By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter HUNDREDS OF thousands of young lives could be saved every year through optimal breastfeeding, yet millions of children continue to face the effects of undernutrition as too few infants receive recommended feeding during the earliest months of life. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the World Health Organizat...
By Joke Kujenya WHO’s latest guidance says up to 45% of dementia risk may be prevented or delayed through healthy living. FOR MANY people, forgetting where the keys were left or struggling to recall a familiar name is often dismissed as a normal part of ageing. However, the World Health Organisation (WHO) dementia prevention guidelines ...
By Joke Kujenya A MAJOR global health problem affecting many societies and reducing life expectancy has been identified, with new World Health Organisation (WHO) data showing wide regional differences and rapid growth in some areas. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the new WHO data shows Pacific island nations record the highest obesity rates, Af...
By JKNewsMedia RECOGNTION OF tobacco control efforts across Africa followed the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s announcement of the World No Tobacco Day 2026 Awards, with the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) and two Nigerian born public health experts named among five African regional winners. JKNewsMedia.com reports that Corpo...
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 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 ACCESS TO nutritious food can shape lifelong dietary habits, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said as it released a global guideline on school food policies. The guideline advises countries to adopt a whole-school approach ensuring that food and beverages provided in schools are healthy and nutritious. JKNewsMedia.com repor...
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 […]
By Joke Kujenya IN TODAY’s world, cheaper sugary drinks and alcoholic beverages are driving rising rates of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancers and injuries as weak tax systems keep harmful products affordable, particularly for children and young adults. The World Health Organization (WHO), in its latest newsletter, notes that con...
By Joke Kujenya AT DUSK, the air hums with the sound of mosquitoes. Inside a small room in a modest apartment in Iwaya side of Lagos, children fall asleep under nets treated with new insecticides, which each night, forms a shield against a disease that has haunted families for generations. Similarly in nearby clinics, tiny […]
