COVID-19 is now a pandemic but what does that mean?
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the COVID-19 coronavirus disease that has spread across the world as a pandemic....
Confirmed cases of coronavirus disease have surpassed 100,000
On March 7, the global number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 has surpassed 100,000. In a statement, the World Health...
Coronavirus: Shortage of personal protective equipment endangering health workers worldwide – WHO
The World Health Organization has warned that severe and mounting disruption to the global supply of personal protective equipment (PPE)...
20 new confirmed cases of Ebola reported in DR Congo
In the past week, from 21 to 27 October, 20 new confirmed Ebola virus disease (EVD) cases were reported from...
30% of patients with tuberculosis are not receiving drugs – report
While more people received life-saving treatment for tuberculosis (TB) in 2018 than ever before, gaps still remain according to the...
WHO welcomes vital new funding for the Global Fund
The World Health Organization welcomes new funding commitments made at the Global Fund’s Sixth Replenishment Conference in Lyon hosted by the Government...
How one study changed the world’s position on contraceptives
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has agreed that a woman’s risk of HIV should not restrict her contraceptive choice. This...
U.N. Member States commit to advance towards universal health coverage
World leaders have adopted a high-level United Nations Political Declaration on universal health coverage (UHC), the most comprehensive set of...
DR Congo: Second Ebola vaccine to be introduced in October
The health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have announced plans to introduce a second experimental Ebola...
Malaria vaccine launched in Kenya
Kenya has officially launched the world’s first malaria vaccine today in Homa Bay County, western Kenya. The malaria vaccine pilot...
