Alternative Africa

Top Menu

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Contact Us

Main Menu

  • Home
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business
  • Environment
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Reports
    • Africa-Observers
      • Read Reports
      • Submit a story
  • MORE
    • Health
    • News Now
    • World
    • Technology
Sign in / Join

Login

Welcome! Login in to your account
Lost your password?

Lost Password

Back to login
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Contact Us

logo

Alternative Africa

  • Home
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business
  • Environment
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Reports
    • Africa-Observers
      • Read Reports
      • Submit a story
  • MORE
    • Health
    • News Now
    • World
    • Technology
  • WHO issues new clinical advice on treating covid patients at home , hospital

  • Biden imposes covid travel ban on South Africa, renews UK, Europe

  • Days into Biden presidency, U.S. new COVID cases down 21%, deaths fall from peak

  • COVID-19 vaccines arrive Nigeria early February-Boss Mustapha

  • New study says hand sanitizer harming kids eyes

Tag: WHO

Home›Posts Tagged "WHO"
  • HealthNews NowWorld
    By alternativeafrica
    January 26, 2021
    64
    0

    WHO issues new clinical advice on treating covid patients at home , hospital

    London, Jan. 26, 2021 (AltAfrica)-The World Health Organization (WHO) issued fresh clinical advice on Tuesday for treating COVID patients, including those displaying persistent symptoms after recovery, and also said it advised using low-dose anti-coagulants to prevent blood clots. “The other things in the guidance that are new are that COVID patients at home should have ...
    Read More
  • AfricaHealthNews NowWorld
    By alternativeafrica
    January 23, 2021
    162
    0

    COVAX purchases new 140m doses of Pfizer-BioNTech, AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccines for poor countries

    London, Jan. 23, 2021 (AltAfrica)-COVAX, the global initiative to ensure rapid and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for all countries, has announced the signing of an advance purchase agreement for new 140 million doses of vaccines Of the new purchase agreement, 40 million doses will come from the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine candidate, which has already received ...
    Read More
  • AfricaHealthNews NowWorld
    By alternativeafrica
    January 12, 2021
    207
    0

    UNICEF, WHO, others set up Ebola vaccine stockpile for immediate outbreak response

    London, Jan. 12, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Four leading international health and humanitarian organizations have announced the establishment of a global Ebola vaccine stockpile to ensure rapid and immediate outbreak response.  The stockpile will allow countries, with the support of humanitarian organizations, to contain future Ebola epidemics by ensuring timely access to vaccines for populations at risk during ...
    Read More
  • HealthNews NowWorld
    By alternativeafrica
    January 12, 2021
    166
    0

    Despite vaccines, WHO says no return to normalcy, no covid herd immunity in 2021

    London, Jan. 12, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Despite vaccines against COVID-19 being rolled out in a number of countries, the World Health Organization warned Monday that herd immunity and normalcy would not be achieved this year. Countries across the globe are looking forward to vaccines finally allowing a return to normality in the months ahead. But the WHO’s ...
    Read More
  • AfricaHealthNews NowWorld
    By alternativeafrica
    January 1, 2021
    148
    0

    Finally, WHO lists Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for emergency use

    London, Jan. 1, 2021 (AltAfrica)-The World Health Organisation on Thursday listed the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech for emergency use, saying the move opens the door for countries to expedite their own approvals to import and give the shot. Once a vaccine has been listed for WHO emergency use, the United Nations health agency ...
    Read More
  • HealthNews NowWorld
    By alternativeafrica
    December 22, 2020
    190
    0

    How will the new covid variant affect vaccine as the spread hits more countries

    London, Dec. 22, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Cases of the new covid variant spreading rapidly in the UK have been confirmed in Denmark, Italy, Gibraltar, the Netherlands and Australia France and South Africa also believe they have cases of the mutation – known as VUI-202012/01 French health minister Olivier Veran said it is “entirely possible” the new variant is already circulating ...
    Read More
  • AfricaHealthNews NowWorld
    By alternativeafrica
    December 19, 2020
    195
    0

