Tag: WHO

  • NCDC BOSS IHEKWEAZU BAGS TOP AT  WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

    NCDC BOSS IHEKWEAZU BAGS TOP AT WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

    NCDC BOSS IHEKWEAZU BAGS TOP AT  WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION The Director General of the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu has been appointed as the Assistant Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in charge of health emergency intelligence. The WHO Director General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, explained that Ihekweazu will “lead the work…

  • WHO raises alarm, says COVID-19 not receding

    WHO raises alarm, says COVID-19 not receding

    The novel coronavirus pandemic is still accelerating and its effects will be felt for decades, the World Health Organisation’s director-general told an online conference on Monday. “The pandemic is still accelerating,” Tedros Ghebreyesus told the virtual health forum organised by Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. “We know that the pandemic is much more than…

  • COVID-19: Negative result no more required to discharge patients – NCDC

    COVID-19: Negative result no more required to discharge patients – NCDC

    The Director-General Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, said the centre had revised the COVID-19 case management guidelines in line with recent recommendations of the global health management body WHO. This is even as Nigeria has joins the United Kingdom and other countries of the world to initiate moves on raising funds in…