WHO: Over 10,000 health workers infected with coronavirus in Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) today (July 23) warned of the threat posed by COVID-19 to health workers across Africa. More than 10 000 health...
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WHO: More than 10,000 African health workers infected with coronavirus
More than 10,000 health workers in 40 African countries have been infected with the novel coronavirus, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday. The...
UK refuses landing rights to Air Peace for evacuation of stranded Nigerians
An Air Peace airline flight deployed to evacuate stranded Nigerians in the UK was denied landing rights by local authorities. A statement released by the...
WHO calls for equitable access to future coronavirus vaccines in Africa
Flickr The World Health Organisation (WHO) in Africa has joined immunisation experts in urging the international community and countries to take concrete actions to ensure...
IMF calls for cautious reopening of Africa
As African countries commence the re-opening of their economies, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has counselled them to do so cautiously because the pandemic is...
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to agree Nile dam deal in weeks
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan will agree a deal to fill the giant Blue Nile dam in two to three weeks, following mediation by the African...
African nations seek UN inquiry into US racism, ‘police brutality’
African countries are lobbying to set up a U.N. inquiry into “systemic racism” and “police brutality” in the United States and elsewhere, aiming to defend...
WHO: Clinical trials underway to evaluate plasma of coronavirus recovered patients
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says, clinical trials are underway to evaluate the effectiveness of using plasma from the blood of recovered COVID-19 patients, to...
WHO pays tribute to African leaders on fight against coronavirus
Dr Matshidiso Moeti, World Health Organisation (WHO), Regional Director for Africa, has paid tribute to African leaders for the progress they have made in their...
Tanzania suspends laboratory head after president questions coronavirus tests
Agence France-Presse Tanzania has suspended the head of its national health laboratory in charge of testing for the coronavirus and ordered an investigation, a day...