WHO renames new COVID-19 variant ‘Omicron’
The World Health Organization on Friday declared the recently-discovered B.1.1.529 strain of Covid-19 to be a variant of concern,…
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COVID-19: Only One In Four African Health Workers Fully Vaccinated ― WHO
A preliminary analysis by World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that only 27 per cent of health workers in Africa have been…
WHO expresses concern over surge in Covid-19 cases in Europe
World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Europe on Thursday expressed grave concerns over the increase in COVID-19…
Historic! WHO approves World’s first malaria vaccine
The World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday endorsed the first-ever vaccine to prevent malaria, debuting a tool that could save…
WHO sets mid-2022 target to vaccinate 70% of world’s population
Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and a group of global health leaders,…
Pandemic increasing risk factors for suicide, WHO warns
Suicide prevention must be prioritised after 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Americas office of the World Health…
NCDC boss, Chikwe Ihekweazu appointed Assistant DG of WHO
Chikwe Ihekweazu, director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has been appointed as the assistant…
COVID-19: Third wave ‘stabilising’ in Africa – WHO
The third wave of COVID-19 appears to be stabilising in Africa, says Walter Kazadi Mulombo, WHO Representative to Nigeria.
Mr…
COVID-19 deaths increase by 80% in Africa, driven by Delta variant — WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says COVID-19 deaths have increased by 80 per cent in the past one month in Africa, mostly…
WHO predicts more COVID-19 deaths by the end of 2020 Olympics
The World Health Organization (WHO) has predicted 100,000 deaths from COVID-19 by the end of the Tokyo Olympics.