WHO’s Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus stated this while giving a toast at the last COVID-19 press conference of the year at WHO headquarters in Geneva.
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The Head of the WHO, Tedros Ghebreyesus, said.
An estimated 300 million Chinese live with high blood pressure, with annual medical bills totaling 31.89 billion yuan (around 4.88 billion dollars), said Hu Shengshou, head of China’s National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases.
Ghebreyesus gave the warning in a video released to mark the first-ever International Day of Epidemic Preparedness on Sunday.
Dr Mohammed Kawu, the Acting Secretary, FCTA Health and Human Services Secretariat, made the disclosure at a news conference on Monday in Abuja.
The WHO Representative to Russia, Melita Vujnovic, gave the indication on Monday.
Ulla Muller, the UNFPA Country Representative in Nigeria, made this known when she featured virtually on the News Agency of Nigeria Forum on Sunday.
Abayomi made the disclosure through his verified Twitter account @ProfAkinAbayomi, while giving the state’s COVID-19 update for Dec. 11.
The WHO, in its 2019 Global Health Estimates posted on its website, stated that NCDs made up seven of the world’s top 10 causes of death, a sharp increase from two decades ago.
It said, however, that heart disease remains the leading cause of death globally.
Hassan Damluji, the Deputy Director at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, said as quoted in the statement.
This happened as a result of a historic vote of 27 in favour and 25 against has removed cannabis, also known as Indian hemp, from the most dangerous category of drugs.
She made the call during the free HIV screening on Tuesday in Abuja to commemorate the 2020 World AIDS Day.
“They missed building up the necessary infrastructure during the summer months, after they brought the first wave under the control,” the WHO’s David Nabarro said in an interview with Swiss newspapers.
Ehanire said this on Tuesday in Abuja during the global launch to eliminate cervical cancer.
Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Abuja, its Director-General, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, said the support became expedient following the reports of a sudden spike in cases and deaths in some communities in the two states.
According to a statement posted on the WHO Regional Office website, the attainment of polio free status had not debarred Nigeria from increasing its efforts on polio vaccination.
The World Health Organisation said on Thursday.
The UN health agency gave the update on its regional official Twitter account on Monday.
Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General of the agency, who gave the advice in a statement on Friday, further urged the public to avoid unregistered alcoholic products.