In a bid to eliminate violence against women and girls globally, the UN and the WHO have called for a scrap of virginity test. Virginity testing is a long-standing tradition that has been documented in at least 20 countries spanning all regions of the world.

Suicide, the deliberate act of ending one’s life, is regarded as one of the leading causes of death in the world. While it is rampant among low and medium-income countries, the World Health Oganisation (WHO) said in a report that it is the second leading cause of death among people aged 19-26 globally in 2016. READ MORE: https://guardian.ng/life/world-suicide-prevention-day-survivors-tell-their-stories/

Suicide, the deliberate act of ending one’s life, is regarded as one of the leading causes of death in the world. While it is rampant among low and medium-income countries, the World Health Oganisation (WHO) said in a report that it is the second leading cause of death among people aged 19-26 globally in 2016. READ MORE: https://guardian.ng/life/world-suicide-prevention-day-survivors-tell-their-stories/

WHO applauds FG's health intervention in North East region.

A prototype vaccine for Ebola may be "up to 100 percent effective" in protecting against the deadly virus, according to the World Health Organization.

The World Health Organization says more women and children in Sub-Saharan Africa are being tested for malaria. It says there's been a 20-percent rise in testing, but despite the progress, a large number of infections are still being reported.

The World Health Organization says there's been a huge rise in cancer deaths in Nigeria.