‘Pandemic’ chosen as Word of the Year
The 2020 prize for Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year went to an obvious choice: pandemic.
Teenage pregnancies rise in parts of Kenya as lockdown shuts schools
Jackline Bosibori wept when she found out she was pregnant. The 17-year-old’s mother, who is raising
Coronavirus emerged in Italy earlier than thought: Study
The new coronavirus was circulating in Italy since September 2019, a study by the National Cancer
Health experts confident malaria in SA can be eliminated by 2023
Health experts are confident that malaria can be eliminated in South Africa in the next three years
COVID-19 vaccine may be ready by year-end: WHO
A vaccine against COVID-19 may be ready by year-end, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO in South Sudan provides oxygen concentrators for COVID-19 patients in isolation
The World Health Organization is South Sudan has provided with over four oxygen concentrators and
WHO Chief urges strengthening of pandemic response measures across countries
Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday urged countries to enhance the implementation
WHO to probe sexual abuse allegations against aid workers in DRC
The WHO says it will assist in investigations into allegations that aid workers had sexually abused
Poorer countries to get 120 million $5 coronavirus tests: WHO
Some 120 million rapid diagnostic tests for coronavirus will be made available to low- and
Global COVID-19 death toll could hit two million before vaccine in wide use: WHO
The global death toll from COVID-19 could double to 2 million before a successful vaccine is widely
European countries bring in stricter restrictions to curb spread of COVID-19
Countries across Europe are taking stricter restriction measures to curb the spread of COVID-19
South African volunteers on AstraZeneca vaccine trial say not alarmed by pause
South African volunteers on AstraZeneca’s experimental coronavirus vaccine trial said they were not
WHO says it is in talks with China’s BGI on test kit after Swedish complaint
The World Health Organization said on Thursday it was looking into whether “observed irregularities”
Congo Ebola responders strike over unpaid salaries
Health workers responding to an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo have gone on
What Africa, approaching a million cases, is doing to fight coronavirus
The World Health Organization has warned the coronavirus pandemic could overwhelm strained public
‘Do you really need to party?’ WHO asks world’s youth
Young people must curb their party instincts to help prevent new outbreaks of the COVID-19 disease,
WHO says China team interviewed Wuhan scientists over virus origins
A World Health Organisation team in China to probe the origins of COVID-19 had “extensive
Travel bans cannot be indefinite, countries must fight virus at home: WHO
Bans on international travel cannot stay in place indefinitely, and countries are going to have to
“Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases exceed 750,000”
Total confirmed coronavirus cases in Africa have passed 750,000, a Reuters tally of government and
Pompeo expects ‘completely whitewashed’ WHO China investigation
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday he expected a World Health Organization (WHO)