Tag: WHO

…Lassa fever is a transmittable disease THUR 17 MARCH, 2022-theGBJournal| “Contracting Lassa fever was a very bad experience”, says 41 years old Marian Oyinbor,...

…With the aim of controlling the pandemic, WHO is focusing on scaling-up COVID-19 vaccine uptake in countries THUR 10 FEB, 2022-theGBJournal- Almost two years...

SUN 23 JAN, 2022-theGBJournal- I learnt about cervical cancer and people dying from the disease while carrying out my duty as a journalist. I...

…Newly reported cases fell by 20% in the week to 16 January, while deaths dropped by 8% THUR 20 JAN, 2022-theGBJournal- Weekly COVID-19 cases...

MON 29 NOV, 2021-theGBJournal- On 26 November 2021, WHO designated the variant B.1.1.529 a variant of concern, named Omicron, on the advice of WHO’s...

MON 29 NOV, 2021-theGBJournal- As a growing number of countries impose flight bans on southern African nations due to concerns over the new Omicron...

FRI 26 NOV, 2021-theGBJournal- The World Health Organisation (WHO), said today that it will take a while to understand the impact of the new...

…Today ten companies launched the Alliance for Clean Air, the first global private sector initiative to tackle air pollution …Air pollution is a global public...

…Historic RTS,S/AS01 recommendation can reinvigorate the fight against malaria WED 06 OCT, 2021-theGBJournal- The World Health Organization (WHO) is recommending widespread use of the RTS,S/AS01...

…Seychelles and Mauritius have fully vaccinated over 60% of their populations, Morocco 48% and Tunisia, Comoros and Cape Verde over 20% THUR 30 SEPT,...