Trump threatens to permanently freeze WHO funding, reconsider U.S. membership
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to permanently halt funding for the World Health Organization (WHO) if it did not commit to improvements within 30 days, and to reconsider…
No proof touching surfaces can spread COVID-19 – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has not been proven if people can contract the novel coronavirus by touching surfaces where it lingers, such as handles, doorknobs or keyboards….
COVID-19: A quarter of a billion Africans could be infected – WHO
The coronavirus could infect a quarter of a billion Africans and put intolerable pressure on the continent’s fragile health system, a new World Health Organisation report said on Friday, as…
UN warns upsurge in number, severity of mental illnesses is likely due to COVID-19
A mental illness crisis is looming as millions of people worldwide are surrounded by death and disease and forced into isolation, poverty and anxiety by the pandemic of COVID-19, United…
COVID-19 could become endemic like HIV – WHO
The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 could become endemic like HIV, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, warning against any attempt to predict how long it would keep circulating and…
COVID-19 Cure: WHO Meets with 70 African Traditional Medicine Experts
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has met with 70 traditional medicine experts in a bid to find a cure for the COVID-19 pandemic. This was disclosed on Tuesday…
Int’l Nurses Day: Reps give standing ovation to nurses, frontline health workers, make case for alternative medicine
HoRs Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila The House of Representatives during at its plenary on Tuesday gave a standing ovation in honour of nurses and other frontline health workers in the…
COVID-19: African scientists should not be underestimated – Madagascar President
Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina on Monday batted away criticism for promoting a homegrown “remedy” for COVID-19, charging that the West has a condescending attitude toward traditional African medicine. “If…
UN concerned AIDS deaths could double in Sub-Saharan Africa due to COVID-19
The number of deaths from AIDS-related illnesses in sub-Saharan Africa could double if the provision of healthcare to HIV sufferers is disrupted during the coronavirus crisis, the United Nations said…
Coronavirus: WHO to launch app for checking symptoms, possibly contact tracing
The World Health Organization (WHO) plans to launch an app this month (May) to enable people in under-resourced countries to assess whether they may have the novel coronavirus, and is…