By Joke Kujenya The World Health Organization (WHO) has released updated malaria guidelines setting out strengthened recommendations for prevention, chemoprevention, vaccination and treatment measures. Published on 13 August 2025, the document provides evidence-based directives designed to help countries adapt malaria control strategies to lo...
By Joke Kujenya SCIENTISTS ANNOUNCED they have disclosed that critical patterns hidden in the bloodstream are helping them decode how malaria progresses, unlocking a path to faster, life-saving treatments for severe cases. Researchers at Karolinska Institute  said they have identified more than 250 proteins that undergo dramatic changes durin...
By Joke Kujenya SILENT AND often swift, drowning strikes without warning, leaving behind a trail of anguish and irreversible loss. Each year, around 300,000 people die from drowning globally, with low and middle-income countries like Nigeria bearing the heaviest toll. This tragedy, says a December 13, 2024, report by the World Health Organisa...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter MICROSOFT CO-founder Bill Gates will dissolve the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation by 31 December 2045, bringing forward the end of one of the world’s largest philanthropic institutions. The decision marks a significant acceleration in Gates’ lifetime giving, as he pledges to divest 99% of his pe...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE WORLD Health Organization (WHO) has unveiled a sweeping restructuring of its global operations as it grapples with a projected salary gap of up to US$ 650 million for the 2026–27 biennium—largely triggered by the United States’ decision to halt its assessed contributions. In a direct address to ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter MEASURES TO close the survival gap for childhood cancer patients have intensified as the World Health Organisation (WHO) begins distributing lifesaving medicines at no cost to low- and middle-income countries. While nearly 90 per cent of children diagnosed with cancer in high-income nations survive,...
By Joke Kujenya A SPIKE in the new Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) cases in northern China has raised public concerns, with hospitals reportedly overwhelmed and social media flooded with images of masked individuals in crowded waiting areas. Across northern China this winter, particularly among children, and other countries, including India, Mal...
By Joke Kujenya A SILENT epidemic is wreaking havoc on the health of millions worldwide. It is called High Blood Pressure (hypertension/HPB), often undetected until severe damage is done, affects over 1.2 billion people globally. However, despite advancements in healthcare, reports say only 21% of adults aged 30-79 who suffer from this conditi...
