Medical Product Alert N°5/2023: Substandard contaminated syrup medicines
By Ayomide Otitoju This WHO Medical Product Alert refers to a batch of substandard (contaminated) NATURCOLD Syrup identified in Cameroon and first reported…
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WHO publishes first guidelines on snakebite treatment
By Ayomide Otitoju The World Health Organization (WHO) has published the first in a series of WHO public-benefit target product profiles (TPPs) for…
Vanessa Kerry appointed as WHO Director-General Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health
By Ayomide Otitoju Paris, Geneva, the World Health Organization (WHO) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Vanessa Kerry as the first-ever…
outlines 40 priorities on antimicrobial resistance
By Ayomide Otitoju WHO has published its first global research agenda for the world’s scientists to address the most urgent human health priorities…
WHO and Global Citizen sign partnership to promote health, fight inequity and address health
By Ayomide Otitoju Paris, WHO and international advocacy organization Global Citizen today signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on joint global advocacy…
Women”girls hit hard by attacks on health in Sudan, UN agencies warn
By Ayomide Otitoju The World Health Organization and UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, today warned that the continuing attacks…
2O23: WHO General’s States at the 76th World Health Assembly
By Ayomide Otitoju But at the same time, many of us continue to carry grief in our hearts – grief over those we…
“World needs food, not tobacco”
By Ayomide Otitoju On 31 May 2023, WHO and public health champions around the world will come together to celebrate World No Tobacco…
WHO releases guidelines on non – sugar sweeteners
By Ayomide Otitoju The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new guidelines on non-sugar sweeteners (NSS), which recommends against the use of…