London, June 5, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Three of the four authors behind a study that raised safety fears over the use of hydroxychloroquine in the treatment of coronavirus have withdrawn their research accusing a company that supplied the data for data manipulation It was soon followed by the retraction of another coronavirus paper in the New England ...

London, June 4, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The World Health Organization announced Wednesday that clinical trials of the drug hydroxychloroquine will resume as it searches for potential coronavirus treatments. More than 3,500 patients have been recruited across 35 countries to take part in the trials. Based on available data, the #COVID19 Solidarity Trial Data Safety & Monitoring Committee ...

London, June 3, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The Central African state of Equatorial Guinea has told the WHO’s representative to leave, accusing her of “falsifying” the country’s tally of coronavirus cases, according to the government and the UN health agency. In a document dated May 26 seen by AFP on Tuesday, the foreign ministry asked the World Health ...

London, May 28, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The World Health Organization (WHO) has set up a new foundation called ” WHO Foundation”, an independent grant-making entity, that will support the Organization’s efforts to address the most pressing global health challenges. Headquartered in Geneva, the Foundation will support global public health needs by providing funds to WHO and trusted ...

London, May 28, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The World Health Organization, WHO and UNICEF have encourage women to continue to breastfeed their little ones during the COVID-19 pandemic, even if they have confirmed or suspected to be COVID-19 positive  In a statement sent to Alternativeafrica.com, WHO and UNICEF said current evidence indicate that it is unlikely that COVID-19 ...

London, May 27, 2020 (AltAfrica)-World Football governing body, FIFA, has teemed up with WHO, and the European Commission to launch the #SafeHome campaign to support women and children at risk of domestic violence. The campaign is a joint response from the three institutions to the recent spikes in reports of domestic violence as stay-at-home measures ...

London, May 22, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency have signed a new agreement to strengthen and advance public health services for the millions of forcibly displaced people around the world. The agreement updates and expands an existing 1997 agreement between the two organizations. A key aim this year ...

London, May 16, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The World Health Organisation has praised Nigerian government for its commitment to routine measles immunization despite the challenges posed by the ravaging coronavirus pandemic READ ALSO: VITAMIN D KEY TO SURVIVING CORONAVIRUS-NEW STUDY In a statement. World Health Organisation says currently routine immunization is ongoing in all 36 Nigerian states. Mairo ...

London, May 14, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The World Health Organization says Ghana has attained highest levels of regulatory systems for medicines in Africa and second highest in the world. WHO said the was possible after the West African country strengthened its medicines regulatory system to ensure safety, quality and effectiveness of medical products both manufactured at home and ...

London, May 13, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The World Health Organization said there are around seven or eight “top” candidates for a vaccine to combat the novel coronavirus and work on them is being accelerated. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a U.N. Economic and Social Council video briefing the original thinking two months ago was that it ...