Thursday, November 21, 2024
- Advertisement -

TAG

WHO

South Africa, Algeria, Cameroon are Covid-19 ‘hotspots’ in Africa

The World Health Organization has said that South Africa, Algeria and Cameroon are becoming hotspots of the coronavirus pandemic in Africa. According to the WHO...

Equatorial Guinea: WHO official asked to leave for ‘falsifying Covid-19 figures’

Equatorial Guinea has ordered the World Health Organization (WHO) representative in that country to leave. The said official Triphonie Nkurunziza is accused by Equatorial Guinea...

Madagascar denies claims WHO offered $20 mln bribe to poison Covid-19 herbal remedy

Madagascar's Presidency has denied claims that President Andry Rajoelina accused the World Health Organization (WHO) of offering a $20 million bribe to poison its...

Trump terminates US ties with the World Health Organization

US President Donald Trump on Friday announced that he is "terminating" his country's relationship with the World Health Organization. In April Trump instructed his administration...

Africa ‘defies’ WHO’s warning on Chloroquine for Covid-19 treatment

Many African countries are defying a warning from the World Health Organization on the safety of the anti-Malarial drug called hydroxychloroquine for treatment of...

Nigeria says it won’t halt clinical trials of anti-malaria drug for Covid-19

Nigerian officials have said they intend to continue with their planned clinical trials on anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine on Covid-19 patients. The World Health Organization (WHO)...

Africa’s coronavirus cases surpass 100k with over 3k deaths

Africa has now recorded over 100,000 cases of coronavirus as at May 22, 2020 with over 3,000 deaths. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

WHO to sign confidentiality clause with Madagascar on its ‘Covid-19 cure’

The World Health Organization is to sign a confidentiality clause with Madagascar on the formulation of its herbal remedy for coronavirus. The WHO had for...

Trump accuses WHO of ignoring racism against Africans in China

US President Donald Trump has written to the World Health Organization (WHO) criticizing it for doing nothing to help Africans when they were subjected...

Global health leaders hold first ever virtual meeting due to Covid-19

Global health leaders are meeting for the first time ever virtually to review ongoing international response to the Covid-19 pandemic. On Monday and Tuesday envoys...

Latest news

Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
- Advertisement -