    New coronavirus variant hits South Africa, spreading faster

    London, Dec. 18, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The Director of the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Research Innovation Platform, Professor Tulio De Oliviera, has confirmed that a new variant of the coronavirus has been identified in South Africa and it is spreading rapidly. This comes as the second wave of the coronavirus sweeps over the country. Professor De Oliviera was part of the ...
    Read More
  • AfricaHealthNews NowWorld
    By alternativeafrica
    December 19, 2020
    199
    0

    Covid-19 vaccines to be rolled out across Africa, Gavi Alliance member nations early next year, says WHO

    London, Dec. 19, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Poorer countries will begin to receive coronavirus vaccination doses early next year from a facility created to ensure fair access, the World Health Organization and its partners said Friday. Almost two billion doses of candidate vaccines have been secured for the Covax facility, run by the WHO along with the Gavi vaccine alliance ...
    Read More
  • Anne's DiaryHealthNews NowWorld
    By alternativeafrica
    November 17, 2020
    514
    0

    194 countries sign-up to WHO global strategy to eliminate Cancer

    London, Nov. 17, 2020 (AltAfrica)-194 countries have signed up to the global strategy of the World Health Organisation (WHO) to accelerate the elimination of Cervical Cancer The Global Strategy to Accelerate the Elimination of Cervical Cancer launched today by WHO which outlined three key steps: vaccination, screening and treatment. Successful implementation of all three could ...
    Read More
  • HealthNews NowWorld
    By alternativeafrica
    November 2, 2020
    218
    0

    WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom isolating after Covid-19 contact

    London, Nov. 2, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Tedros Adhanom, the director-general of the World Health Organisation has said he is isolating after being identified as a contact of someone who tested positive for coronavirus. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was “well and without symptoms” but would still self-quarantine “over the coming days, in line with WHO protocols” and ...
    Read More
1 2 3 … 8

Newsletter

We promise the TRUTH, nothing but the TRUTH. Subscribe to our Weekely Newsletter

AlternativeAfrica.com is an independent Pan African News Website dedicated primarily to influencing the negative narratives about Africa. We hope to do this by focusing and showcasing the many developmental strides sweeping across the continent.

Read more >>>

Contact Info

  • info@alternativeafrica.com
  • Recent

  • Popular

  • Comments

  • WHO issues new clinical advice on treating covid patients at home , hospital

    By alternativeafrica
    January 26, 2021
  • Biden imposes covid travel ban on South Africa, renews UK, Europe

    By alternativeafrica
    January 26, 2021
  • Days into Biden presidency, U.S. new COVID cases down 21%, deaths fall from peak

    By alternativeafrica
    January 26, 2021
  • COVID-19 vaccines arrive Nigeria early February-Boss Mustapha

    By alternativeafrica
    January 26, 2021
  • Lagos govt confirms first case of deadly coronavirus infection in Nigeria

    By alternativeafrica
    February 28, 2020
  • Keynote Address of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at 2018 Oxford Africa Conference

    By PSJ Africa
    May 14, 2018
  • Macron in Ivory Coast to launch anti-terrorism academy

    By alternativeafrica
    December 21, 2019
  • Kenyan govt pressure Facebook for data on Kenyan users

    By alternativeafrica
    November 20, 2019
  • The return of fortress conservation: why excluding people means biodiversity conservation will fail – Future agricultures
    on
    October 16, 2020

    Inside the training camp of Akashinga, Zimbabwe’s armed, all-women anti-poaching rangers

    […] In parallel to ...
  • The return of fortress conservation: why excluding people means biodiversity conservation will fail - The Zimbabwean
    on
    October 12, 2020

    Inside the training camp of Akashinga, Zimbabwe’s armed, all-women anti-poaching rangers

    […] In parallel to ...
  • Ethiopia joins Africa's Artificial Intelligence revolution | Alternative Africa
    on
    October 2, 2020

    Spending on Artificial Intelligence Systems in Africa, Middle East to top $374 million in 2020

    […] Many African countries ...
  • The 5 most popular Africans 2020
    on
    September 25, 2020

    Celebrating Congolese doctor Jean-Jacques Muyembe, the man behind breakthrough of Ebola cure

    […] Dr. Jean-Jacques Muyembe ...

Photostream

    Follow us

    • Home
    • About Us
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms of Use
    • Contact Us
    © Copyright Alternative Africa 2019. All rights reserved.