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WHO: Over 87% of the world’s COVID-19 vaccine supply gone to higher-income countries
Wealthy countries have received the vast majority of the world’s supply of COVID-19 vaccine doses, while poor countries have obtained…
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Global leaders call for a pandemic treaty
Global leaders have published a letter calling for a pandemic treaty to improve cooperation and transparency in the case of…
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Cote d’Ivoire eliminates sleeping sickness as a public health problem
Cote d’Ivoire has successfully eliminated human African trypanosomiasis, also known as “sleeping sickness” as a public health problem, becoming the…
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WHO: Most regions of the globe are seeing increase in COVID-19 cases
Most regions of the globe are seeing an increase in new COVID-19 cases as highly contagious variants continue to spread,…
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Seven million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Africa, says WHO
Nearly seven million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Africa targeting high-risk groups like healthcare workers, teachers and security…
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There’s currently no causal link between blood clots and AstraZeneca vaccine, says FDA
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) says there is currently no causal link between reports of blood clots and the…
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UN launches new campaign to support global vaccine equity call
The United Nations has launched a new global campaign, “Only Together”, to support its call for fair and equitable access…
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COVID-19 cases in Africa to top four million, vaccine rollout under way
Africa is poised to surpass four million COVID-19 infections this week since the continent’s first confirmed case in February 2020.…
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Fewer COVID-19 cases among women in Africa, WHO analysis
Women account for a slightly smaller proportion of COVID-19 infections and deaths compared with men, a preliminary analysis by the…
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WHO salutes Akufo-Addo for taking COVID-19 jab
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), has lauded President Akufo-Addo for showing leadership…
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