Tag: World Health Organization
Philippines receives single biggest delivery of Covid-19 vaccines
The Philippines on Saturday received the single biggest delivery of Covid-19 vaccines from the World Health Organization's COVAX facility, officials said.
A total of 2,030,400...
WHO Director-General congratulates DRC for handling 12th Ebola outbreak
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO), has congratulated all involved in bringing an end to the 12th Ebola outbreak in...
Somalia and UN commit to improving vaccination coverage against diseases
Somalia, United Nations agencies and other partners on Friday renewed their commitments to improving vaccination coverage against COVID-19 and other vaccine-preventable diseases in the...
WHO adds Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to emergency use list
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday listed the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, making it the fifth vaccine to receive emergency validation...
Vaccinated Europeans outnumber confirmed COVID-19 cases – WHO’s Kluge
More Europeans have been vaccinated against COVID-19 than have been confirmed to be infected, Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization's (WHO) regional director for...
EU lawmakers want “COVID-19 certificate” to guarantee free movement
European lawmakers said on Thursday that the European Union's (EU) planned "COVID-19 certificates" - and not "Digital Green Certificates" as proposed by the European...
WHO and others launch Immunization Agenda 2030 to save 50 million lives
While the world focuses on accelerating vaccination campaigns against COVID-19, millions of children around the world still remain vulnerable to deadly diseases, warned a...
UN boss commends all countries reaching zero malaria goal
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday commended all countries that have reached the target of zero malaria.
"We commend all countries that have reached...
Tomorrow is World Malaria Day
On April 25 every year, Ghana joins the rest of the world to celebrate the World Malaria Day (WMD), a day set aside to...
Measles outbreak looming in Africa amid stalled vaccination – WHO
Several African countries could experience an outbreak of measles amid stalled vaccination against the viral disease linked to COVID-19 disruptions, a World Health...
WHO launches effort to stamp out malaria in 25 more countries by 2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) is launching a new initiative which aims to halt transmission of malaria in 25 more countries by 2025.
The initiative...
Malaria vaccine data from pilot project is promising – WHO
A pilot project in Africa with a malaria vaccine going well, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
In Ghana, Kenya and Malawi, more...
More countries than ever before on the verge of zero malaria
Ending malaria critical to beating future pandemics and unlocking economic and societal benefits, leaders say ahead of this year’s World Malaria Day
Twenty-four countries around...
650,000 children in 3 African countries vaccinated against malaria
More than 650,000 children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi have received the malaria vaccine in the last two years since its launch, the World...
WHO pledges support for boosting safety of COVID-19 vaccines in Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday it had joined forces with African governments to boost the safety of COVID-19 vaccines as their rollout...
WHO to support Tanzania in fight against rabies
The World Health Organization and the Food and Agriculture Organization have joined Tanzania in a special campaign to fight against rabies, a senior official...
More than 25 leaders back idea of pandemic Treaty – WHO boss
More than 25 leaders from "the G20, G7 and from every region" have united in urgent call for an international treaty for pandemic...
Covid-19 improves personal hygiene
Some residents in the Tema Metropolis on Monday attributed improvement in their personal hygiene to practising the health protocols outlined since the outbreak of...
Benin to start COVID-19 immunization campaign
The Beninese government said Wednesday that it will launch a nationwide immunization campaign against COVID-19 on Monday.
The campaign will target primarily...
Coronavirus: India temporarily halts Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine exports
BBC/GNA - India has placed a temporary hold on all exports of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, foreign ministry sources have told the BBC.
They said...
CSOs call for investigations into sexual abuse/ extortion allegations against NAP+
The Ghana Civil Society Organisations Platform (CSOs) on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has called for investigations...
The Clock is Ticking: TB successes eroding amidst COVID-19 pandemic
With the COVID-19 pandemic requiring much attention and efforts in the health sector both at the national and global fronts since last year, an...
7 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Africa – WHO
Nearly seven million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Africa targeting high-risk groups like healthcare workers, teachers and security officers, a World Health...
UK regulator: people should continue to receive AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
Britain's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) confirmed Thursday that the benefits of the vaccine in preventing COVID-19 far outweigh the risks, calling...
Europe’s growing number of AstraZeneca pause can be damaging
CNN/GNA - A growing number of European countries have halted AstraZeneca vaccinations over reports of a small number of patients developing blood clots...
WHO: Virus contact restrictions threaten lives of premature babies
dpa/GNA - Strict rules put in place in maternity wards to stop the spread of the coronavirus could have fatal consequences for premature babies,...
E-certificate for COVID-19 vaccination useful instrument – WHO
Officials of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that the use of e-certificate for COVID-19 vaccination is a "potentially very useful instrument,"...
New cluster of European nations hit pause on AstraZeneca vaccine
France Germany, Italy, Spain, Slovenia, Cyprus are the latest cluster of European countries to join the growing ranks of their peers suspending the use...
A year of COVID-19 in Ghana: Impact on cultural activities in Tema
A GNA feature by Laudia Sawer
On Thursday March 12, 2020, the Ghana Health Service announced the confirmation of two positive cases of COVID-19 which...
World Health Organization gives OK to Johnson & Johnson vaccine
dpa/GNA - The coronavirus vaccine manufactured by US company Johnson & Johnson, has received a thumbs up from the World Health Organization (WHO).
The...