Tag: World Health Organisation
UN needs ‘immediate infusion’ of $15bn for global vaccine fund
UN secretary general Antonio Guterres called Wednesday for an “immediate infusion” of $15 billion to a global pool for the procurement and distribution of...
NAFDAC begins phased ban of production of strong drinks in sachets
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has proposed to impose a total ban on the production of alcoholic beverages...
WHO needs $1.7bn to respond to COVID-19
The director general of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, says the organisation requires $1.7 billion to respond to COVID-19 between now...
Airborne coronavirus detected in Wuhan hospitals
Adding to growing evidence that the novel coronavirus can spread through air, scientists have identified genetic markers of the virus in airborne droplets, many...
WHO urges countries to move fast to save lives from malaria
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged countries to move quickly to save lives from malaria in sub-Saharan Africa as the world marks World...
Maltreatment of Nigerians in China a red line – FG
The minister of foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama said that the racism and discriminatory practices against Nigerians and black people in China following the...
Discharged COVID-19 persons not immune to re-infection – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that there is no proof to support the belief that people who have recovered from the coronavirus...
Intelligence officials weigh possibility coronavirus escaped from a Chinese lab
Although the U.S. intelligence community early on dismissed the notion that the coronavirus is a synthesized bioweapon, it is still weighing the possibility that...
COVID-19 deadlier than swine flu – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Coronavirus (COVID-19) is 10 times deadlier than swine flu which caused a global pandemic in 2009.
WHO Director-General,...
It’s racist to use Africans as guinea pigs for COVID-19 vaccine...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has described as “racist” suggestions by two French science professors Jean-Paul Mira and Camille Locht, that Africa is the...
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