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Global life expectancy recovers to pre-COVID level __WHO
Global life expectancy has rebounded to almost its pre-COVID-19 pandemic level, although gains in healthy life expectancy have lagged behind, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The UN health agency said its latest Global Health Estimates showed that global…
DRC begins Ebola vaccine trial as outbreak spreads to seven provinces
An Ebola vaccine trial has begun in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), targeting frontline health workers and others involved in the response to the country’s latest outbreak. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said 20,000 doses of the Ervebo…
Be a man! Reflections on Father’s Day and men’s mental health
June is Men’s Health Month, and the third Sunday marked Father’s Day. In this piece, Ebuka Ukoh shines a spotlight on African men, delving into the often hidden emotional and psychological burdens they carry—challenges that deserve more attention and understanding….
WHO warns of persistent access gaps in global blood safety
Frank Okon The World Health Organization has reported significant progress in global blood safety and donation systems but warned that millions of people in low- and middle-income countries still face difficulties accessing lifesaving blood and blood products because of persistent…
UNAIDS records 1,200 monthly HIV infections among Sub-Saharan girls
Frank Okon The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) weekend reveled that more than 3,000 adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa are contracting HIV every week, reinforcing concerns that the global campaign against AIDS may be entering…
AIICO drives community health development with malaria prevention outreach in Ibadan communities
AIICO Insurance Plc has reaffirmed its commitment to improving public health outcomes and advancing sustainable community development through its support for a large-scale malaria prevention outreach in Ibadan, Oyo State, in commemoration of World Malaria Day 2026. The initiative, implemented in…
Asia on Ebola alert as Thailand imposes 21-day quarantine on Congo travelers
Authorities in Thailand and several neighboring Asian countries have tightened border health controls amid growing concerns over the latest Ebola outbreak in Central Africa, introducing stricter screening and quarantine measures for travelers arriving from the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
Ebola outbreak deepens crisis in DR Congo amid hunger, displacement and insecurity
Frank Okon A worsening Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is unfolding against a backdrop of hunger, mass displacement, insecurity and fragile healthcare systems, raising fears of a broader regional health emergency. The crisis escalated after the…
Ebola, Hantavirus outbreaks dominate agenda as WHO opens 79th World Health Assembly
Frank Okon Ebola outbreaks in Central Africa and a cross-border hantavirus emergency aboard a cruise ship have dominated the opening of the 79th session of the World Health Organization World Health Assembly in Geneva, amid growing concerns over global disease…
Global alarm grows as deadly Ebola outbreak spreads across borders
The World Health Organization has declared the resurgence of Ebola caused by the Bundibugyo virus in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, triggering renewed fears of a major regional health crisis with…
