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WHO Alerts Six African Countries To Check For Potential Ebola Virus Cases
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an alert to six African countries to check for potential Ebola cases after…
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Guinea
Guinea: WHO Pledges Emergency Assistance As Seven New Ebola Cases Detected
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday pledged emergency assistance to Guinea as the country entered an Ebola epidemic situation…
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WHO Africa Backs Use Of Oxford/AstraZeneca Vaccine In African Nations
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Africa Director Dr. Matshidiso Moeti has assured that the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is safe for use…
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WHO Chief Urges Coronavirus Vaccine Manufacturers To Adjust Vaccines
The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom on Monday urged coronavirus vaccine manufacturers to quickly adjust the vaccines to…
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WHO Expects To Vaccinate At Least 20% Of Africans Against Coronavirus By 2021
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday said it expects at least 20 percent of people of the African continent…
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WHO Expert Says Countries Facing Woes In COVID-19 Vaccine Supply, Distribution
A top World Health Organization (WHO) official on Monday said almost all countries are facing issues with the supply and…
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WHO Says Botswana, Gambia, Kenya, Zambia Detect S. Africa Covid-19 Strain
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said four countries including Botswana, Gambia, Kenya, and Zambia have detected the Covid-19 virus…
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WHO Warns Africa In Danger Of Being Left Behind In Rollout Of COVID-19 Vaccines
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday warned that Africa is in danger of being left behind in getting access…
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WHO Official Warns New COVID-19 Variants Could Hinder Efforts To Contain Pandemic
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) regional director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti, on Thursday said the new COVID-19 variants that have…
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WHO Experts To Visit China For Thorough Investigation Into Origin Of Coronavirus
Experts from the World Health Organisation (WHO) will visit China on Thursday to conduct a thorough investigation into the origin…
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WHO Pinpoints Low & Middle-Income Countries Not Getting COVID-19 Vaccine
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General, has pointed out that low and middle-income countries are not yet…
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No Sign If Coronavirus Variant Found In South Africa Is More Transmissible- WHO
There is no indication that the coronavirus variant identified in South Africa is more transmissible than the one found in…
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South Africa
South African Health Minister Confirms New Strain Of Coronavirus Amid Second Wave
South African health ministry has confirmed a new variant (lineage) of the Sars-CoV-2 virus, which causes the coronavirus disease, has…
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WHO Official Warns Countries With Falling COVID-19 Cases To Stay Alert
A top World Health Organization (WHO) official on Friday said countries with decreasing Covid-19 numbers should continue to stay vigilant,…
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WHO Envoy Warns Europe Might See A Third Wave Of Deadly COVID-19 Pandemic
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) special COVID-19 envoy warned that Europe might see a third wave of the deadly COVID-19…
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WHO Planning To Vaccinate At Least 20% Of Africa’s Population For COVID 19
Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, on Wednesday said that the international health council…
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WHO, UNICEF Alerts On Low Polio, Measles Vaccinations Due To Coronavirus Pandemic
The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF on Wednesday alerted that the global coronavirus pandemic has put millions of children,…
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WHO Says Coronavirus Pandemic Adversely Affecting Vital Health Services In Africa
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Africa office on Thursday said the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has had an adverse impact on…
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WHO Chief Tedros Ghebreyesus Quarantines After Contact With COVID-19 Case
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Sunday informed that he had been identified as a contact of…
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WHO Chief Tedros Ghebreyesus Says COVID-19 Pandemic Far From Over
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Adhnom, on Thursday warned that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is “far from over”…
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WHO Chief Warns Against Giving Up Fight Against Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic
The World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday warned against giving up the fight against the ongoing…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
DRC: WHO Says No New Ebola Virus Cases Reported Over Last 20 Days
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said no new cases of Ebola virus have been reported in the Democratic…
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WHO Warns African Countries Of Coronavirus Pandemic Despite Declining Trend
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned African countries of the coronavirus pandemic despite witnessing a downward trend in its curve…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
WHO To Set Up A Seven Member Panel To Investigate DRC Sexual Exploitation Claims
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday said it has decided to set up an independent panel of seven people…
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WHO Warns Coronavirus Pandemic Could Threaten Tuberculosis Elimination Efforts
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday warned that the global coronavirus pandemic threatens to reverse progress towards eliminating tuberculosis,…
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