WHO approves first malaria vaccine
Published on October 7, 2021 by Chisomo Kambale
The World Health Organization has recommended that a malaria vaccine developed by GlaxoSmithKline should be widely used in children in […]
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‘Negligence’ by WHO staff to blame for sexual abuse in DRC
Published on September 29, 2021 by Face of Malawi
Independent investigators mandated by the World Health Organization (WHO) to probe allegations of sexual abuse by its staff in the […]
WHO to start new investigation into the origins of Covid-19 with fresh team of experts
Published on September 27, 2021 by Mc Noel Kasinja
The World Health Organisation is set to carry out a new investigation into the origins of the Covid outbreak and […]
WHO says it is monitoring a new Covid variant called ‘mu’
Published on September 2, 2021 by Face of Malawi
The World Health Organization is monitoring a new coronavirus variant called “mu,” which the agency says has mutations that have […]
Woman with Ebola symptoms cleared in Ivory Coast
Published on September 1, 2021 by Robert Ngwira
A new laboratory test has found no evidence of Ebola in the samples of a patient who was thought to […]
WHO says 49 Ebola contact cases identified in Ivory Coast
Published on August 21, 2021 by Face of Malawi
Forty-nine individuals have been identified who were in contact with a young Guinean woman who tested positive for the Ebola […]
China slams WHO’s Bid to renew investigations into the origins of COVID-19
Published on August 13, 2021 by Chisomo Kambale
China has on Friday rejected calls by the World Health Organization (WHO) for renewed investigations into the origins of COVID-19 […]
WHO announces 3 new drugs for COVID-19 clinical trials
Published on August 12, 2021 by Face of Malawi
Three new candidate drugs are being tested in the latest phase of global Solidarity clinical trials to find effective treatments […]
WHO confirms first-ever case of ‘highly infectious’ Marburg virus disease in Africa
Published on August 10, 2021 by Face of Malawi
A first case of Marburg virus disease have been confirmed by Health authorities in Guinea, in the southern Gueckedou prefecture. […]
WHO: AstraZeneca vaccine more effective when used alongside Pfizer
Published on August 4, 2021 by Face of Malawi
There is conflicting evidence about the efficiency of the J&J vaccine against the Covid-19 strain, which is being driven by […]
WHO chief predicts when COVID-19 pandemic will end
Published on July 30, 2021 by Flora Mitumba
The COVID-19 pandemic has been raging for around 19 months now, scything across populations without discrimination. Lakhs are already dead […]
Tanzania President Suluhu to get her first COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday
Published on July 27, 2021 by Chisomo Kambale
Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan is expected to receive her first Covid-19 jab on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at the […]
Malawi makes the Red List of COVID-19 high risk Countries
Published on July 20, 2021 by Chisomo Kambale
Malawi has been rendered a Covid-19 high-risk country by The World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S Centres for Disease […]
Worst of Covid-19 yet to come for Africa, warns WHO
Published on July 9, 2021 by Chisomo Kambale
Africa has just lived through its most devastating week of the pandemic, but the worst is yet to come as […]
Global COVID-19 deaths hit 4 million amidst rush to vaccinate
Published on July 8, 2021 by Chisomo Kambale
The global death toll from COVID-19 has eclipsed four million as the crisis increasingly becomes a race between the vaccine and […]
WHO declares China malaria-free after 70 years of efforts
Published on July 1, 2021 by Face of Malawi
China was certified as malaria-free on Wednesday by the World Health Organization, following a 70-year effort to eradicate the mosquito-borne […]
Tanzanian President Suluhu Marks 100 Days In Office
Published on June 28, 2021 by Chisomo Kambale
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan marked her first 100 days in office. Suluhu rose to power following the death of […]
‘Alarming’ third wave hits Africa as vaccination slows
Published on June 25, 2021 by Face of Malawi
The third wave of Covid-19 cases is spreading faster in Africa and hitting harder on a continent facing a shortage […]