Africa needs fairness and vaccines to revive its tourism sector
African countries need to get equal access to COVID-19 vaccines so they can start rebuilding their
WHO recommends Roche, Sanofi drugs for COVID-19 to cut death risk
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday recommended using arthritis drugs Actemra from Roche
China’s Clover to supply up to 414 mln COVID-19 doses to COVAX scheme
China’s Clover Biopharmaceuticals announced on Wednesday an advance purchase agreement to supply up
Delta variant rapid spread worries WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is worried about recent developments that the COVID-19
Coronavirus variants get new names
Coronavirus variants with clunky, alphanumeric names have now been assigned the letters of the Greek
President Ramaphosa stresses importance of global preparedness in healthcare
President Cyril Ramaphosa has emphasized the need for expanding global healthcare access to counter
Guinea medics track suspected Ebola cluster after one case confirmed
Medics in Guinea were on Friday racing to track down suspected carriers of the Ebola virus, after
Leaders of 23 countries back pandemic treaty idea for future emergencies
The idea of such a treaty, also aimed at ensuring universal and equitable access to vaccines,
Most mutated COVID-19 variant found in Tanzania
The most mutated variant of the coronavirus yet has been found among travellers from Tanzania. This
COVID-19 surging dangerously in Brazil, WHO Americas branch warns
The coronavirus is surging “dangerously” across Brazil, the World Health Organisation’s (WHO)
Ghana receives COVID-19 vaccines through COVAX facility
Ghana has become the first country to receive COVID-19 vaccines through the World Health
90 million COVID-19 doses to be shipped to Africa a good start, says WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it wants to see accelerated rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in
WHO has alerted six African countries after Ebola outbreaks
The World Health Organisation has alerted six countries to watch out for potential Ebola cases after
White House cites ‘deep concerns’ about WHO COVID report, demands early data from China
The White House on Saturday called on China to make available data from the earliest days of the
Biden rolls back Trump policies on wall, climate, health, Muslims
US President Joe Biden signed 15 executive actions shortly after being sworn in on Wednesday,
FACTBOX: Latest on worldwide spread of the coronavirus
Several countries welcomed 2021 amid stringent coronavirus restrictions as the world looked to move
WHO investigators heading to China in early January to probe virus
World Health Organization (WHO) officials said on Friday an international team led by the U.N
Russia trials COVID-19 vaccine for domestic animals, including mink
Russia is close to completing clinical trials for a COVID-19 vaccine for domestic animals and mink
Wuhan residents say they hope WHO team finds virus origins
With investigators from the World Health Organisation (WHO) set to visit China next year, residents
Promise of COVID vaccines is ‘phenomenal’, WHO says
The promise of COVID-19 vaccines is “phenomenal” and “potentially game-changing”, Hans Kluge, the