Africa’s CDC declares mpox a public health emergency
Nairobi – The African Union’s health watchdog on Tuesday declared a public health emergency over the growing mpox outbreak... Read more
14 Aug, 2024
‘We are very afraid’ – Fears new ‘most dangerous’ mpox strain could cross borders
Paris – A new deadlier strain of mpox that transmits more easily between people is killing children and causing... Read more
27 Jun, 2024
Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech set for UK court clash over Covid jab patents
London – A row between pharmaceutical firms Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech comes to court in London on Tuesday over patents for... Read more
23 Apr, 2024
France to vaccinate millions of ducks against bird flu
Paris — France on Monday began Europe’s only vaccination campaign against bird flu in ducks, hoping to avoid mass... Read more
2 Oct, 2023
WHO, US health authorities tracking new Covid-19 variant
Geneva —The World Health Organization (WHO) and US health authorities said on Friday they are closely monitoring a new... Read more
18 Aug, 2023
WATCH | Ramaphosa says resentment at West still lingers over Covid
Paris – President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Friday that resentment towards the West still lingers over the treatment of... Read more
25 Jun, 2023
Study shows cheap diabetes drug reduces risk of long Covid
Paris – People who took a cheap diabetes drug after testing positive for Covid-19 had a 40% lower risk... Read more
9 Jun, 2023
Hong Kong scraps one of world’s last Covid mask mandates
Hong Kong – Hongkongers will finally be able to leave home without a face mask from Wednesday, nearly 1... Read more
28 Feb, 2023
Ivory Coast to end Covid border closures
Abidjan – Ivory Coast on Wednesday decided to lift a nearly three-year-long closure of its land borders that had... Read more
16 Feb, 2023
WHO to hold emergency meeting on Equatorial Guinea Marburg outbreak
Geneva – The UN health agency said it would hold an emergency meeting Tuesday after at least nine people... Read more
16 Feb, 2023
