Six African countries to get own mRNA jab production
Geneva – Six African countries have been chosen to establish their own mRNA vaccine production, the World Health Organisation... Read more
18 Feb, 2022
Pandemic’s ‘acute phase’ could end by midyear, says WHO
Cape Town – The head of the World Health Organisation said on Friday the acute phase of the pandemic could... Read more
11 Feb, 2022
WHO urges rich countries to pay up for Covid plan
Geneva – The WHO on Wednesday urged rich countries to pay their fair share of the money needed for its... Read more
9 Feb, 2022
Sole candidate Tedros set to remain World Health chief
Geneva – World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is all but guaranteed a second term after a procedural... Read more
26 Jan, 2022
Omicron risk remains very high, says WHO
Geneva – The risk level related to the Omicron variant remains very high, the WHO said late on Tuesday, with... Read more
26 Jan, 2022
Covid cases ‘drop significantly’ in Africa, says WHO
Brazzaville – Cases of Covid have plummeted in Africa and deaths are declining for the first time since the... Read more
21 Jan, 2022
Ethiopia lashes out at WHO chief for Tigray war remarks
Nairobi – Ethiopia has asked the UN health agency to investigate its chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus for “harmful misinformation”... Read more
14 Jan, 2022
WHO warns of Covid ‘tsunami’ as Omicron fuels record surges
Paris – A Covid “tsunami” threatens to overwhelm healthcare systems, the WHO said on Wednesday, as record surges fuelled... Read more
30 Dec, 2021
WHO warns of ‘very high’ Omicron risk as Covid surges worldwide
Geneva – Omicron still poses “very high” risk and could overwhelm healthcare systems, the WHO warned on Wednesday, as... Read more
29 Dec, 2021
DRC cholera vaccine drive targets 2m people, says WHO
Kinshasa – A vaccination drive against cholera kicked off last week targeting two million people in the troubled east... Read more
28 Dec, 2021
