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Coronavirus: WHO reports record single-day global increase in cases

The number of new cases of coronavirus rose by almost 260,000 in 24 hours - the largest single-day increase since…

July 19, 2020

The coronavirus is airborne – 239 experts

The coronavirus is finding new victims worldwide, in bars and restaurants, offices, markets and casinos, giving rise to frightening clusters…

July 8, 2020

The World: China issues bubonic plague alert, forbids eating risky animals

Chinese authorities have issued a warning about the bubonic plague and forbidden eating certain animals after a suspected case was…

July 6, 2020

COVID-19: An opportunity for traditional medicines

COVID-19 has catapulted the issue of traditional medicines to the fore especially on the back of Madagascar’s claims that its…

July 3, 2020

The World: WHO warns ‘we cannot let our guard down’ after new flu virus discovered in China

The World Health Organisation has said it will “read carefully” a Chinese study on a new swine flu, which researchers…

June 30, 2020

DR Congo declares end to Ebola in the east

Congolese Health Minister Eteni Longondo on Thursday officially proclaimed the end of the Ebola epidemic in eastern Democratic Republic of…

June 25, 2020

You are not gods: Uganda’s president asks WHO to be modest

Uganda’s president on Monday expressed his frustration with the World Health Organisation (WHO), saying they are not gods and should…

June 23, 2020

WHO restates harsh impact of COVID-19 on African women

The World Health Organization earlier this week (June 17) reiterated concerns over the rate at which covid-19 exposes women in…

June 20, 2020

WHO Regional Office for Africa: It is difficult to predict COVID-19 peak

As African countries face an increased threat from COVID-19, the Extraordinary China-Africa Summit on Solidarity against COVID-19 was held on…

June 20, 2020

Health: Africa gets closer to eradication of wild poliovirus – WHO

The independent Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC), responsible for certifying the eradication of wild poliovirus in the World Health Organization…

June 20, 2020

China will treat vaccine as ‘global public goods’ – Sci-Tech Minister

China has vowed to strengthen international cooperation in future COVID-19 clinical vaccine trials. The country is expending great efforts in…

June 9, 2020

Three months of COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa

Three months ago sub-Saharan Africa confirmed its first COVID-19 case in Nigeria. Although infections have risen and continue to grow,…

May 29, 2020

WHO suspends hydroxychloroquine trials over safety concerns

The World Health Organization says it is temporarily halting its clinical trials that use hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 patients over…

May 26, 2020

Madagascar to sign confidentiality clause with WHO on COVID-Organics

President Andry Rajoelina says Madagascar will sign a confidentiality clause with the World Health Organization on the formulation of COVID-Organics,…

May 21, 2020

Africa’s persona non grata diplomacy: Burundi sacks WHO experts

Diplomacy is a delicate business that is duly defined as the ‘art of dealing with people in a tactful way’,…

May 15, 2020

COVID-19 could linger for years, African govts must sit up – WHO warns

The coronavirus pandemic has been confirmed in over 180 countries globally since it was first discovered in the Chinese city…

May 10, 2020

China Refuses to helps WHO Reps Investigate Coronavirus Origins

China has refused requests by the World Health Organization to take part in an investigation into the origins of the…

May 1, 2020

Trump Halting W.H.O. Funding Is ‘Dangerous’ – Bill Gate

Billionaire Microsoft founder Bill Gates on Wednesday criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to halt the United States’ funding of the…

April 15, 2020

Africa, WHO and vaccine testing

The debate was between Camille Locht from the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) and Jean-Paul Mira…

April 15, 2020

African leaders trump Trump for attack on WHO, back Ethiopia’s Tedros

African leaders on Wednesday rallied behind the World Health Organization, WHO, and its Director-General, Ethiopia’s Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus; following an…

April 9, 2020

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