Over 8m lives, 84m tonnes of CO2 lost to Tobacco industry annual – WHO
May 31, 2022 …Calls for implementation of strong tobacco taxes The World Health Organisation, WHO, has revealed new information on the extent to which tobacco damages both the environment and…
Africa CDC warns on vaccine hoarding amid monkeypox outbreak
May 27, 2022 The acting director of Africa’s top public health agency said on Thursday that he hoped vaccine hoarding, as seen by wealthier nations during the COVID-19 pandemic, would…
WHO Asks Countries to Increase Surveillance for Monkeypox
May 27, 2022 About 200 confirmed and more than 100 suspected cases of Monkeypox have been detected so far outside of the countries where it usually spreads, a World Health…
Africa objects to US push to reform health rules at WHO assembly
May 25, 2022 African countries raised an objection on Tuesday to a US-led proposal to reform the International Health Regulations (IHR), a move delegates say might prevent passage at the…
Moderna Testing Potential Monkeypox Vaccines
May 25, 2022 Moderna Inc is testing potential vaccines against monkeypox in pre-clinical trials as the disease spreads in the United States and Europe. The World Health Organization, WHO, said…
COVID-19: Spain donates 4.4 million doses of J&J vaccines to Nigeria
May 24, 2022 The Government of Spain has donated 4,400,000 doses of Johnson and Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccines to Nigeria. The Spanish Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Juan Sell, said during…
COVID-19: COVAX says has access to enough vaccines to protect 70%population in 91 lower income countries
May 21, 2022 …Calls for urgent action to close vaccine equity gap COVAX has access to enough COVID-19 vaccines to help protect 70% of the population in 91 lower income…
WHO says working closely with countries responding to monkey pox
May 21, 2022 The world health organisation, WHO says it is working with its partners to better understand the extent and cause of an outbreak of monkeypox. In a statement…
Cancer Coalition Aims to Boost Access to Medicines in Poorer Countries
May 20, 2022 Pharmaceutical companies including Novartis and Roche have teamed up with global cancer organizations in an alliance aimed at getting more oncology medications to poorer countries. Currently, fewer…
Omicron sub-variants driving Africa’s COVID surge – WHO
May 12, 2022 Sub-variants of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 and a relaxation of public health measures are driving a current surge in infections in southern Africa, a senior official…