WHO said the recipients were selected based on their capacity to handle the ultra-cold chain needs of the vaccine, among other criteria. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has explained why Nigeria was not included among the countries to receive the Pfizer vaccine in Africa. Regional Director of the WHO, Matshidiso Moeti, had said only four … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) says it didn’t deny Nigeria access to COVID-19 vaccines. The world health organisation said this in reaction to reports that Nigeria has been disqualified from the list of countries that are eligible for the free COVID-19 vaccines. According to the report, Nigeria and eight other African countries were disqualified due … Read more
Less than 20,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines are in Africa, according to the UN WHO said its target is to vaccinate at least 20% of Africans by the end of the year Africa will receive nearly 90 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from COVAX in February 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) African region, said on … Read more
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A Consultant Ocular Oncologist, Dr Abia Nzelu, has decried the growing incidence of cancer disease in Nigeria and the poor attention being given to it in spite of its ravaging effects.
The trip comes as China moves to snuff out fresh clusters of the virus A province in China has declared an emergency due to the ravaging virus A team of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) arrived in Wuhan on Thursday to probe the origins of the coronavirus more than a year after it … Read more
WHO, COVID-19 vaccines The World Health Organisation (WHO) says no fewer than 42 countries already rolling out the various COVID-19 vaccines which have been cleared for use, 36 are in high income nations. WHO’s Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, made this known during COVID-19 news conference at WHO headquarters in Geneva. In series of tweets posted … Read more
World Health Organisation has issued an advisory on set of people who are not eligible to take the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, Ekohotblog can report In statement by its Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) on Friday, the global health body warned that it was not safe for children under 16, pregnant and breastfeeding … Read more
The world’s poorest countries can expect to start receiving their first Covid-19 vaccine doses between the end of January and mid-February, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. Vaccination is already under way in some of the world’s wealthiest nations, including the United States, Britain, European Union countries and Canada. AFP reports that Covax, … Read more
One in every five persons tested for COVID-19 in Nigeria is positive, Data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) have shown. Data compiled by the global health body show that the country’s positive rate shoots up from 4.2 percent to 21.3 percent in the last month. What is COVID-19 positivity rate? It is the percentage … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) has granted emergency approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, signalling to countries worldwide the greenlight to swiftly facilitate its import and distribution. The decision “makes the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine the first to receive emergency validation from WHO since the (novel coronavirus) outbreak began a year ago,” WHO said in a statement. … Read more
The World Health Organisation’s chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, says COVID-19 will not be the last pandemic to human health. WHO’s chief who stated this in a video message marking Sunday’s first International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, said these crises are signs to show that human health is at risk if climate changes and animal welfare … Read more
The new coronavirus variant discovered in Britain with a higher transmission rate is not yet out of control and can be contained using existing measures, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. “We have had a much higher (contamination rate) at different points in this pandemic and we’ve got it under control,” WHO’s emergencies … Read more
Talks are ongoing between the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Kingdom (UK) over a new, and more virulent, strain of the coronavirus. Eko Hot Blog reports that the WHO Representative to Russia, Melita Vujnovic, announced the development on Monday. She said the global health body had been in consultation with UK since December … Read more
Healthcare The Representative of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Nigeria, Dr Walter Mulombo, has commended Nigeria on the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund (BHCPF). The fund is intended to boost access to healthcare in the country, Eko hot blog gathered. The BHCPF is the one per cent of the Federal Government’s consolidated revenue and contributions … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO), on Wednesday, warn of a “further resurgence” of the Coronavirus in early 2021, as it urged families to wear face masks during this year’s Christmas gatherings. The UN health organisation said in a statement that while some “fragile progress” had been made, “Covid-19 transmission across the European region remains widespread … Read more
Vaccines, WHO Dr Matshidiso Moeti, World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, says vaccines are the best hope of ending COVID-19 pandemic on the continent. Moeti made this known in a statement posted on WHO Regional Office for Africa website, Eko hot blog gathered. The director spoke against the backdrop of a plan for African … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO), on Monday, said that persuading people on the merits of a COVID-19 vaccine would go a long way rather than trying to make it mandatory. AFP reports that the global health body said it would be down to individual countries as to how they want to conduct their vaccination campaigns … Read more
NOVEMBER 13, 2020 The Director-General of the World Health Organization hailed the rapid progress towards a Covid-19 vaccine but has insisted that every country must reap the benefits. “A vaccine will be a vital tool for controlling the pandemic, and we’re encouraged by the preliminary results of clinical trials released this week,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus … Read more