World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, has called for more commitment from member states to…
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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…
WHO validates Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
World Health Organisation (WHO) has validated the Sinovac-CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use. WHO, in a…
Smokers face 50% higher risk of developing COVID-19 – WHO
World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedos Ghebreyesus, says smokers have up to a 50 per…
WHO rates Enugu high in recent epidemic, pandemic responses
By Kenneth Onuoha The World Health Organisation (WHO) has rated Enugu State high in the handling…
WHO speaks on suspension of AstraZeneca vaccine
The World Health Organization (WHO) said in Geneva on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, that some countries…
COVID-19 Vaccines: WHO admits ‘small fraction’ of people may have allergic reaction
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said the agency is aware that a small fraction…
End to pandemic not likely in 2021 – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) believes it is unlikely the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19）will come to an…
COVAX COVID-19 vaccines arrive Nigeria
By Deborah Hassan About four million doses of COVAX facilitated COVID-19 vaccine arrived Nigeria…
Ghana takes delivery of first doses of free Covax vaccines
By Deborah Hassan The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday announced that the West…
Biden to announce release of $4bn for vaccines to poor countries at G7 meeting
U.S. President Joe Biden will announce at the G7 gathering on Friday that the United States…
Covid-19: Nigeria loses out on WHO Pfizer vaccines for lack of storage requirement
The World Health Organisation-led COVAX global initiative has failed to shortlist Nigeria for the Pfizer vaccines…
Covid-19 vaccination: Africa in danger of being left behind – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that Africa is in danger of being left behind…
UK coronavirus strain detected in 60 countries —WHO
The UK coronavirus strain has been detected in at least 60 countries, the World Health Organization…
WHO secures a billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines under its COVAX facility –DG
Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, says the organisation had secured two billion doses of the Covid-19…
WHO urges countries to shun vaccine nationalism
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said it is in countries’ self-interest to shun vaccine…
China denies WHO team entry to study origins of COVID-19
By Deborah Hassan The World Health Organisation (WHO) has rebuked China for blocking a…
WHO chief warns coronavirus pandemic won’t be last
World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Sunday warned that the Coronavirus pandemic…
WHO official urges health journalists to obey COVID-19 protocols
Ms Charity Warigon, a Media and Communication Specialist with the World Health Organisation (WHO) Nigeria office,…
Fight against COVID-19: The journey So far
While the NCDC continued to expand laboratories for testing COVID-19 and commenced the use of GeneXpert…
Remdesivir ineffective for hospitalised COVID-19 patients – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the anti-viral drug, Remdesivir, should not be used…