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FAO seeks $1.1bn for world’s most food-insecure people

As the COVID-19 pandemic, conflict and climate-related crises drive acute levels of hunger higher, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is seeking 1.1 billion dollars in 2021 to save the lives and livelihoods of some of…

AstraZeneca says no evidence vaccine causes blood clots

Drug maker -AstraZeneca says it has conducted review of persons vaccinated with its covid19 jab which showed no proof of an increased risk of blood cloths. AstraZeneca in a statement on Sunday, said the review covered more than 17million people…

WHO discourages use of hydroxychloroquine for COVID treatment

A WHO Guideline Development Group (GDG) panel of international experts in The British Medical Journal Monday said the anti-inflammatory drug hydroxychloroquine should not be used to prevent infection in people who do not have covid-19. Their strong recommendation is based…

WHO launches strategic plan to tackle further COVID spread

The World Health Organization has launched a new strategic plan to tackle the further spread of the deadly coronavirus pandemic. Here’s Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the agency explaining the pillars of the new strategic plan at a…