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Israel-Palestine: Gaza death toll passes 5,000 with no ceasefire in sight
Some 1,400 people have been killed in Israel, the vast majority in the Hamas attacks on…
WHO appoints African-American family Cancer Goodwill Ambassadors
The Ambassadorship follows the bestowment of a special posthumous award to Henrietta Lacks from the WHO…
WHO urges Pfizer to make oral COVID antiviral available more widely
UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on drug manufacturer Pfizer to do more to ensure…
WHO D-G, Ghebreyesus, re-elected
The Member States of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday re-elected Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus to…
COVID-19 is not over, WHO warns
Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organisation (WHO), has warned that COVID-19 is not over in…
Omicron: Nigerian Governors condemn stigmatisation of Nigeria
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has rejected visitation ban placed on Nigeria by Canada and UK…
WHO urges commitment to end TB as care drops by 21%
World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, has called for more commitment from member states to…
More $16bn needed to access COVID-19 Tools – WHO
World Health Organisation (WHO) on Sunday said total funding committed to the Access to COVID-19 Tools…