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Standard Bank worker falls to their death at bank’s Rosebank offices
A Standard Bank employee fell to their death from the sixth floor at the bank’s 30 Baker Street offices in…
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WHO calls for patient safety improvements
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on healthcare professionals to improve patient safety, as it marked World Patient Safety…
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Joe Phaahla believes SA is still in control of monkeypox outbreak
Minister of Health Joe Phaahla believes South Africa still controls the mpox, also known as monkeypox, outbreak. Last week, the…
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Monkeypox vaccine maker seeks approval for use in teenagers
Danish drugmaker Bavarian Nordic said Friday it was seeking European approval to use its mpox vaccine in children aged 12…
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Sweden confirms first case of mpox, first outside Africa
Sweden confirmed its first case of the viral infection mpox on Thursday, which was also the first case outside Africa,…
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WHO reveals that one in four girls fall pregnant before age 20 in SA
Deputy Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Mmapaseka Letsike says South Africa’s teenage pregnancy figures for the 2023/24…
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WHO working on polio vaccination campaign for Gaza
The World Health Organisation is working on a polio vaccination campaign for Gaza after the virus was detected there, officials…
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Health experts: Mpox nowhere near COVID-19 levels in terms of spread
Some health experts have sought to ease any public panic over the mpox disease — or monkeypox — citing it’s…
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Bird flu may infect cows outside the US: WHO
There is a risk that the H5N1 bird flu virus, present in many wild birds, may infect cows in countries…
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WHO plans more evacuations from Gaza hospital as bodies decompose
The World Health Organisation (WHO) aims to evacuate more of the roughly 140 patients stranded in Gaza’s Nasser hospital, where…
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WHO board to hold emergency meeting on Gaza health situation
The World Health Organisation’s executive board will hold a rare emergency session on December 10 to discuss the health crisis…
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Gaza Health Ministry to stop coordinating with WHO over hospital evacuations
Ashraf al-Qudra, the Gaza health ministry’s spokesman, said that the ministry has made the decision to no longer coordinate the…
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Increase in Measles deaths demands Urgent Action to Save Lives
There was a staggering annual rise in measles cases and deaths in 2022, according to a new report from the…
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WHO recommends malaria vaccine that will be rolled out next year
The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended on Monday the use of a second malaria vaccine to curb the life-threatening disease…
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WHO report flags concerning levels of unsafe water, poor sanitation, hygiene in SA
A World Health Organisation (WHO) study has found unsafe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene practices in South Africa were responsible…
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WHO condemns Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, rejects Moscow’s counter-proposal
The World Health Organisation (WHO) assembly passed a motion on Wednesday condemning Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, including attacks on healthcare…
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WHO says risk moderate after laboratory in Sudan seized by fighters
The World Health Organisation said on Tuesday it had found after a risk assessment that there was a moderate risk”…
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China records world’s first human death from H3N8 bird flu: WHO
A Chinese woman has become the first person to die from a type of bird flu that is rare in…
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Cholera kills over 1,200 in Malawi, threatens neighbours: WHO
The deadliest cholera outbreak in Malawi’s history has killed at least 1,210 people, while vaccines remain scarce and several other…
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WHO busy with risk assessment of new Omicron subvariant
The World Health Organization says it’s currently conducting an ongoing risk assessment of the new omicron subvariant XBB.1.5. Medical scientists…
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WHO approves SAHPRA’s vaccine process
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority has been given the World Health Organization’s stamp of approval for its vaccine…
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End of COVID-19 pandemic in sight: WHO
The number of newly reported COVID-19 cases has dropped dramatically, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, urging the world to…
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WHO: Global monkeypox cases dropped last week
Monkeypox cases fell by a fifth last week as infections in Europe dropped but the outbreak is going through “intense…
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Monkeypox could soon be renamed in an effort to minimise stigma, racism – WHO
The monkeypox virus, with currently 1 900 confirmed cases in 39 countries across the globe, could soon be renamed in…
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Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus re-elected as head of WHO
First elected in 2017, his re-election by secret ballot, was confirmed during the 75th World Health Assembly in Geneva. He…
