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More than 100 lives saved from drowning with NSRI’s Pink Rescue Buoy
The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) this week celebrated over 100 lives that have been saved from drowning through their…
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Malawi declares polio outbreak
Health authorities in Malawi have declared an outbreak of wild polio virus type 1 after a case was detected in…
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Covid-19 pandemic nowhere near over – WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
The Covid-19 pandemic is far from over, the World Health Organization chief said Tuesday, cautioning against a narrative that the…
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Ethiopia accuses WHO chief of links to rebellious Tigrayan forces
Ethiopia demands that the World Health Organization (WHO) investigate its leader for supporting rebellious forces fighting the Ethiopian government, the…
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South African researchers working towards clinical trials to stop long-term COVID
South African researchers, together with some international counterparts, are working towards clinical trials to stop long-term COVID after being the…
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WHO has no reports yet of Omicron Covid deaths
The World Health Organization said it had not seen any reports of deaths relating to the new Omicron variant of…
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Moderna boss warns against Omicron vaccine struggle
Existing COVID-19 inoculations will struggle against the fast-spreading Omicron variant, the head of vaccine manufacturer Moderna warned Tuesday, as countries…
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Pfizer CEO says they’re already working on Covid vaccine targeting Omicron
Pfizer has already started working on a version of its COVID-19 vaccine specifically targeting the new Omicron variant in case…
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Social Development minister Lindiwe Zulu tests positive for Covid-19
Minister of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday morning. The minister’s positive result comes in the…
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South Africa ‘punished’ for detecting Omicron COVID variant, says Dirco
South Africa complained Saturday that it is being “punished” for detecting a new COVID-19 variant Omicron which the World Health…
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We must inform WHO about new COVID variant for the sake of transparency, says Phaahla
Health Minister Joe Phaahla said some of the reaction to discovery of the new COVID-19 variant in this country was…
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One in four African health workers fully vaccinated against Covid-19 – WHO
Only 27% of health workers in Africa have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, leaving the bulk of the workforce on…
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Body parts that can signal a heart attack
Heart attack has become a major health concern around the world. One of the leading causes of death, the World…
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus set to stay on as WHO chief
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, one of the most prominent figures during the Covid-19 pandemic, is the sole candidate to lead the…
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WHO: TB deaths on the rise again globally due to Covid-19
Tuberculosis is on the rise again globally for the first time in a decade, linked to disruptions in access to…
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WHO says it awaits full data from Merck on Covid-19 antiviral pill
The World Health Organization is awaiting full clinical data on the antiviral pill made by Merck & Co. Inc to…
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WHO recommends use of first malaria vaccine for children
The World Health Organization on Wednesday endorsed the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine, the first against the mosquito-borne disease that kills more…
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Over 2,000 health facilities closed in Afghanistan
Afghanistan‘s health system is on the verge of collapse, a top Red Cross official warned Thursday, saying more than 2,000…
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Nearly 20 EU countries back Tedros second term as WHO chief
Nearly 20 European Union countries nominated Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus for a second term as head of the World Health Organization,…
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United States to donate 500 million additional Covid vaccines to world
President Joe Biden will announce Wednesday the US plans to donate an additional 500 million Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccines to the…
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Hundreds of health centres at risk of closure in Afghanistan – WHO
A patient suffering from COVID-19 receives treatment at the Afghan-Japan Hospital, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in…
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Vaccine hesitancy is decreasing as more Covid-19 vaccines arrive in Africa – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) in Africa says vaccine hesitancy is decreasing, as more Covid-19 vaccines arrive on the continent.…
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BioNTech selects Rwanda and Senegal to produce vaccines for malaria and TB
BioNTech hopes it can follow up its global COVID-19 success with the world’s first mRNA vaccines against malaria and tuberculosis.…
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Suspected second case of Ebola in Ivory Coast
The UN health agency said that a second suspected case of infection by the deadly Ebola virus had been detected…
