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Nigeria needs 250,000 medical doctors to meet WHO standard

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 16:11:04 +0000

Nigeria need around 250,000 medical physicians to meet the World Health Organization (WHO) doctor to patient ratio, according to Dr. Osahon Enabulele, president of the World Medical Association (WMA). According to Enabulele, Nigeria’s healthcare system is plagued by a number of issues, including a lack of resources, poor infrastructure, high unemployment, unsafe working conditions, low [...]

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WHO: Smokers at 50% higher risk of developing coronavirus, other diseases

Temitope Nlewemchi — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 16:02:01 +0000

World Health Organisation Director-General, Dr. Tedos Ghebreyesus, says smokers have up to a 50 per cent higher risk of developing severe diseases and death from COVID-19. Ghebreyesus said this in a message to commemorate World No Tobacco Day, globally marked on May 31 annually, to highlight the health risks associated with tobacco use and advocate [...]

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Report On Tuberculosis Indicates 9% Reduction Between 2015 And 2019

Adebimpe A. — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 22:20:28 +0000

The rate of tuberculosis reduced before covid-19. According to a report by the World Health Organization on October 14 2020, the incidency of tuberculosis reduced by 9% between 2015 and 2019 and had 14% reduction in fatality rate. However subject to the World Health Organization’ report, global target for the treatment and prevention of TB [...]

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