarantine Act (CAP Q2 LFN 2004) conferred such powers on President Buhari. It was the authorized framework wanted to …
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The harmful use of alcohol causes roughly Three million deaths yearly and the general burden of illness and accidents attributable to alcohol consumption stays unacceptably excessive. The tempo of improvement and implementation of alcohol insurance policies has been uneven in WHO areas, and assets and capacities for implementation of the WHO Global technique to reduce …
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KUALA LUMPUR: The CIMB branch at Menara UAB on Jalan Tun Perak here has been closed to undergo thorough sanitisation and deep cleaning after one of its employees tested positive for Covid-19. In a statement, CIMB Group Holdings Bhd said it has business continuity plans in place for both head office and branches to ensure …
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Latest news and updates from WHO Dear colleagues and friends, World TB Day, this year, comes at a sobering time – as the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic. We stand in solidarity with those affected, those at the frontlines of the fight to combat COVID-19, as well as those who continue efforts to support …
President Muhammadu Buhari has banned the movement of persons in and out of Lagos, Ogun and Federal Capital Territory as a result of the Coronavirus outbreak. He made the declaration on Sunday evening during a nationwide broadcast. According to the President, the decision was taken because Lagos and the FCT had recorded the most cases …
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