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Over two thirds of Africans infected by COVID-19 since pandemic began – WHO
More than two-thirds of Africans have been infected by COVID-19 since the pandemic started, 97 times more than reported confirmed…
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WHO applauds SA for response in fight against COVID-19
The World Health Organisation has applauded South Africa for its response in the fight against COVID-19. WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom…
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World heads into New Year facing COVID tsunami – WHO warns
Millions around the world braced Thursday for drastically curtailed New Year celebrations as record coronavirus cases fuelled by the Omicron…
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WHO warns of Omicron overload as China and Europe impose new curbs
The WHO warned Tuesday that the Omicron coronavirus variant could lead to overwhelmed healthcare systems even though early studies suggest…
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Malaria makes comeback amid pandemic disruption – WHO
The coronavirus pandemic has derailed the global campaign against malaria, increasing deaths from the mosquito-borne disease for the first time…
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No Omicron deaths yet, as variant spreads worldwide – says WHO
The Omicron variant has been detected in 38 countries but no deaths have yet been reported, the WHO said on…
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WHO warns against blanket travel bans over Omicron coronavirus variant
The WHO, in its latest guidance to authorities and travellers, said that people over 60 years of age and those…
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WHO: Vaccines reduce COVID-19 transmission by 40%
Covid vaccines reduce transmission of the dominant Delta variant by about 40 percent, the WHO said Wednesday, warning that people…
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WHO asks China for more data on COVID-19 origins as Russia deaths spike
The WHO urged China to share raw data from the earliest Covid-19 cases to revive its probe into the origins…
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WHO: China must cooperate better with COVID-19 origin probe
The WHO chief urged China on Thursday to be more cooperative in the next phase of investigations into the pandemic…
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WHO: Poorer countries running out of vaccine doses
The World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned by the shortage of COVID-19 vaccines in poorer countries. Several countries receiving vaccines…
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WHO eyes malaria eradication in 25 countries by 2025
A growing number of countries are stamping out malaria, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, as it launched an initiative…
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Don’t waste the hope of vaccines, warns WHO
Covax will distribute 14.4 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to 31 more countries next week, the WHO said Friday as it…
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Solidarity to petition WHO over alleged plans to prioritise black business in vaccine roll-out
Trade union Solidarity says it will send an urgent letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the National Coronavirus…
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UK COVID-19 variant detected in at least 60 countries – WHO
The UK coronavirus strain has been detected in at least 60 countries, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, 10 more…
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China says WHO coronavirus experts to visit from Thursday
Ten World Health Organization scientists will visit China from Thursday to probe the origins of COVID-19, authorities said Monday, more…
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WHO Europe urges stronger action to contain new virus strain
The World Health Organization is calling on its members in Europe to step up measures against coronavirus in the face…
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WHO: COVID-19 vaccine delivery to poor countries to start in early 2021
The World Health Organization and partners said on Friday that the Covax facility, created to ensure equitable access to COVID-19…
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WHO – Whole world must benefit from COVID-19 vaccine
The head of the World Health Organization hailed the rapid progress towards a COVID-19 vaccine but insisted Friday that every…
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More children a month could die of malnutrition due to COVID-19 impact – WHO
The director-general of the World Health Organisation on Wednesday said an additional 10,000 children a month could die this year…
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WHO to probe s.e.xual abuse allegations against aid workers in DRC
WHO and other aid agency staff were accused by 50 women in a joint investigation by two news agencies. Local…
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Children aged 12 and over should wear face masks like adults – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) said children aged 12 and over should wear masks to help tackle the COVID-19 pandemic…
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WHO sees first results from COVID drug trials within two weeks
The World Health Organization (WHO) should soon get results from clinical trials it is conducting of drugs that might be…
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COVID-19: WHO welcomes preliminary results about dexamethasone
COVID-19: WHO welcomes preliminary results about dexamethasone. The World Health Organization (WHO) has welcomed the initial clinical trial results from…
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WHO says coronavirus pandemic far from over
New coronavirus cases had their biggest daily increase ever as the pandemic worsens globally and has yet to peak in…
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