Tag: World Health Organisation (WHO)
WHO, Wikipedia to share COVID-19 information
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is cooperating with the online encyclopedia Wikipedia to spread reliable information about COVID-19 across the…
Africa’s COVID-19 cases hit 1.5m — WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO), Regional Office for Africa located in Brazzaville, Congo, says there are over 1.5 million confirmed…
WHO worries over COVID-19 surge in Europe
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Europe, Hans Kluge, on Thursday, expressed concern on the current COVID-19 surge…
Children older than 11 years should wear masks – WHO
UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organisation (WHO) have recommended that children above 11 years should wear face masks…
Covid-19 is proving difficult to stop – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) disclosed that the novel Coronavirus is proving exceptionally difficult to stop, as the number of…
WHO: $100b needed for universal supply of COVID-19 vaccine
More than 100 billion dollars will be needed to ensure everyone globally can access the vaccine to fight COVID-19, the…
UN sends medical supplies to Beirut
The World Health Organisation has confirmed that twenty tons of UN supplies to treat people injured by the massive blast…
Risks of COVID-19 infection through breastfeeding negligible – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that the risk of COVID-19 infection through breastfeeding is negligible and has never…
No silver bullet vaccine yet for COVID-19, WHO warns
The World Health Organization warned on Monday that there might never be a “silver bullet” for COVID-19 in the form…
COVID-19 vaccines now in phase 3 clinical trials – WHO
Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said a number of vaccines are now in phase…
WHO, Yobe Govt. rejoice with COVID-19 survivors
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and Yobe Government on Thursday in Damaturu rejoiced with some COVID-19 survivors in the state.
Coronavirus: Africa’s cases rise to 23,000 – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, has said the number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases…
WHO confirms three fresh Ebola cases in DRC
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recorded three new cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Coronavirus: UN solidarity flight arrives Kenya with supplies
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Congo disclosed that a UN Solidarity Flight carrying medical supplies…
Trouble: WHO announces another virus outbreak in Sudan
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced an outbreak of yellow fever in South Sudan. Yellow fever is an acute…