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WHO Calls For Caution As African Countries Scale Back On COVID-19 Measures
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday called for caution as African countries curtail COVID-19 surveillance and quarantine measures with…
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WHO Announces Launch Of Mass Polio Vaccination Drive In Five African Countries
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday announced more than 80 million vaccination doses against wild poliovirus type 1 will…
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WHO Chief Warns Countries To Remain Vigilant Against COVID-19 As Cases Rise Again
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned countries to remain vigilant against COVID-19 as the latest…
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WTO Chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Welcomes Breakthrough On Covid-19 Vaccine Waiver Plan
The World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Wednesday welcomed a breakthrough between the European Union, the United States,…
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WHO: Covid-19 Can Cause Sufferings, Deaths Even After Getting Declared As An Endemic
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday said the COVID-19 could cause suffering and death even after it gets declared…
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Africa CDC Signs MOU With Pfizer To Supply Paxlovid Antiviral COVID-19 Pills
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding with pharmaceutical giant…
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WHO Director Tedros Gebreyesus Warns COVID-19 Pandemic Is Still Far From Over
The World Health Organization (WHO) Director Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus on Wednesday said the COVID-19 pandemic is still far from over,…
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Pharmaceutical Giant Moderna To Build mRNA Vaccine Manufacturing Facility In Kenya
Pharmaceutical giant Moderna on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding with Kenya to build its first mRNA vaccine facility in…
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WHO Selects First Six African Nations To Get mRNA Vaccine Production Technology
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday selected the first six countries that will receive the mRNA vaccine production technology…
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WHO Chief Tedros Appeals For Cooperation, Financing To End COVID-19 Pandemic
World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday appealed for cooperation and collaboration among countries in the face…
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BioNTech To Soon Establish Vaccine Manufacturing Facilities In African Countries
BioNTech, a Germany-based vaccine maker company, on Wednesday, announced plans to establish manufacturing facilities in Africa that would help in…
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WHO Head Says Acute Phase Of Covid-19 Pandemic May End By Midyear
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) head on Friday said that the acute phase of the pandemic could end this year…
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WHO Appeals Wealthier Nations For $23 Billion Funding To End Global COVID Emergency
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday appealed to 55 of the world’s richest nations to raise $23billion in funding…
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WFP Warns Severe Drought Threatening 13 Million With Hunger In Horn Of Africa
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday warned an estimated 13 million people are facing severe hunger in…
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WHO Survey Finds Covid-19 Disrupts Health Services In More Than 90% Of Countries
A new World Health Organization (WHO) survey on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has reported disruptions in basic health…
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WHO Says Omicron Subvariant BA.2 Is Likely To Have Same Severity As Original BA.1 Variant
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said the emerging BA.2 form of the Omicron coronavirus variant does not seem…
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WHO Chief Says World Can End Acute Phase Of Covid-19 Pandemic With 70% Vaccination
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Sunday said that it is possible to end the acute…
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WHO Official Says No Guarantee Next Covid-19 Variant Will Be Milder Than Omicron
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Covid-19 technical lead, Maria Van Kerkhove, on Wednesday, said the next Covid-19 variant is likely…
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WHO Chief Warns COVID-19 Pandemic Not Reaching Its End Game Anytime Soon
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Secretary-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday warned not to assume that the COVID-19 pandemic is…
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WHO Technical Head Says Omicron Less Severa Than Delta, But Still Dangerous
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Technical Head, Maria Van Kerkhove, on Sunday said the Omicron coronavirus variant is less severe…
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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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African Health Bodies Call For COVID-19 Vaccine Donations With Longer Shelf Life
Major African health bodies on Thursday appealed for a donation of COVID-19 vaccines with a shelf life of three to…
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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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Africa CDC: Total Number Of Covid-19 Cases In African Countries Surpass 10.32 Million
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Monday said the number of COVID-19 cases in Africa…
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