By Joke Kujenya PATIENTS, CAREGIVERS and healthcare professionals have been urged to report suspected medicine side effects as the World Health Organisation (WHO) joins a global awareness campaign aimed at improving medicine safety. The 2026 MedSafetyWeek campaign, scheduled for 2 to 8 November, seeks to strengthen public awareness of unexpec...
RACE TO lead the World Health Organization (WHO) has taken shape following the submission of nominations by member countries, with seven candidates now in contention for the agency’s top position. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the candidates are Dr Hanan Mohammed Al-Kuwari, Dr Hanan Balkhy, Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, Dr MarÃa P. Neira, Mr Budi Gun...
By JKNewsMedia THE FIRST documented human case of Shamonda Virus Disease (SVD) has been reported in October 2026, in France, marking a significant development in the monitoring of a virus previously identified in animals, as scientists seek to understand its potential effects on people and how it spreads. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the pati...
By Joke Kujenya THE MEDICAL evacuation of the Ebola patient and her husband to Switzerland has left Nigeria with no active case of the disease, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr Mohamed Janabi. JKNewsMedia.com reports that Janabi disclosed this in a statement on his official X handle on Monday, ...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE WORLD Health Organisation (WHO) has urged Nigerians to remain calm and rely on verified information following the confirmation of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola virus disease in the country, as the infected patient’s condition deteriorates into multiple organ failure. JKNewsMedia.com WHO Regional Di...
JKNewsMedia ONLY 8% OF countries in the Who Health Organization (WHO) European Region have a health specific Artificial Intelligence Strategy (AIS), despite nearly two thirds already deploying AI in diagnostics and half using AI powered patient chatbots. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the gap between Artificial Intelligence (AI) deployment and ...
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...
