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Breakthrough as WHO recommends groundbreaking malaria vaccine for children

By | 1 year ago

The World Health Organization WHO said on Wednesday the only approved vaccine against malaria should be widely given to African children, marking a ma...

Africa urged ‘not to lose faith’ in AstraZeneca jabs

By | 2 years ago

Dr Richard Mihigo - the WHO's h**d of immunisation in Africa - says the product had so far proved to be safe....

Netherlands suspends use of AstraZeneca vaccine

By | 2 years ago

The Netherlands is the latest nation to act over reports of b***d clotting in adults in Norway but WHO says jab is safe....

WHO W***n mission finds possible signs of wider original Covid o******k in 2019

By | 2 years ago

WHO mission h**d, Peter Ben Embarek, told CNN that the mission had found several signs of the more wide-ranging 2019 spread....

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WHO team blocked from entering China to study origins of coronavirus

By | 2 years ago

WHO officials have long been negotiating with Beijing to allow a team of global scientists access to key sites to investigate origin of virus....

A separate provision makes it illegal to stay overnight outside your home “without reasonable excuse”. [PHOTO | COURTESY]
Super gonorrhoea on the rise due to Covid-19, WHO warns

By | 2 years ago

If left untreated, gonorrhoea may cause infertility, lead to an increase of HIV transmission and eye infections that may lead to blindness....

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Africa ‘can’t afford’ a second coronavirus wave

By | 2 years ago

WHO says the virus will run out of control if African countries continued opening up without adequate interventions in place....

Iran cover-up of Covid-19 deaths revealed by data leak

By | 3 years ago

The number of deaths from coronavirus in Iran is nearly triple what Iran’s government claims, a BBC Persian service investigation has found. The...

WHO on Monday, March 16, 2021 appealed to countries to keep vaccination campaigns going. [PHOTO | FILE]
WHO ‘fears silent virus epidemic’ in Africa

By | 3 years ago

There have been almost 3,400 deaths and almost 115,000 infections across Africa according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control...

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WHO temporarily pauses hydroxychloroquine study due to safety concerns

By | 3 years ago

Decision made after an observational study described how seriously i*l Covid-19 patients treated with d**g were more likely to die....

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