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World Health Organisation (WHO) has said Nigeria has expressed interest to be part of the global solidarity trial of the vaccines being developed to combat COVID-19. Speaking on Friday at the joint national briefing of the…

World Health Organisation (WHO) has appointed Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Special Envoy for the newly inaugurated Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator. Dr. Ngozi is expected to serve alongside…

Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina has officially launched a local herbal tea claimed to prevent and cure coronavirus, AFP reports. Rajoelina told ministers, diplomats and journalists at the Malagasy Institute of Applied…

A staff member of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Bauchi state has contracted the coronavirus. Aliyu Mohammed, the state commissioner of health, revealed that the WHO staff member, whose identity was not stated, earlier travelled…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed a new case of Ebola virus disease on April 10th in the city of Beni in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The announcement on Friday came just days before the country's…

World Health Organisation (WHO) representative in Russia, Melita Vujnovic, said the organization has received certification requests for 40 coronavirus tests, as 20 vaccines are being developed. Vujnovic made the statement in an…

Chief Quality Officer and Chief of Infectious Diseases at the University of Maryland, Doctor Faheem Younus has on March 17 addressed myths spreading globally about Coronavirus.  See 10 myths and facts below; So I’m hearing many myths…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has advised against taking Ibuprofen for symptoms associated with coronavirus. The organization issued the warning after French health officials warned that anti-inflammatory drugs could worsen the…

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has said the World Health Organisation is tracing the passengers who boarded the Turkish Airlines flight with the Italian man who came into the country infected with…

Head of Human Resources at the Federal Ministry of Health, Shakuri Kadiri, has said the country has one doctor to 2,753 patients as migration of medical doctor increases. Kadiri disclosed this in Abuja at the launch of the Nigeria…

World Health Organisation, WHO, in Nigeria, has commended Nigerian Government’s efforts “to the timely response to the first case of Covid-19, Coronavirus, in the country." The Officer-in-Charge of World Health Organisation, WHO, in…

Researchers found over 90 per cent of Yaravirus genes that have never been seen before, making it mysterious and wholly unique. Stock image of a virus under the microscope Scientists have discovered a mysterious never-before-seen virus…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said it is developing a master plan for coordinating clinical trials that could lead to potential therapies for patients infected with Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Director-General of WHO, Tedros…

World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared an official name for the new coronavirus disease: COVID-19. The new name was announced via a tweet from WHO's official Twitter handle, which reads; We now have a name for 2019nCov disease.…

WHO director-general, Tedros Ghebreyesus World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Coronavirus as a global emergency, as the death toll from the disease rises to over 170 in China. The declaration was made on Thursday, as WHO stated…