The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Africa will account for 50 percent of the global childhood cancer burden by 2050. In a statement commemorating World Cancer Day, marked on February 4, Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa, said cancer is a public health issue of major concern that should be fought by stronger alliances and new innovative collaborations. Moeti […]
WHO To Decide If COVID-19 Is Still A Global Gealth Emergency
High-ranking members of the World Health Organization (WHO) are meeting Friday to decide whether it’s time to end the emergency phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, three years after it was first declared. In all likelihood, it will continue as the virus continues mutating, spreading, and infecting across the world. Wednesday marked the third anniversary of the first confirmed COVID-19 case […]