Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Using the principle of the so-called “herd immunity” to stem the COVID-19 pandemic is “unethical” and not an option, countries should pursue to defeat the virus, the head of the World Health Organisation Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has warned. Herd immunity occurs when a large …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of babies being born dead in Uganda is alarmingly on the rise, even as the globally, the percentage of stillbirths is showing some decline. A worrying nine percent increase in stillbirths have been registered over the decade just ended from 2010 to …
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Geneva, Switzerland | XINHUA | “Initially, when supply of COVID-19 vaccine is limited, priority must be given to vaccinating essential workers and those most at risk, or in other words, vaccinating some people in all countries rather than all people in some countries,” the World Health Organization (V) Director-General Tedros …
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Geneva, Switzerland | XINHUA | The World Health Organization (WHO) wants to see children returning to school and people returning to the workplace, but at the same time, no country can just pretend the pandemic is over, the head of the WHO said Monday. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Countries that are opening their economies must be serious about suppressing COVID-19 infections, to save the world from a disaster that could arise from opening up without a plan, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. To control transmission, the who chief …
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Geneva, Switzerland | XINHUA | The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Thursday that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the mental health of millions of people, in terms of the anxiety and fear it has caused, and disruption to mental health services. “For many people, the …
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Geneva, Switzerland | XINHUA | The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday that the world needs to prevent vaccine nationalism so as to guarantee the equitable access and fair allocation of COVID-19 vaccines. Speaking at a virtual press briefing from Geneva, the WHO head said that …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that six months after first sounding the international alarm over COVID-19, it is now intensely focused on shepherding global vaccine candidates through the necessary trials. Among them, the Access to COVID19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator, launched in April, has …
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Geneva, Switzerland | XINHUA | The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday said that the COVID-19 pandemic can not be defeated in a divided world, and he hopes the United States will “reconsider its position” on the decision to withdraw from the organization. “Now it’s time to work …
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Geneva, Switzerland | XINHUA | The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday highlighted the role of young people in curbing the COVID-19 outbreak. “Although older people are at a higher risk of severe disease, younger people are at risk too. One of the challenges we face …
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