Ethiopia lashes out at WHO chief for Tigray war remarks
Nairobi – Ethiopia has asked the UN health agency to investigate its chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus for “harmful misinformation”... Read more
14 Jan
WHO warns of Covid ‘tsunami’ as Omicron fuels record surges
Paris – A Covid “tsunami” threatens to overwhelm healthcare systems, the WHO said on Wednesday, as record surges fuelled... Read more
30 Dec, 2021
WHO warns of ‘very high’ Omicron risk as Covid surges worldwide
Geneva – Omicron still poses “very high” risk and could overwhelm healthcare systems, the WHO warned on Wednesday, as... Read more
29 Dec, 2021
DRC cholera vaccine drive targets 2m people, says WHO
Kinshasa – A vaccination drive against cholera kicked off last week targeting two million people in the troubled east... Read more
28 Dec, 2021
No country can boost its way out of pandemic, says WHO chief
Geneva – The World Health Organisation chief warned on Wednesday that the rush in wealthy countries to roll out additional... Read more
22 Dec, 2021
WHO chief says 2022 must be year ‘we end the pandemic’
Geneva – The World Health Organisation chief called Monday for the world to pull together and make the difficult decisions... Read more
20 Dec, 2021
Covid surge in Africa, but fewer deaths than before, says WHO
Brazzaville – Africa has recorded a massive rise in Covid cases over the past week, but the number of... Read more
15 Dec, 2021
Omicron spreads faster and weakens jabs, says WHO
Geneva – The Omicron coronavirus variant is more transmissible than the Delta strain and reduces vaccine efficacy but causes less... Read more
13 Dec, 2021
Reinfections three times more likely with Omicron, South African research suggests
Johannesburg – A preliminary study by South African scientists published on Thursday suggests the Omicron variant is three times more... Read more
3 Dec, 2021
Previous infection may not stop Omicron, top SA scientist says
Johannesburg – People infected with earlier variants of Covid do not appear to be protected against Omicron, although vaccination will... Read more
2 Dec, 2021
