COVID-19: COVAX says has access to enough vaccines to protect 70%population in 91 lower income countries
May 21, 2022 …Calls for urgent action to close vaccine equity gap COVAX has access to enough COVID-19 vaccines to help protect 70% of the population in 91 lower income…
WHO says working closely with countries responding to monkey pox
May 21, 2022 The world health organisation, WHO says it is working with its partners to better understand the extent and cause of an outbreak of monkeypox. In a statement…
Cancer Coalition Aims to Boost Access to Medicines in Poorer Countries
May 20, 2022 Pharmaceutical companies including Novartis and Roche have teamed up with global cancer organizations in an alliance aimed at getting more oncology medications to poorer countries. Currently, fewer…
Omicron sub-variants driving Africa’s COVID surge – WHO
May 12, 2022 Sub-variants of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 and a relaxation of public health measures are driving a current surge in infections in southern Africa, a senior official…
Harmful use of alcohol cause of 3m deaths annually globally – WHO
May 11, 2022 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has highlighted the increasing use of sophisticated online marketing techniques for alcohol and the need for more effective regulation. According to WHO, …
Nigeria becomes first country in Africa to get Essential Diagnostic List
May 9, 2022 Nigeria has become the first African country to get Essential Diagnostic List (EDL), after about four decades since the existence of the Essential Medicines List (EML). The…
WHO gathers evidence for possible war crimes investigation against Russia
May 7, 2022 The World Health Organization (WHO) is gathering evidence for a possible war crimes investigation into attacks it says it has documented by Russia on healthcare facilities in…
WHO launches first ever global report on Infection Prevention and Control
May 6, 2022 …Says good hand hygiene, other cost-effective practices can prevent infections by 70% The COVID-19 pandemic and other recent large disease outbreaks have highlighted the extent to which…
Shortage of midwives may increase to 1million by 2030 – WHO
May 6, 2022 The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that shortage of midwives will trigger an increase of one million by 2030 with serious implications for the attainment of Sustainable…
COVID-19 pandemic: Over 14m excess deaths recorded in 2020, 2021 – WHO
May 5, 2022 New estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) show that the full death toll associated directly or indirectly with the COVID-19 pandemic (described as “excess mortality”) between…