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WHO warns against blanket boosters as vaccine inequity persists

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday warned that blanket COVID-19 vaccine booster programmes could prolong the pandemic and increase…

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COVID-19 caused rise in TB deaths for first time in decade

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday said deaths from Tuberculosis (TB), one of the top infectious killers in the…

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BREAKING: WHO approves first malaria vaccine

Tobi Adebayo The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced the approval of the world’s first malaria vaccine. Director-General of the…

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Africa’s lowest vaccination coverage at 2% unacceptable, WHO tells G20

World Health Organization (WHO), Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, says Africa with the lowest vaccination coverage at two per cent is unacceptable,…

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NCDC boss, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu gets WHO job

Tobi Adebayo The World Health Organisation (WHO) has appointed Nigeria’s Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu as its Assistant Director-General in charge of…

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COVID-19: WHO recommends ‘lifesaving’ drugs for severely ill patients

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has added interleukin-6 receptor blockers, to its list of treatments for critically ill COVID-19 patients.…

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UNESCO, WHO urge countries to make every school a health-promoting school

UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and World Health Organisation (WHO) have urged countries to make every school a…

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Rising cases of COVID-19 disappointing, but not surprising – WHO

Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, World Health Organisation (WHO) Director- General has expressed worry over the increase in cases of COVID-19 in…

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