COVID-19: WHO Unveils $8bn Global Vaccine Plan
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday unveiled an $8 billion dollar pathway out of the COVID-19 pandemic, to facilitate…
WHO Seeks Better Investment in Maternal, Newborn Health
The World Health Organisation says more investment is needed for maternal and newborn health, noting that it will help…
What is the Nipah Virus and why is it more Deadly Than COVID? A Virus Expert Explains.
Officials in India are racing to contain a virus outbreak that has claimed the life of a 12-year-old boy and…
Prioritise COVID-19 Vaccine for World Smallest States- Commonwealth
Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has called on G20 members to accord priority to the vaccination of the world’s 42 smallest…
J&J’s HIV Vaccine Fails in Sub-Saharan Africa Trial
Johnson & Johnson’s highly anticipated HIV vaccine failed to demonstrate adequate protection in a clinical trial involving more than 2,600…
Booster COVID-19 Shots Should be Delayed -WHO Director-General
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday that COVID-19 booster shots should be delayed as priority should be given…
Global COVID-19 Cases Near 210m, Deaths top 4.3m as Delta Variant Spreads
The novel coronavirus has killed at least 4,392,364 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, according to…
What You Need to know About the Coronavirus Right Now
Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Sydney records deadliest day of pandemic Australia’s biggest…
Explainer: What is the Delta Variant of Coronavirus with K417N Mutation?
India said on Wednesday it has found around 40 cases of the Delta coronavirus variant carrying a mutation that appears…
Vaccine Patent Waiver Will not be Enough -WTO Chief
Waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines will not be enough to narrow the huge supply gap between rich and…
Covid: Concern Increases Over India Variant in UK
Public health experts have recommended one version of the Indian coronavirus variant be made a “variant of concern” in the…
COVID-19 kills over 122,000 in Africa as Confirmed Cases Near 4.6m
Over 122,000 people have died of COVID-19 on the African continent since the outbreak of the viral infection, says the…
Ugandan MPs Accuse Kenya of Exporting COVID-19 to Their Country Through School Going Children
Ugandan Members of Parliament have accused Kenya of exporting the COVID-19 disease to their country through school-going children who are…
Hong Kong Plan to Force Covid Vaccines on Foreign Domestic Workers Sparks Alarm
Hong Kong’s government has sparked discrimination concerns over plans to force hundreds of thousands of foreign domestic workers to be…
India Registers 368,147 New Covid-19 Cases, Infection Tally Nears 20 million
India on Monday reported as many as 368,147 new cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the preceding 24 hours, pushing…