Only 1 in 4 African health workers fully vaccinated against COVID-19
Only 27% of health workers in Africa have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, leaving the bulk of the workforce on...
WHO warns COVID-19 more deadly in Africans with diabetes
Africa’s sharp increase in diabetes is clashing with the COVID-19 pandemic and poor access to vaccines. Africa’s death rates from...
At least one in seven children in sub-Saharan Africa experiences significant psychological hardship
At least one in seven children in sub-Saharan Africa experiences significant psychological hardship. As the world marks World Mental Health...
Worldwide, only 1 in 10 people who need palliative care are receiving it
Worldwide, it is estimated only 1 in 10 people who need palliative care are receiving it and global demand for...
Call for urgent action on meningitis
Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners launched the first ever global strategy to defeat meningitis - a debilitating...
Africa faces 470 million COVID-19 vaccine shortfall in 2021
As the COVAX Facility is forced to slash planned COVID-19 vaccine deliveries to Africa by around 150 million this year,...
Today is World Sexual Health Day
On World Sexual Health Day, WHO celebrates every person’s right to sexual wellbeing How does the World Health Organization (WHO)...
Nigeria reopens COVID-19 vaccination registration portal as vaccine rollout resumes
The Federal Government has launched the second phase of the COVID-19 vaccination on 16 August 2021 in Abuja; A continuous...
COVID-19 will end when the world chooses to end it — WHO DG
WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has revealed that the end to the COVID-19 pandemic is possible anytime the world...
WHO, others warn vaccine inequity is undermining global economic recovery
COVID-19 vaccine inequity will have a lasting and profound impact on socio-economic recovery in low- and lower-middle income countries without...
