Tag Archives: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The eastern province of the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC has been declared free of Ebola Virus Disease by the World Health Organisation almost two years since the Ebola outbreak was declared in the country. The Ebola outbreak which began in August 2018 in eastern DRC, …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda’s COVID-19 cases have risen to 821 after 16 cases tested positive from samples that were tested on Wednesday.  The positive cases were picked from over 3,000 samples that were tested from different testing centres. Five of the positive cases were picked from points of …

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, | AFP |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The novel coronavirus pandemic is still accelerating and its effects will be felt for decades, the World Health Organization’s director-general told an online conference on Monday. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual health forum organised by Dubai authorities that the greatest …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The world is entering a new and dangerous phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, as infection rates continue to climb, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.   More than 150,000 new cases of the disease were reported on Thursday, the highest single daily total so far, …

Beijing, China | AFP |  Lockdowns were imposed in parts of Beijing on Saturday to try and prevent the spread of a new coronavirus cluster, highlighting the challenges that lie ahead even for places where outbreaks are under control. It came as Brazil claimed the unenviable position of having the second-highest …

Kampala, Uganda| AFP |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Fabric masks need to have three layers to provide users sufficient protection against Corona Virus disease infection, a new study by the World Health Organisation has revealed. Findings from the study show that one or double layered masks don’t offer as high protection as …

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP |  The World Health Organization Friday changed its advice on face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic, saying they should be worn in places where the virus is widespread and physical distancing is difficult. The use of masks has been a hot topic ever since the pandemic first …

Mbandaka, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Nearly 50 staff from the World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners have arrived in Mbandaka in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), to tackle yet another outbreak of Ebola in the country.   The responders carried 3,500 doses of Ebola vaccine and 2,000 cartridges …

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | The World Health Organization announced Wednesday that clinical trials of the drug hydroxychloroquine will resume as it searches for potential coronavirus treatments. On May 25, the WHO announced it had temporarily suspended the trials to conduct a safety review, which has now concluded there is “no reason” to change the …

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | The World Health Organization said Monday it had temporarily suspended clinical trials of hydroxychloriquine as a potential treatment for COVID-19 being carried out across a range of countries as a precautionary measure. The decision came after publication last week of a study in The Lancet which …