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UN calls for urgent global vaccination plan

The United Nations says the world urgently needs a Global Vaccination Plan to bring together all those with the required power, expertise & production capacities. UN secretary-general – Antonio Guterres Wednesday during the organization’s Security Council virtual meeting, said providing…

WHO launches consolidated guidelines for malaria

The World Health Organisation launched new guidelines for malaria on Tuesday; bring together the Organization’s most up-to-date recommendations for malaria in one user-friendly and easy-to-navigate online platform.  It said in a statement that the guidelines are designed to support malaria-affected countries in…

COVID-19: UK imposes 10-year jail term for travel lies

The United Kingdom says Travelers who lie about their visit to mutant coronavirus hotspots may face up to ten years in prison, under a brutal crackdown unveiled by Matt Hancock today. The Health Secretary Matt Hancock disclosed this Tuesday under…

WHO COVID-19 Probe team visits Wuhan virus lab

The World Health Organization WHO team of 10 are today, Wednesday arriving the Chinese city of Wuhan, where cases of the coronavirus infections were first reported in December 2019. The team consist of scientists from 10 different countries. The scientists…

WHO reports ‘slight slowdown’ in new COVID cases

The World Health Organization said Monday it has observed a slight slowdown in new cases of the coronavirus infection worldwide for the third week in a row. WHO Director General – Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus during the agency’s briefing in…

2021 must be a year of transformation: UN Secretary General

Secretary-General António Guterres told the UN’s 193 Member States on Thursday that following an “annus horribilis” of death, disaster and despair, 2021 must be a year of transformation. Outlining his priorities for the months ahead, Mr. Guterres emphasized that now…

WHO, partners sequencing new COVID variant

Recall, south Africa and the United Kingdom are the first nations to record the new nutant virus. Since the reported case of the new covid19 virus, countries around the world have in recent days announced the discovery on the new…

WHO tracks back outbreak of novel coronavirus in 2020

The World health organization WHO on Monday tracked back on the outbreak of the novel coronavirus this week in 2020.  According to the UN health agency, the world in January last year, had just over a thousand confirmed infections with…