COVID-19 Accelerating in Africa, Cases Hit 215,000 – WHO Warns
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WHO Reveals Places with Most Covid-19 Cases in Africa
Africa’s COVID-19 Cases Now Over 115,000 – WHO The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday reported that coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Africa as at May 26, had risen to over 115, 000. The WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville,...
WHO Pays Tribute to African on Fight against COVID-19
“So again, a shout out to African people, I thank them so much for the courage that they have shown, the forbearance under sometimes difficult circumstances.
Africa Can’t Be Testing Ground for Covid19 Vaccine, says WHO
Director - General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has dismissed call from some scientists that the vaccine trial for the novel coronavirus pandemic should be done in Africa.
Video: WHO Cites Nigeria as Good Example to Tackle Spread of Coronavirus
World Health Organisation has said NIgeria is good example for the world in the bid to tackle the spread of coronavirus across countries - video report
World Health Experts Surprise as Africa Records ‘No Death’ in Coronavirus Case
Whether it’s a matter of faulty detection, climatic factors or simple fluke, the remarkably low rate of coronavirus infection in African countries, with their fragile health systems, continues to puzzle – and worry – experts. To date, only three case...
Coronavirus Updates: Screening at Domestic Railway Stations, Bus Stations May Begin
Coronavirus: Screen at Domestic Airports, Railway & Bus Stations - W.H.O
WHO says vaccine for new coronavirus could be ready in 18 months
The first vaccine targeting China’s coronavirus could be available in 18 months, “so we have to do everything today using available weapons,” World Health Organisation (WHO), Chief Tedros Ghebreyesus said in Geneva on Tuesday.
Cholera cases drop by 60% globally, as Nigeria records significant progress – WHO
World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday said the number of cholera cases decreased globally by 60 per cent in 2018. The organisation disclosed this in a statement issued from its headquarters in Geneva entitled: “Cholera Prevention and Control Report.”...
Too Many Babies Born Too Small, WHO says
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday alerted that too many babies were born too small as over 20 million babies were born with a low birthweight (less than 2500g; 5.5 pounds) in 2015. This is about one in seven...
