The World Health Organisation (WHO) has hailed the malaria vaccine as “safe and effective,” resulting in a substantial decrease in severe malaria cases. Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus,…
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According to data analysis of the World Malaria Reports from the World Health Organisation (WHO), malaria claimed the lives of no less than 290,000 people between…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised concerns about the international recruitment of health workers from 55 countries, including 37 African nations such as Ghana, Nigeria,…
Dengue fever has spread to Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, for the first time since records began, the health ministry said. According to reports, the sickness has killed…
India has said that four cough syrups linked to child deaths in The Gambia were found to be complying with safety specifications when tested at home.…
Four African countries are responsible for more than half of the global malaria cases and death according to the latest WHO survey on the mosquito vector-borne…
As global concerns mount over the threat of a new Ebola epidemic, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said it has commenced clinical trial against the Sudan…
Malawi has received 2.9 million doses of oral cholera vaccine as an outbreak continues to spread across the country. The vaccine consignment comes as the death…
The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe has announced the approval of the use of long-acting injectable cabotegravir (CAB-LA) as a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention,…
World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has stated that clinical trials could start within weeks on vaccines to combat the strain of Ebola behind…