Tag: WHO
WHO team arrives in Wuhan as China reports first Covid-19 death...
A team of experts from the World Health Organization arrived in Wuhan on Thursday to start a highly politicised probe into the origins of...
WHO warns of rise in new COVID-19 variants in Africa
By Aiyeku Timothy
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of the emergence of COVID-19 new variants in Africa which seems to have higher transmissibility.
WHO...
COVID-19 strain not out of control – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday said it was not true that the new strain of COVID-19 was beyond the control of existing...
Equatorial Guinea orders WHO rep out of country
By Reuters
Equatorial Guinea is “severely affected” by the coronavirus, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Africa head said on Thursday, as its representative in the...
COVID-19: WHO predicts 150,000 deaths, 200 million infections in Africa
The novel coronavirus could kill 150,000 people in Africa in a year unless urgent action is taken, according to a World Health Organization (WHO)...
Burundi expels WHO COVID-19 team, declares them ‘persona non grata’
By Francis Ogwo
Burundian government in response to an allegation of interference in its management of COVID-19 has ordered that a World Health Organization (WHO)...
Third WHO official tests positive for coronavirus in Bauchi
A third employee of the World Health Organization (WHO) has tested positive for coronavirus in Bauchi State.
Information Officer, Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development...
Outrage as Trump halts US funding for WHO
President Donald Trump's decision to cut off U.S. payments to the World Health Organization during the coronavirus pandemic has attracted widespread criticism.
Trump accused the...
Sustainable Agriculture as a Pillar of Climate Adaptation in Africa –...
Evelyn Dan Epelle, San Jose, California
ADIS24 - Africa stands at the forefront of climate change impacts, despite its low contribution to greenhouse gas emissions....