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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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Deadly Marburg virus discovered for first time in west Africa
Guinea confirmed a case of Marburg disease, the World Health Organization said on Monday, the first recorded in West Africa…
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WHO’s pandemic project faces cash crunch amid vaccine and oxygen shortages
The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking $11.5 billion in urgent funding to fight the more infectious Delta variant of…
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China and Australia ramp up curbs as Delta variant spreads
China and Australia ramped up Covid-19 curbs Saturday as Delta variant cases surged and tens of thousands rallied in France…
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Minister Kubayi expecting SA’s COVID vaccine programme to gain momentum in coming days
Acting Health Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi said that the government’s COVID-19 immunisation drive was set to gain momentum in the coming…
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BioNTech sets sights on malaria vaccine after COVID-19 jab
Germany’s BioNTech, which developed a coronavirus vaccine with US giant Pfizer in record time, said Monday it aimed to start…
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COVID-19: Pfizer/BioNTech to produce vaccine in South Africa
COVID-19 vaccine makers BioNTech and Pfizer on Wednesday said they had found a South African partner to produce their jab…
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SA warned of COVID surge after looting spree
Looting sprees in South Africa that saw thousands of people pillage shops and warehouses are poised to worsen the country’s…
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Protests in Iraq after hospital fire kills 50
More than 50 people have died after a fire in a coronavirus isolation ward at a hospital in the Iraqi…
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COVID-19: Pfizer pushes for third shot as variant drives global outbreaks
Pfizer and BioNTech announced they would seek authorisation for a third dose of their COVID-19 vaccine to boost its efficacy,…
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Worst of COVID-19 is yet to come for Africa, says WHO
Africa has just lived through its most devastating week of the pandemic, but the worst is yet to come as…
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EMA: Double COVID-19 jab seems to curb Delta variant
Two doses of COVID vaccine appear to provide protection against the rapidly spreading Delta variant of the coronavirus, the European…
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SA hardens lockdown to combat Delta variant surge
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday reimposed restrictions for two weeks to combat a surge in the highly contagious…
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South Africa to benefit from COVID-19 vaccine technology transfer hub
Tools and training to master COVID-19 vaccine production locally are destined for South Africa. The World Health Organization and its…
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Malawi runs out of COVID-19 vaccines as 2nd jabs due
Delays in coronavirus vaccine shipments to Malawi have caused health facilities to run out of doses as hundreds are due…
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Africa sees increases in COVID-19 cases
The World Health Organization says COVID-19 is on the increase across Africa. In 22 countries, cases have risen by 20…
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Global COVID-19 deaths surpass 4 million
COVID-19-related deaths worldwide have passed the four-million mark. This grim milestone comes as many countries struggle to procure enough vaccines…
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WHO approves China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine
The World Health Organization approved the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use — the second Chinese jab to receive the…
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Namibia’s president Hage Geingob tests positive for Covid-19
Namibia’s President Hage Geingob has tested positive for Covid-19. First Lady Monica Geingos also tested positive for the virus and…
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WHO: Indian COVID-19 variant found in at least 53 territories
The coronavirus variant first detected in India has now been officially recorded in 53 territories, a World Health Organization report…
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Aid arrives in Gaza as ceasefire comes into effect
The first convoys of humanitarian aid have arrived in Gaza, hours after a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants came…
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WHO approves Chinese COVID-19 vaccine
The World Health Organization on Friday approved the first Covid-19 vaccine from China in a bid to boost global immunization…
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COVID-19: WHO warns of new wave in Africa
The World Health Organization on Thursday warned of a new wave of COVID-19 infections in Africa due to delayed vaccine…
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COVID-19: Bodies pile up as pandemic overwhelms India
Bodies of COVID-19 victims lay burning on Tuesday in funeral pyres cramming New Delhi’s sidewalks and car parks amid an…
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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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To protect the world, everyone needs to be vaccinated – Dr Matshidiso Moeti
The lack of equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines is an urgent matter that needs to be addressed, says the World…
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