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WHO Says Vulnerable Individuals Must Be Prioritized For COVID-19 Booster Dose
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday said that individuals who are most vulnerable must be prioritized for the Covid-19…
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WHO Says Travel Bans & Restrictions, Ineffective In Stopping COVID-19 Spread
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said international travel bans do not provide any added value but contribute to…
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WHO Official Says Worst Of Coronavirus Pandemic Could Likely Be Over This Year
The head of emergencies at the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday said the worst of the coronavirus pandemic could…
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Ethiopian Government Withdraws Support For WHO Chief Tedros For Backing TPLF
The Ethiopian government on Thursday said it will not support the re-election of Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as the World…
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WHO Chief Says Omicron Covid-19 Variant Is Dangerous, Especially For Unvaccinated Ones
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday said the Omicron variant of Covid-19 is dangerous, especially…
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WHO Health Experts Warn Against Treating Covid-19 As Endemic Illness Like Flu
The World Health Organization (WHO) health experts on Tuesday said COVID-19 should be treated as a pandemic and not as…
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WHO Warns Covid Tsunami Will Drive Healthcare Systems Towards Collapse
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday warned a Covid variant-driven tsunami is likely to overwhelm global healthcare systems, as…
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WHO Says Omicron Risk Very High As Case Number Shoots Worldwide
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said the risk posed by the Omicron variant is still very high after…
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WHO Chief Tedros Ghebreyesus Says Pandemic Must End In 2022
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday urged the world to come together and take hard…
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WHO Chief Says 48 African Countries Yet To Meet Year-End Vaccination Target
The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday said 48 African countries are still trailing behind to…
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WHO Warns New Coronavirus Variant ‘Omicron’ Poses Very High Global Risk
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday warned that Omicron, the recently discovered variant of Covid-19, poses a very high…
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Ethiopia
WHO Chief Says Systematic Blockade of Essential Supplies To Tigray Killing People
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Friday said his people in Ethiopia’s Tigray region are dying…
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WHO Warns Diabetes Makes Africans More Vulnerable To COVID-19 Death
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday warned that death rates from COVID-19 infections are higher in patients with diabetes…
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WHO Says Only Five African Countries Likely To Meet COVID-19 Vaccination Target
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday said only five African countries are expected to hit the target of fully…
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WHO Chief Says Coronavirus Pandemic Will End When World Chooses To End It
The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Sunday said that the coronavirus pandemic will end when the…
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WHO Recommends Broad Rollout Of World’s First Malaria Vaccine RTS,S/AS01
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday recommended the use of the first approved vaccine against malaria, a disease that…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Independent Investigation Panel Blames WHO Staff For Sexual Abuse In DRC
An independent investigation commission mandated by the World Health Organization (WHO) to probe allegations of sexual abuse by its staff…
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WHO Says COVID-19 Will Not Disappear, Virus Of 2009 Pandemic Still Circulating
The World Health Organization (WHO) Director of Health Emergencies Programme, Mike Ryan has said the coronavirus will not disappear, adding…
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Africa CDC Head Slams Global Leaders For Making False COVID-19 Vaccine Pledges
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Thursday accused world leaders of falling short in their pledge…
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WHO Chief Says Low COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage In Africa Not Acceptable
The World Health Organization (WHO) head, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Sunday said the COVID-19 pandemic is still not under control…
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WHO Seeks More Vaccines For Africa As 26 Africans Die Of COVID-19 Every Hour
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) regional office for Africa on Thursday said eight out of ten nations in Africa are…
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WHO Says COVID-19 Vaccinations Triples In Africa, But Not Enough To Meet 10% Target
A World Health Organization (WHO) Africa Regional Director Matshidiso Moeti on Thursday said COVID-19 vaccinations in African nations have tripled…
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WHO Slams Shocking Disparity In Access To Coronavirus Vaccines Across Nations
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday pointed out the shocking disparity in access to coronavirus vaccines across the globe,…
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WHO Condemns Wealthy Countries Planning To Give Covid Vaccine Booster
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday condemned wealthy countries that are planning to give Covid-19 vaccine booster shots to…
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WHO Urges Rich Countries To Stop Booster Dose In Order To Vaccinate Poorer Nations
The World Health Organization (WHO) has made an appeal to rich countries to cease the rollout of COVID-19 booster vaccines…
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