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WHO tasks media on increased awareness on COVID-19 vaccine
Mr Friday Igbinovia, Coordinator, World Health Organisation (WHO), Adamawa, on Tuesday urged the media to create more awareness on the importance of COVID-19 vaccines...
Ramadan: WHO warns of possible surge in COVID-19 pandemic
Ramadan, the Muslim fasting month would begin on Tuesday in many Arab countries, as the holy month comes amid restrictions for the second year...
WHO, Yobe Govt train 40 doctors, nurses on clinical management of...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has partnered with the Yobe government for the training of 40 doctors, nurses and midwives on clinical management of...
COVID-19 vaccines: COVAX delivers 38m doses in 6 continents – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says COVAX has now delivered more than 38 million doses across six continents, supplied by three manufacturers, AstraZeneca, Pfizer-BioNTech...
WHO warns of possible coronavirus surge during Ramadan and Easter
A World Health Organisation official on Thursday warned of a possible surge in coronavirus infections in the Middle East region during the Islamic month...
Women less likely to die from COVID-19 than men in Africa...
Women account for a slightly smaller proportion of COVID-19 infections and deaths compared with men, a preliminary analysis by the World Health Organisation (WHO)...
WHO panel advises against use of hydroxychloroquine to prevent COVID-19
The World Health Organisation (WHO) expert panel has advised against the use of hydroxychloroquine to prevent Coronavirus (COVID-19).
WHO Nigeria in a statement posted on...
2.5bn people projected to have hearing problems by 2050 – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says no fewer than 2.5 billion people worldwide or one in four people, will be living with some degrees...
COVID-19 pandemic unlikely to end in 2021 – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is unlikely the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will end in 2021.
“I think it will be very premature...
Money alone won’t vaccinate people, says WHO chief
The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday chastised high-income countries for undermining the international Covax initiative when trying to secure Coronavirus...
