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China and WHO acted too slowly to contain Covid-19

China and the World Health Organization (WHO) could have acted quicker and more forcefully to contain the start of the Covid-19 outbreak, an independent...

WHO chief goes into quarantine after Covid-19 contact

The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO) has gone into self-quarantine after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for Covid-19. Tedros...

WHO says COVID-19 vaccine may be ready by end of 2020

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that a vaccine against COVID-19 may be ready by end of this year. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom...

WHO estimates 1 in 10 people globally infected with COVID-19

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that its "best estimates" suggest 1 in 10 people worldwide may have been infected by the...

Covid-19: Africa’s young population, hot climate slowed infections

The World Health Organization has said that it has identified some factors that potentially played a role in slowing down the Coronavirus infection rate...

Congo’s Nobel Laureate doctor receives death threats

The life of a top Congolese doctor who won the Nobel Peace prize for his work treating war rape victims is in danger after...

Africa now declared free of wild polio

Africa has been declared free from wild polio by the independent body, the Africa Regional Certification Commission. Polio usually affects children under five, sometimes leading...

South Africa’s COVID-19 infections surpass 600,000 mark

South Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases have surpassed 600,000, the health ministry said on Friday, although the number of new cases has been declining since...

WHO and Unicef want schools reopened in Africa

African governments are being urged to work towards reopening schools amid the coronavirus pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations children's agency have...

WHO wants to review Russia’s vaccine clinical trials

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday it was looking forward to reviewing clinical trials of a potential coronavirus vaccine developed in Russia. President Vladimir...

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