By Joke Kujenya A SERIOUS mental health condition known as Schizophrenia and affecting around 23 million people worldwide continues to be widely misunderstood, with many living with it facing stigma, discrimination and limited access to proper care. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the World Health Organisation (WHO) said the condition causes psy...
By Joke Kujenya ESCALATING CONCERNS over anti rights and anti-gender backlash have prompted gender equality and global health advocates to urge health ministers attending the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA) to protect progress made on #HealthForAll and advance gender equality. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the 79th World Health Assembly of th...
By Joke Kujenya UNIVERSAL HEPATITIS burden drew renewed concern as the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that Nigeria and nine other countries accounted for 58 percent of Hepatitis B related cases in 2024. JKNewsMedia.com reports thar the finding was contained in the 2026 Global Hepatitis Report (GHR)published on Tuesday, which also st...
By Joke Kujenya ENDING MALARIA is now within reach as advances in science and innovation deliver new tools, even as global figures show the fight remains far from over. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the World Malaria Day 2026 centres on a renewed global campaign launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners under the theme [...
By Joke Kujenya GROWING GLOBAL health crisis is tightening its grip as Antimicrobial Resistance (AR) continues to make once treatable infections harder and, in some cases, impossible to cure. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Global AMR Media Alliance (GAMA), is raising concerns that AR continues to rank among the top ten global health threats...
By Joke Kujenya URGENT EFFORTS to end tuberculosis are the focal point as World Tuberculosis Day (WTD) is observed on 24 March, with a renewed call for action under the theme “Yes! We can end TB.” JKNewsMedia.com reports that the theme is described as a bold call to action and a message of hope, affirming […]
By Joke Kujenya MILLIONS OF preventable child deaths continue despite decades of progress, with new estimates showing 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2024, including 2.3 million newborns. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the figures, released in a new report titled Levels and Trends in Child Mortality, show most of these ...
By Joke Kujenya PAINFUL MEMORIES, missed classrooms and broken childhoods framed the mood as survivors, nurses and advocates gathered ahead of the United Nation’s women’s summit, warning that millions of girls remain at risk of genital cutting and menstrual neglect despite world leaders’ promises to end both by 2030, with barely 58 months lef...
By Joke Kujenya DUST SWIRLED across the schoolyard as health workers unpacked boxes of tablets under a mango tree, calling children forward one class at a time. JKNewsMedia.com reports that some laughed nervously, others swallowed quickly and ran back to their friends. For many in this rural community, the small white pills were the only [&he...
By Joke Kujenya NOTIFICATION OF withdrawal has been received by the World Health Organization (WHO) from the United States of America (USA), prompting the agency to express regret over the decision and to confirm that the matter will be taken up by its governing bodies. JKNewsMedia.com reports the WHO as describing the US as a […]
