Congo starts Ebola vaccinations to stem outbreak in northwest
April 28, 2022 The Democratic Republic of Congo has kicked off Ebola vaccinations to stem an outbreak in the northwest city of Mbandaka, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on…
Africa seeing uptick in COVID cases driven by S.Africa – WHO
April 28, 2022 Africa is seeing an uptick in COVID-19 infections, largely driven by a doubling in cases reported in South Africa, the World Health Organization said on Thursday, urging…
Second Ebola patient dies in northwestern Congo – WHO
April 26, 2022 A second Ebola patient has died in the northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, days after a fresh outbreak of the…
DRC declares new Ebola outbreak – WHO
April 23, 2022 World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported that health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Saturday declared an outbreak of Ebola in Mbandaka, a…
WHO backs Pfizer’s oral COVID therapy for high-risk patients
April 22, 2022 The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday endorsed the use of Pfizer Inc’s oral COVID-19 antiviral treatment in high-risk patients after an analysis of trial data by…
Over 1m children in 3 African countries have received first malaria vaccine doses – WHO
April 22, 2022 …Says vaccine could save the lives of an additional 40,000 to 80,000 children annually World Health Organisation (WHO) says one million children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi…
World Liver Day 2022: Things you must avoid, do to protect your liver
The liver is situated on the right side of upper abdomen, beneath the rib cage. The gallbladder, a portion of the pancreas and intestines, are located beneath the liver. These…
Africa COVID cases on longest run of declines since pandemic’s start – WHO
April 15, 2022 Africa is experiencing its longest-running decline in weekly COVID-19 infections since the start of the pandemic, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. Recorded weekly cases have…
Poorer nations shun AstraZeneca COVID vaccine – Document
April 14, 2022 Countries declined to receive nearly 35 million AstraZeneca doses, opting to replace them with vaccines manufactured by Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer and Moderna, the document says….
UNICEF, UNFPA, WHO in a joint statement ask Russia to stop attacks on healthcare in Ukraine
April 13, 2022 UNICEF, UNFPA, WHO have called for an immediate cessation of all attacks on health care in Ukraine. According to the statement, these horrific attacks are killing and…