LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s black market for kidneys is booming due to hypertension and renal failure, which affect 20 million Nigerians, with one in five needing urgent transplants. Since humans only need one kidney for survival, they can donate the other to a sick person. In recent years, there has been an increase in the […]
LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The World Health Organisation has said the violence that broke out in Sudan on Saturday has killed 270 people and injured 2,600 so far. The Director General of the organisation, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, said this during a virtual press briefing on Tuesday. Violence broke out in Sudan over the weekend between the […]
LAGOS JANUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The World Health Organisation has recommended the use of facemasks by the public in specific situations. The WHO issued the update given the current spread of COVID-19 globally. The agency notes that masks are recommended following recent exposure to COVID-19, when someone has or suspects they have COVID-19, when someone is at […]
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Air conditioning units that recirculate air in rooms and offices should be turned off or used only with open windows because of the risk of spreading coronavirus, experts advise. They fear that any Covid-19 droplets in the air could be transmitted more easily to people in the room, even those who are […]
LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Donald Trump has formally moved to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization (WHO). The president had made his intentions clear in late May, accusing the WHO of being under China’s control in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Despite calls from the EU and others, he said he would […]
LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As the world anxiously await a cure for COVID-19 (Coronavirus), the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday raised the alarm over the rising number of adulterated medical products in the markets. They specifically mentioned Chloroquine as one of such products […]
LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)- The European Union on Saturday called on the United States to “reconsider” the decision to sever ties with the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. President Donald Trump said Friday he was severing US ties with the WHO, accusing it of failing to do enough to combat […]
LAGOS MAY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Trump on Friday announced he is suspending the United States’ relationship with the World Health Organization — accusing the global body of covering up the coronavirus crisis with China. At a press conference in the White House’s Rose Garden, Trump accused the United Nations organization of being under the control of […]
LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Barely 24 hours after the World Health Organisation (WHO) suspended all clinical trials for hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for COVID-19, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said the trial will continue in Nigeria. The Director-General of the agency, Mojisola Adeyeye, made this known during an […]
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Africa has so far been spared the worst impact of the coronavirus, but the World Health Organization is worried the continent could face a “silent epidemic” if its leaders do not prioritize testing for it, a WHO envoy said on Monday. “My first point for Africa, my first concern, is that a […]
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