Tag: WHO
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Mental illnesses rising in Africa due to COVID-19-WHO
London, Oct. 9, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Rising cases of mental illnesses in Africa due to COVID-19 related social and economic disruptions is given the World Health Organization (WHO) sleepless night Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa, said the pandemic had worsened the continent’s mental health crisis amid lockdowns, job losses and substance abuse. READ ALSO: EGYPT ... -
WHO says 10% of world has had Covid-19
London, Oct. 6, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The World Health Organization, WHO has estimated that 10% of the world has been infected by the coronavirus – way more than has been recorded – as it mulled speeding up internal reforms. READ ALSO: ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES UNVEILS COVID-19 INSURANCE COVER FOR PASSENGERS To date, more than 35 million cases of ... -
WHO, partners roll out 120 million, $5 rapid Covid-19 tests for poorer nations
London, Sep. 29, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Some 120 million rapid diagnostic tests for coronavirus will be made available to low- and middle-income countries at a maximum of $5 each, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. The wider availability of quick, reliable and inexpensive testing will help 133 countries to track infections and contain the spread, ... -
Nigerian scientists identify seven lineages of coronavirus
London, Sep. 8, 2020 (AltAfrica)-By the first week of August 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic had caused about 654,000 deaths worldwide. In Nigeria, as of July 28, there were 38,945 confirmed cases recorded with 813 deaths. The pandemic hit the African continent last, and the numbers remain comparatively low for most countries. But there is a strong view among scientists ... -
We will not endorse any covid-19 vaccine except it’s safe and effective-WHO warns
London, Sep. 5, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The World Health Organization, WHO says it will not endorse or recommend any COVID-19 vaccine before it is proved safe and effective, even as Russia and China have started using their experimental vaccines before large studies have finished and other countries have proposed streamlining authorization procedures. At a press briefing on ... -
WHO earmarks 230 million doses of covid-19 vaccine for Africa
London, Sep. 4, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The World Health Organization,WHO, wants to secure an initial 230 million doses of any COVID-19 vaccine for Africa, officials said Thursday, while emphasising that any vaccine in development should also be tested on the continent. The global vaccine allocation plan, called COVAX, aims to help buy and fairly distribute deliver 2 ... -
US says no payment of outstanding debt to WHO before leaving
London, Sep. 3, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The United States, US, said on Wednesday that it will not pay some $80 million it currently owes to the Geneva-based World Health Organisation (WHO) and will instead redirect the money to help pay its United Nations bill in New York. READ ALSO: BRITAIN COMMITS £500M TO FUND FASTER COVID-19 TEST ... -
New polio outbreak in Sudan caused by oral vaccine-WHO
London, Sep. 3, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The World Health Organization says a new polio outbreak in Sudan is linked to an ongoing vaccine-sparked epidemic in Chad — a week after the U.N. health agency declared the African continent free of the wild polio virus. In a statement this week, WHO said two children in Sudan — one from South ... -
172 countries agree to work against richest-takes-all approach to covid-19 vaccine
London, August 25, 2020 (AltAfrica)-172 countries are now engaged in discussions to potentially participate in COVAX, a global initiative aimed at working with vaccine manufacturers to provide countries worldwide equitable access to safe and effective vaccines, once they are licensed and approved. COVAX currently has the world’s largest and most diverse COVID-19 vaccine portfolio – ... -
Covid-19 is proving difficult to stop as global cases hit 20 million-WHO
London, August 11, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The World Health Organization (WHO) disclosed that the novel Coronavirus is proving exceptionally difficult to stop, as the number of cases crosses 20 million Dr Mike Ryan, executive director of the World Health Organization’s Health Emergencies Programme, speaking during a news conference in Geneva on Monday, said in order to completely ...
