Coronavirus: World Bank pandemic bond under pressure as investors fear losses
A World Bank bond designed to deliver funding to help the world’s poorest countries to tackle fast-spreading diseases has lost half its value as the coronavirus outbreak in China has…
Africa records first confirmed case of COVID-19
Africa recorded its first case of COVID-19 on Friday as a foreigner who had been put in isolation at a hospital in Egypt tested positive for the disease. In…
Coronavirus: Preparedness high to prevent importation into Nigeria- Health minister
Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, says the level of preparedness is high to stop importation of Coronavirus (Covid-19) into the country, as the ministry has…
Coronavirus: China says over 1,000 health workers infected
China National Health Commission Vice Minister Zeng Yixin said on Friday that 1,716 health workers have been infected by the coronavirus and six of them have died as of Tuesday….
MWC in Barcelona called off over coronavirus fears
The Mobile World Congress (MWC), the annual telecoms industry gathering that draws more than 100,000 visitors to Barcelona, was canceled on Wednesday after a mass exodus by exhibitors due to…
WHO officially names Coronavirus Disease, ‘COVID-19’
The World Health Organisation on Tuesday announced that “COVID-19” will be the official name of the deadly virus from China, saying the disease represented a “very grave threat” for the…
WHO identifies 168 labs globally with right technology to diagnose coronavirus
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has identified 168 labs around the world with the right technology to diagnose coronavirus. This is part of WHO’s efforts at equiping laboratories…
Men beware! pesticides can cause low sperm count– Expert warns
Prof. Suleiman Ambali of the Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Ilorin, has warned that continuous exposure of humans to pesticides is causing decline in male sperm count….
Coronavirus: WHO warns of global shortage of personnel protective equipment as death toll rises to 637
The world is facing a chronic shortage of gowns, masks, gloves and other protective equipment in the fight against a spreading coronavirus epidemic, World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom…
WHO puts global spending on treatment of FGM at $1.4 bn
Female genital mutilation (FGM) exacts a crippling economic as well as human cost, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. WHO made the announcement as part of activities organised…