COVID-19 vaccine: WHO urges manufacturers to commit 50% of their volumes to COVAX this year
June 8, 2021 World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on all manufacturers of COVID-19 vaccines to give COVAX first right of refusal on new volume of vaccines, or commit 50…
WHO warns of ‘failure’ unless rich countries speed up vaccine sharing
June 4, 2021 Wealthy countries need to give more COVID-19 vaccines and follow the United States in making doses available immediately to cover a 200 million dose gap caused by…
COVID-19: Africa Poorly Prepared For Imminent 3rd Wave – WHO
June 3, 2021 With vaccine deliveries at a near-standstill and lacking key resources in frontline care, Africa is poorly prepared for the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic, the UN…
COVID-19: 73,465 Nigerians including the president, Vice president have received 2nd dose – NPHCDA
June 2, 2021 The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says 73,465 Nigerians including the president and the vice president have also received their second dose of the vaccine…
No fewer than 18 Nigerians die every hour of TB – Official
May 28, 2021 Dr. Ugochukwu Chukwulobelu, Programme Manager, Anambra State Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Management, says that no fewer than 18 Nigerians die every hour of TB. Chukwulobelu made…
Africa needs about 20m doses of AstraZeneca vaccine in 6 weeks – WHO
May 28, 2021 Africa needs at least 20 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine within six weeks if those who have had their first shot are to get the second…
WHO pushes for countries to vaccinate at least 10% of global population by September
May 25, 2021 Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General, says COVID-19 vaccines are administered in only 10 countries, describing the ongoing vaccine crisis as a scandalous inequity…
374m persons infected with STIs annually as new report highlights global progress on reducing STIs, HIV, viral hepatitis
May 21, 2021 HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections all continue to be major public health threats and account for 1 million new STIs per day, and when taken…
Malaria: WHO issues new standards for research on genetically modified mosquitoes to fight malaria, other vector-borne diseases
May 21, 2021 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued essential standards for future research and development on genetically modified mosquitoes as part of efforts to make the fight against…
Vaccines Effective Against Variants But Overseas Travel Not Safe – WHO
May 20, 2021 Progress against the coronavirus pandemic remains “fragile” and international travel should be avoided, the World Health Organization’s Europe director warned on Thursday but stressed that authorised vaccines…