India–Africa Summit Postponed Over Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo
India and the African Union have postponed the upcoming India–Africa Forum Summit in New Delhi due to an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The decision was taken…
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Africa witnessing fastest COVID-19 surge ever — WHO
Africa is witnessing the fastest surge ever in COVID-19 as cases have risen for eight straight weeks, topping six million on Tuesday as the continent recorded a 43 per cent…
WHO warns govts against hasty lifting of COVID-19 restrictions
The World Health Organisation, WHO, has cautioned governments around the world against easing COVID-19 restrictions too soon, saying countries that did so risked paying a…
WHO auditing NAFDAC to begin production of COVID-19 vaccines— DG
Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has disclosed that her agency is undergoing an audit…
146m Africans die yearly from tobacco-related diseases ― WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that no fewer than 146 million Africans die annually from tobacco-related diseases.
Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional…
WHO Considers Three African countries for COVID-19 vaccine production
The World Health Organization (WHO) says about three countries in Africa are being considered for the installation of local production capacity for COVID-19 vaccines.
It…
About 7 Million Patients Require Blood for Life-Saving in Africa Annually, says WHO
The World Health Organisation has said around seven million patients require blood to save their lives annually on the African continent.
A message by the WHO Regional…
$16bn funding gap stalls global COVID-19 response, says WHO
The World Health Organisation, (WHO) says a total $15.1 billion is needed to close the funding gap of more than $16 billion of the Access to COVID-19 Tools…
COVID-19 pandemic: We’re not out of the woods yet says WHO
The World Health Organisation, WHO says the rampaging COVID-19 pandemic is a long way from over, insisting that nobody is out of the woods yet.
The Director-General of the…
WHO clears way for dispatch of Covid vaccine to Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved two versions of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, clearing the way for the vaccines to be shipped…