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WHO sees limited COVID-19 vaccine doses in early 2021
By Reuters,
1320, November 17, 2020 (EAT)
The World Health Organization’s chief scientist said on Monday she expects there to be “very limited” COVID-19 vaccine doses available in the fi...
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COVID-19 pandemic threatens decades of progress in global health: WHO
By VOA,
1028, November 10, 2020 (EAT)
The director-general of the World Health Organization, Tedros Ghebreyesus, warns the COVID-19 pandemic is threatening decades of progress against infe...
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COVID-19 restrictions led to polio, measles outbreaks: WHO
By VOA,
1451, November 7, 2020 (EAT)
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Friday the COVID-19 pandemic’s restrictions and demands on resources have stifled immunization programs, ...
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WHO Director-General warns against politicization of COVID-19 pandemic
By VOA,
606, October 27, 2020 (EAT)
The World Health Organization Monday once again warned nations against “the politicization” of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying it has led to confusi...
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COVID-19 vaccine may be ready by year-end, WHO says
By Benjamin Muriuki,
1805, October 6, 2020 (EAT)
A vaccine against COVID-19 may be ready by year-end, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, without elaborating. WHO Dire...
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WHO says world ‘can’t pretend pandemic is over’
By VOA,
1938, September 1, 2020 (EAT)
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) is warning that “no country can just pretend the pandemic is over.” Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreye...
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WHO chief hopes coronavirus pandemic will be shorter than Spanish flu
By Reuters,
1616, August 22, 2020 (EAT)
The World Health Organization hopes the coronavirus pandemic will be shorter than the 1918 Spanish flu and last less than two years. WHO chief Tedr...
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Coronavirus pandemic now driven by younger adults: WHO
By Reuters,
1939, August 18, 2020 (EAT)
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday it was concerned that the coronavirus pandemic was being driven by people in their 20s, 30s and 40...
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Anxious WHO implores world to ‘do it all’ in long war on COVID-19
By Reuters,
1853, August 3, 2020 (EAT)
The World Health Organization warned on Monday that there might never be a “silver bullet” for COVID-19 in the form of a perfect vaccine and that ...
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South Africa outbreak should be wake-up call for continent: WHO
By Reuters,
919, July 21, 2020 (EAT)
South Africa’s growing COVID-19 epidemic should be an alert to the rest of the continent to strengthen disease surveillance, the World Health Organi...
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WHO Official: Coronavirus probably can’t be eliminated under current conditions
By VOA,
1757, July 11, 2020 (EAT)
The World Health Organization’s emergencies program chief said Friday that the new coronavirus probably could not be eliminated if current global co...
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WHO: COVID-19 cases doubled globally over last 6 weeks
By VOA,
1157, July 11, 2020 (EAT)
The World Health Organization reported Friday that the total number of COVID-19 cases worldwide doubled over the past six weeks. At his regular bri...
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to head WHO COVID-19 review amid anti-globalism barbs
By Reuters,
2120, July 10, 2020 (EAT)
Avowed multilateralists Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Helen Clark will lead a World Health Organization (WHO) panel scrutinising the global response to th...
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US officially withdrawing from WHO
By CNN,
914, July 8, 2020 (EAT)
The Trump administration has notified Congress and the United Nations that the United States is formally withdrawing from the World Health Organizatio...
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Brazil President tests positive for COVID-19 after months of dismissing seriousness of the virus
By CNN,
902, July 8, 2020 (EAT)
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for Covid-19, following months of downplaying the virus. Bolsonaro himself announced the res...
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Coronavirus pandemic is getting worse- WHO warns
By VOA,
1134, July 2, 2020 (EAT)
The World Health Organization says 60 percent of the world’s 10 million coronavirus cases since December came in the month of June – a sign that t...
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OPINION: Africa’s twin battles – COVID-19 and fake news
By Guest Writer,
2053, June 27, 2020 (EAT)
By Yemisi Adegoke Just under four months after Africa recorded its first coronavirus case, the number of confirmed cases has reached more than 250,...
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Coronavirus cases soar in big countries, WHO says
By Reuters,
931, June 23, 2020 (EAT)
Coronavirus cases are soaring in several major countries at the same time, with “worrying increases” in Latin America, especially Brazil, the Worl...
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COVID school lockdowns leading to increase in violence against children, UN says
By VOA,
1639, June 19, 2020 (EAT)
More and more children are victims of hate, bullying, and violence online because of the coronavirus pandemic, a new United Nations report said. Ac...
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WHO: COVID-19 pandemic drain on health systems leaves women’s health at risk
By VOA,
1556, June 13, 2020 (EAT)
The COVID-19 pandemic drain on health systems has left few resources for anything else. As a result, World Health Organization Director General Dr....
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