Tag Archives: WHO

WHO Confirms The End Of The Ebola Epidemic In West Africa

January 14 Africa, Health no comments
The World Health Organisation has declared the end of the Ebola epidemic in west Africa, with all known chains of transmission of the virus stopped.   The virus, which can kill within five days of infection, devasta...

Over 400,000 People Die Annually From Foodborne Diseases – WHO

December 3 Africa, Health no comments
According to the World health Organisation (WHO),  some 420,000 people die each year from foodborne diseases, with young children accounting for more than a quarter of all deaths. The U.N. health agency says it estimates...

Processed Meats Cause Cancer – WHO

October 26 Featured, Health, International no comments
Processed meats – such as bacon, sausages and ham – do cause cancer, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Its report said 50g of processed meat a day – less than two slices of bacon –...

Sausage Causes Cancer, Claims WHO Report

October 23 Health, International no comments
The World Health Organisation announced that bacon, sausages and other processed meat cause cancer.   The announcements were made on Monday with processed meat put in the same category as cigarettes, alcohol and asb...

HIV Recommendations Changed, Patients To Start Treatment Immediately

September 30 Health, International no comments
The World Health Organization has revised its HIV guidelines to recommend that anyone who tests positive for the virus that causes AIDS should be treated immediately. That guidance fits with what is already recommended i...

Cuba Becomes First Nation To Eliminate Mother-To-Child HIV

July 1 Health, International no comments
Cuba has become the first country to eliminate the transmission of HIV and syphilis from mother to child, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).   World Health Organisation director-general Margaret Chan ...

NSSF Blood Donation Drive Targets 1,800 Units Of Blood

January 27 Business, Featured, local no comments
National Social Security Fund (NSSF) in partnership with Uganda Blood Transfusion Services (UBTS), under the Ministry of Health, have today kicked off the annual six-day blood donation campaign geared at bridging the cur...

As Uganda Marks #WorldAIDSDay, 500 Young Women Get Infected With HIV E...

December 1 Featured, Health, International, local no comments
The rising resurgence of HIV/AIDS in Uganda is alarming as latest research by Uganda AIDS Commission shows that each week more than 500 young women between the ages of 15 and 24 get infected with HIV.     Today...