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Africa is being left behind, having received only 450 million of the eight billion COVID vaccine doses distributed. Dr Richard Mihigo, Immunization and Vaccines Development Programme, Coordinator World Health Organisation’s…

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 week-on-week rise in COVID-19 deaths, increased hospital…

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 heavy price for rushing back to normality. This is…

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 by the World Health Organisation (WHO), to approve the…

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 Director for Africa said this on Thursday during a virtual…

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 further stated that following the pledge by the G7 to…

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 Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti to mark the World…

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 (ACT-Accelerator) partnership. This is coming as COVID cases continue…

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, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said transmission…

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 to African countries through the Covax scheme. Covax is a…