More Than 10,000 Health Workers Infected In Africa – WHO
The World Health Organisation, WHO, on Thursday said more than 10,000 health workers in 40 African countries have been infected with the novel coronavirus. The pandemic is gathering pace in…
COVID-19: UN Security Council Backs Guterres Call For Global Ceasefire
The United Nations Security Council has passed a resolution, backing the Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres call for a worldwide ceasefire. Resolution 2532 (2020), which was unanimously adopted by the 15-member council,…
WHO Declares Congo Free Of World’s Second-Largest Ebola Outbreak
The World Health Organization, WHO, has declared Congo free of the second-worst Ebola outbreak in history. The Organization announced this in a tweet via its Twitter account on Thursday stating…
Buhari Hails Stakeholders On Nigeria’s Polio Free Status
President Muhammadu Buhari felicitated with fellow countrymen as the country made another historical development making Nigeria a Wild Polio Virus Free. The president expressed this in a statement released by…
Nigeria Beats Crippling Childhood Disease, To Be Declared Polio Free In August
Nigeria may soon be declared a polio-free country come August 2020. This is as indicated by the African Regional Commission for Certification on Polio Eradication, ARCC, an organ of the…
Coronavirus: Outcome Of Buhari’s Meeting With Chinese President Xi, Others Revealed
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the international community to support collaborations and initiatives aimed at sharing knowledge from research and science to fight the coronavirus pandemic. He spoke on Wednesday…
Libya: Over 250,000 Children At Risk Of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
More than 250,000 children in war-torn Libya face the risk of developing vaccine-preventable diseases, UNICEF and WHO said. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO)…
China Promise $2bn To Fight COVID-19
China said it will contribute two billion dollars over the next two years for the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Chinese President, Xi Jinping on Monday announced. The money…
WHO Meets African Traditional Medicine Experts For COVID-19 Cure
The World Health Organisation says it met with 70 traditional medicine experts in a bid to find a cure for the coronavirus pandemic. WHO African Region made this known via…
WHO To Begin Drug Trial In Lagos, Ogun, FCT, Others –
NIGERIA has joined more than 100 other countries to participate in the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s “solidarity trial treatment” for COVID-19. The arrangement is part of the efforts of the…
