Tag: World Health Organization
Now “real hope” to end COVID-19 with vaccines: WHO chief
"There is now real hope that vaccines, in combination with other tried and tested public health measures, will help to end the pandemic," said...
WHO urges resumption of immunization services in Africa amid COVID-19
African governments should establish robust systems to facilitate resumption of immunization services that had been disrupted by COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO)...
EU chiefs welcome G20 commitment to addressing global challenges
Top European Union (EU) officials on Sunday welcomed the Group of Twenty (G20) leaders' united commitment to addressing major global pandemic and economic challenges.
A...
S. African president calls for cooperation, caution amid COVID-19 resurgence
With the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging the world and damaging economies, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for cooperation and caution to curb...
UN, AU launch partnership to combat antimicrobial resistance in Africa
The UN agencies in charge of health, food security and environment on Wednesday launched a partnership with African Union to boost the war against...
More than 19 million people have diabetes in Africa
According to a World Health Organization (WHO) report on diabetes, four Hundred and Sixty three (463) million people have diabetes in the world and...
Global coronavirus infections top 50 million – Johns Hopkins
There have now been more than 50 million confirmed coronavirus infections around the world, according to the latest figures from the Johns Hopkins University...
WAPCo touching lives with free eye screening
Investing in the lives of host communities by contemporary corporate entities is becoming the mainstay for addressing some basic but critical needs of communities.
Corporate...
WHO says COVID-19 has disrupted provision of essential healthcare services in Africa
Provision of critical healthcare services in Africa including child immunization and hospital deliveries has experienced significant disruptions linked to COVID-19 pandemic, a senior World...
Covid-19: Innovations are key to containing spread in Africa
Dr Matshidiso Moeti, Director of World Health Organization (WHO) Africa, says technological health care innovations in COVID-19 has played a key role in...
Police asked to be ambassadors against breast cancer
The Police Ladies Association (POLAS) in collaboration with the Police Wives Association (POLWA) has launched a breast cancer awareness and screening exercise with a...
WHO boss warns against ‘pandemic fatigue’ as Covid-19 numbers rise
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against "pandemic fatigue" as the number of coronavirus cases around the world spikes and...
Joseph Wemakor: How I intervened to address critical social issues which affected my country
Difficult situations are always bound to arise each step of our way which can deter our progress in life.
But how we deal with such...
WHO roots for rapid diagnostic tests to boost COVID-19 war in Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday urged African countries to scale up adoption of rapid diagnostic tests in order to boost the...
Global daily COVID-19 infections hit record high with nearly 400,000 new cases reported: WHO
A total of 392,471 new COVID-19 infections were reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday, a record high since the onset of...
Nigeria resumes yellow fever vaccination campaign amid COVID-19 outbreak
Nigeria has resumed yellow fever vaccination with safety measures against COVID-19, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
While combating multiple...
ICRC decries high burden of mental illnesses in South Sudan
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Saturday expressed concern over the dramatic spike in mental ailments in South Sudan linked to...
Stigmatization, our bane-World Mental Health Day
The COVID-19 Pandemic introduced to Ghana serious conversations about stigmatization.
Suddenly, people who had contracted the virus or even come in contact with someone whose...
China joins COVAX global vaccine alliance
China’s foreign ministry said Friday the country has joined the global COVAX vaccine alliance, which aims to supply doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to...
COVID-19 disrupting mental health services in most countries, WHO survey finds
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted or halted critical mental health services in 93% of the global community while the demand for mental health is...
Pink October is here, let’s touch the breast
In October every year, Ghana joins the rest of the world to observe the Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign to increase awareness...
WHO says it is taking Congo abuse allegations ‘deadly seriously’
The World Health Organization is taking allegations that its staff were implicated in a sexual exploitation scandal in Congo "deadly seriously," the organization said...
Aid groups linked to Congo sex abuse allegations promise probes
Several aid organizations with staff implicated in a sexual exploitation scandal in Congo told dpa on Wednesday that they are investigating the allegations.
The statements...
Ghana has enhanced its reputation globally for effective COVID-19 management – Veep
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia says Ghana adopted innovative approaches to manage the COVID-19 pandemic, which has enhanced her reputation globally.
According to him, the...
UN chief calls for ‘a people’s vaccine’ available to all
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for global cooperation on defeating the coronavirus pandemic and on vaccine development.
"We need a vaccine...
WHO supports stronger regulation of infant foods to protect Cambodian children’s health
The World Health Organization (WHO), along with two international organizations on Monday commended Cambodia for taking actions in regulating Breast Milk Substitutes (BMS) and...
WHO selects Uganda’s top lab for regional COVID-19 genomic sequencing
Ugandan health minister Ruth Aceng said Friday that the World Health Organization (WHO) has selected the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) as the center...
Lebanon and WHO launch academy to boost health systems
Lebanese caretaker Health Minister Hamad Hassan signed on Wednesday a cooperation agreement with the country's Saint Joseph University and the World Health Organization...
Death toll from dengue fever in Laos rises to 11
Lao Ministry of Health on Tuesday reported 55 more confirmed cases of dengue fever and one new death from the disease.
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90 percent of countries experience disruption to health services – WHO survey
Latest survey conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO) among over 100 countries showed that 90 percent of the countries have experienced disruption to...