Tag: World Health Organization (WHO)
U.S. withdrawal makes the world less safe – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed regrets over the United States’ notification of withdrawal from the organization, saying the…
Global obesity report raises fear
The projections laid out in the Global Atlas serve as a stark warning, highlighting the dire consequences of inaction in…
3.5bn people suffer from oral diseases -WHO
WHO boss said that severe gum disease, a major cause of total tooth loss, was estimated to affect one billion…
Electronic waste dangerous to women, children – WHO
He said pregnant women and children working in e-waste dismantling sites are most vulnerable to impacts and exposure, as the…
WHO to suspend switch 2-dose cholera vaccine
The WHO said it would replace it with a single dose due to vaccine shortages and rising outbreaks worldwide
Nigeria, 5 other African countries to begin COVID vaccine production
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday six African countries – Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia…
Approval of SA’s COVID mRNA vaccine could take 3 years: WHO
South Africa's Afrigen Biologics, which was part of WHO's consortium, said it has used the publicly available sequence of Moderna's…
WHO steps up efforts to curb Ebola outbreaks in Guinea, DRC
With efforts gathering pace to promptly tackle the new Ebola outbreaks in Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
‘Super Gonorrhoea’ exploding due to COVID-19 – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that a “Super Gonorrhoea” is spreading fast due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 vaccines: WHO seeks stepped-up funding for poorer countries
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Friday that there is an urgent need to address…
COVID-19: Christmas celebrations could turn to tears – WHO chief
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday cautioned that Christmas celebrations could turn to tears if people fail to keep…
4 African countries license Ebola vaccine – WHO
Three months after the World Health Organization (WHO) pre-qualified the use of Ebola vaccines, four African countries have licensed the…
140,000 die in measles outbreaks
More than 140,000 people worldwide have died from measles in 2018, according to new estimates from the World Health Organization…