A massive police investigation is underway in The Gambia following the death of 66 children that has been linked to four brands of imported Indian cough syrup.
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UGANDA: W.H.O Declare Ebola Outbreak After Death
The World Health Organization on Tuesday declared a new outbreak of Ebola in Uganda after local health authorities confirmed a case of the somewhat rare Sudan strain of the virus.
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FRANCE: WHO Official Downplays New IHU Covid Variant
The World Health Organization says a coronavirus variant found in France hasn’t become much of a threat since it was first identified in November.
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Faith Leaders Urge Governments Against Vaccine Nationalism
Christian and other faith leaders including the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby have joined the heads of the world’s largest health and humanitarian organisations to urge governments to choose between “vaccine nationalism or human solidarity”.
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‘No alternative to vaccine passports’ – Dubai airport boss
The boss of the world’s busiest airport for international passengers has said Covid passports are the only way to restart mass foreign travel.
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AFRICA: WHO Deliver First Doses Of Covax Vaccine-sharing scheme To Ghana
With the delivery of 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to Ghana, the west African country becomes the first to receive coronavirus vaccines through the World Health Organisation Covax vaccine-sharing initiative.
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TANZANIA: COVID-Denying President Finally Admit Surging Cases After WHO Pressure
After earlier calling on citizens to embark on a three days of prayer to defeat what he termed ‘unnamed respiratory diseases’, Covid denying Tanzania’s president is finally acknowledging that his country has a coronavirus problem.
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EBOLA: WHO Puts Six African Nations On Alert Over New Resurgence
The World Health Organization (WHO) has alerted six African countries to watch out for potential cases of Ebola after fresh cases emerged in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea.
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NIGERIA: WHO Denies Disqualifying Nation From Vaccine Supply
Contrary to earlier reports, the World Health Organisation country representative in Nigeria, Dr Walter Kazadi Mulomboo said the organisation had not disqualified any African country from accessing COVID – 19 vaccines through the COVAX facility.
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NOVEL: Scientists Urge WHO To Update Covid-19 Guidelines To Reflect Airborne Spread
A group of 239 scientists from 32 countries are urging the World Health Organization (WHO) to review its guidance on the airborne spread of the novel coronavirus as case numbers rise around the world.
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