Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health officials from the UN and the European Union will meet this week on the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine after several more countries suspended its use, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told journalists that WHO’s …
Read More »WHO publishes new essential diagnostics list
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organization (WHO) has in addition to making fresh recommendations for COVID-19 tests expanded the suite of tests for infectious and non-communicable diseases such as cancer and diabetes. They have also introduced a new section on endocrinology which is important for reproductive and women’s …
Read More »UN health agency clears COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organization has given a green light to the Pfizer/BionTech COVID-19 vaccine to be used under emergency terms. This is the first validation that the UN health agency has issued for any of the available three COVID-19 vaccines that have shown the efficacy …
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