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The World Health Organization has called on countries to accelerate tuberculosis elimination efforts, unveiling new diagnostic tools like rapid molecular tests and tongue swabs to improve early detection and close global testing gaps.

The World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus noted that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is assessing the incidents, adding, "No indications of abnormal or increased off-site radiation levels have been reported."

The strike targeted Al-Daein Teaching Hospital, leaving it non-functional and depriving thousands to access critical medical services. Among those killed were multiple patients, two female nurses and a male doctor.

As the world marked World No Tobacco Day, with the theme "Commit to Quit", the Nigeria Heart Foundation, NHF has tasked the Federal government over non-implementation of the 2007 Tobacco Act, even as it raised the alarm over the increasing number of Nigerians who smoke.

Dr Walter Mulombo, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Representative to Nigeria, says the world body is set to scale up programmes in 22 countries to help people to quit tobacco use

On this year's World No Tobacco Day, the World Health Organisation, WHO has warned that smoking one cigarette a day can seriously harm a person's health even as it disclosed that no fewer than 1.2 million non-smokers die from exposure to tobacco smoke

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched a campaign to support millions of tobacco users who are actively taking steps to save their lives but still need help to succeed

The World Health Assembly, the main governing body of the World Health Organisation (WHO), has adopted a new resolution on malaria

Africa needs at least 20 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in the next six weeks to get second doses to all who received the first dose within the 8--12-week interval between doses recommended by the World Health Organisation, WHO