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WHO issues Guidance On Locally-Made Face Masks

WHO Issues Guidance On Locally-Made Face Masks

June 8, 2020 12:07 pm
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued new guidance on homemade or locally-made face masks for the prevention of COVID-19.

WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, advised on Sunday via its official twitter handle.

According to WHO, the guidance on homemade masks are important for preventing COVID-19 in low-income areas.

In a video posted on the twitter account, Guy Mbayo, the Technical Officer, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), gave insights on how to clean them; how to wear and remove them, when to remove them, and much more importantly, how to manufacture them locally.

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COVID-19- FG Clashes With WHO Over Use Of Chloroquine

COVID-19: FG Clashes With WHO Over Use Of Chloroquine

May 28, 2020 6:29 am
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Health, Olorunnimbe Mamora, has said the World Health Organisation (WHO) cannot dictate how the country fights the COVID-19 pandemic.

WHO on Monday, announced the suspension of the solidarity trial with hydroxychloroquine on COVID-19 patients.

The Director-General of the health agency, Tedros Ghebreyesus, explained that it was due to safety concerns.

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But a day later, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) insisted Nigeria would continue the trial with hydroxychloroquine.

Mamora, speaking at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 briefing on

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WHO Under Fire For Leaving Taiwan Out Of Meeting

WHO Under Fire For Leaving Taiwan Out Of Meeting

May 18, 2020 9:22 am

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has been warned against its decision to shut out Taiwan from an annual two-day meeting which opened on Monday.

Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau and United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, have all spoken against the body’s action.

The coronavirus situation in Taiwan has been described as a success story and countries are wondering why the WHO failed to invite its officials to the meeting.

There are more than 4.7 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 globally and Taiwan has recorded only 440 cases with 7 deaths.

Taiwan and friends …

COVID-19 - WHO Sends More Personnel To Kano

COVID-19: WHO Sends More Personnel To Kano

May 7, 2020 6:51 am

The World Health Organisation, WHO has deployed a Rapid Response Team (RRT) to support Kano State Government in strengthening its COVID-19 response and repositioning its resources to address identified gaps.

This decision was made known on Wednesday in a statement by the global body to quickly contain the spread of the disease in the state.

Kano state COVID-19 index case was recorded on April 11, but the current figure of the infection has risen to 342 active cases and eight deaths.

As part of the response strategy, WHO trained and deployed additional 88 Local Government Facilitators (LGAFs) to support the …

COVID-19 Cases Rise In Africa; Nigeria On Top 3

COVID-19 Cases Rise In Africa; Nigeria On Top 3

May 6, 2020 12:07 pm

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said the number of reported COVID-19 cases in Africa increased from 46,500 to 49,000 in the past 24 hours.

The WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, gave the update on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO on Wednesday.

“There are over 49,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent, with more than 16,000 associated recoveries and 1,900 deaths.

The figures on the dashboard showed that South Africa, Algeria, and Nigeria had the highest reported cases on the list in the WHO Africa Region.

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Coronavirus Cases In Africa Surge To 46,500

Coronavirus Cases In Africa Surge To 46,500

May 5, 2020 3:23 pm

The World Health Organisation (WHO), says the number of reported Coronavirus cases in Africa has risen to over 46,500 as at May 4.

The WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, gave the update on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO on Tuesday.

“There are over 46,500 confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent – with more than 1,800 associated deaths,” it said.

The figures on the dashboard showed that South Africa, Algeria and Nigeria had the highest reported cases on the list in WHO Africa Region.

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It showed that …

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Social Or Physical Distancing? Which One For COVID-19?

May 4, 2020 1:11 pm

Since the World Health Organisation declared the coronavirus as a pandemic on 11 March, the mantra has been to tell us to maintain some “social distancing” to avoid being infected.

On 20 March, WHO dropped the term and adopted ‘physical distancing”.

“Technology, right now, has advanced so greatly that we can keep connected in many ways without actually physically being in the same room or physically being in the same space with people,” WHO epidemiologist Maria Van Kerkhove said at a press conference in Geneva.

“We’re changing to say physical distance and that’s on purpose because we want people …

Half A Billion Globally Living With Herpes – WHO

Half A Billion Globally Living With Herpes – WHO

May 2, 2020 6:31 am

About half a billion people worldwide are living with genital herpes while several billions of people have oral herpes infection, new estimates by the World Health Organisation (WHO) have shown.

In a statement on Friday from Geneva, WHO highlighted the need to improve awareness and scale-up services to prevent and treat herpes.

The health agency said that the figures were given by University of Bristol staff and Weill Cornell Medical College-Qatar, and published in the WHO Bulletin.

It said that about 13 per cent of the world’s population – aged 15 years to 49 years – were living with Herpes …

COVID-19 - Okonjo-Iweala Gets WHO’s Appointment

COVID-19: Okonjo-Iweala Gets WHO’s Appointment

April 25, 2020 7:25 am

Nigeria’s former finance minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was named by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as its Special Envoy for the newly inaugurated Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that she is to serve alongside British business executive, Sir Andrew Witty in the same capacity, to mobilise international commitment to the initiative.

Director-General of the organisation, Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, made the announcement during the launch of the ACT Accelerator — via webinar from Geneva.

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“I would especially like to thank Sir Andrew …

Coronavirus - Africa’s Cases Rise To 23,000 – WHO

Coronavirus: Africa’s Cases Rise To 23,000 – WHO

April 21, 2020 1:47 pm

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, has said the number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Africa had risen to over 23,000.

The UN’s health agency gave the update on its official twitter account, @WHOAFRO on Tuesday.

“More than 23,000 COVID-19 cases have been reported on the African continent – with over 5,900 recoveries and 1,100 deaths,” it said.

The WHO African Region COVID-19 dashboard showed that in sub-Saharan Africa, South Africa suffers the most severe outbreak while Cameroon and Ghana have more than 2,000 confirmed cases.

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81% Of African Countries Received Medical Supplies – WHO

81% Of African Countries Received Medical Supplies – WHO

April 21, 2020 1:31 pm

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says 81 per cent of countries in Africa have received medical supplies to support health workers in the fight against COVID-19.

The first UN Solidarity Flight which is part of a larger effort to ship lifesaving medical supplies to 95 countries departed Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to various countries on April 14.

The UN health agency gave an update on Tuesday on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO.

“The UN ‘Solidarity Flight’ touching down in Brazzaville, Congo this weekend with the support of World Food Programme (WFP), Jack Ma Foundation, …

Trouble - WHO Announces Another Virus Outbreak In Sudan

Trouble: WHO Announces Another Virus Outbreak In Sudan

April 12, 2020 2:29 pm

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced an outbreak of yellow fever in South Sudan.

Yellow fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes.

According to the agency, two cases were identified in Kajo-keji, a region bordering Uganda.

An outbreak of the viral disease was detected in that area of Uganda early this year.

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WHO warned that the risk of ongoing and further transmission of yellow fever is a concern in South Sudan due to spontaneous return of displaced persons from Uganda.

There are also concerns of gaps in …

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