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Global Covid-19 death toll tops 6 mn: WHO

by NewsdeskCOVID-19NewsWorld9 March 20229 March 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutes The worldwide death toll inflicted by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has surpassed six million, reaching 6,004,421 as of Tuesday, according to the World Health Organization (WHO)…reports Asian Lite News Globally,…

6 African countries to be part of WHO’s mRNA vax tech project

by NewsdeskAfrica NewsHealthNews20 February 202220 February 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutes The ultimate goal is to extend capacity building for national and regional production to all health technologies…reports Asian Lite News Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, and Tunisia are the…

WHO lauds historic vaccine hub in South Africa

by NewsdeskAfrica NewsCOVID-19News15 February 202215 February 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutes The World Health Organisation (WHO) has lauded the efforts of South African researchers, who have set up a hub to develop mRNA-based vaccines against Covid-19…reports Asian Lite News In June…

Easing curbs should be slow and steady: WHO

by Newsdesk-Top NewsCOVID-192 February 20222 February 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutes Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the WHO’s Health Emergencies Program, echoed that countries should chart their own paths in lifting the measures instead of following blindly what the other…

WHO chief worried about ‘tsunami’ of omicron, delta cases

by Newsdesk-Top NewsCOVID-19World News29 December 202129 December 2021

Reading Time: 3 minutes WHO said in its weekly epidemiological report that the “overall risk” related to omicron “remains very high.” It cited “consistent evidence” that it has a growth advantage over the delta…

Rwanda achieves WHO Covid-19 vaccination target

by NewsdeskAfrica NewsCOVID-19News27 December 202127 December 2021

Reading Time: 2 minutes Rwanda has achieved the World Health Organization’s (WHO) target of vaccinating 40 percent of its entire population by December 2021, the Ministry of Health said in a statement…reports Asian Lite…

WHO not okay with blanket vaccine booster programs

by Newsdesk-Top NewsCOVID-19Health22 December 202122 December 2021

Reading Time: 2 minutes While some countries are now rolling out blanket vaccine booster programs, three in four health workers in Africa still remain unvaccinated by the end of 2021….reports Asian Lite News  Blanket…

OMICRON VARIANT: Countries advised to step up surveillance

by Newsdesk-Top NewsCOVID-19World27 November 202127 November 2021

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Technical Advisory Group has advised WHO that Omicron variant should be designated as a Variant of Concern, reports Asian Lite News The World Health Organisation (WHO) has classified the…

About 27% of African health workers fully vaccinated against Covid-19

by NewsdeskAfrica NewsCOVID-19World26 November 202126 November 2021

Reading Time: < 1 minute Only some 27 per cent of health workers in Africa have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, leaving the bulk of the workforce on the frontlines against the pandemic unprotected, the…