WHO says surplus AstraZeneca vaccines in rich nations must go to poor countries
As advanced countries such as Britain, Australia and Greece have decided not to use some Covid-19 vaccines right now for the younger age groups over the blood clot controversy, the…
Conflict and COVID driving record hunger in DR Congo, warns UN
A record 27.3 million people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are facing acute hunger, one-third of the violence-wracked Central African country’s population, largely because of conflict and the…
European countries dash to restrain latest coronavirus surge
No end in sight Europe is struggling to contain the coronavirus and cases have been surging even as vaccination efforts have been ramped up. Poland’s hospitals have been crushed by…
Nations challenge WHO report on coronavirus origins; US adds 4,300 variant cases in last week: Latest COVID-19 updates
The U.S. and a dozen other countries issued a rare joint statement on Tuesday questioning the validity of a World Health Organization study into the origins of the coronavirus, which was first…
WORLD SLEEP MARCH 19, 2021
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW World Sleep Day is celebrated annually on March 19 to highlight the importance of healthy sleep and a global call to action regarding all aspects…
Mental Health matters
There is the widespread belief that only a select few experience mental ill-health. The expressed selected few are said to be persons who are predisposed because of genes or familial…
UN chief urges global plan to reverse unfair vaccine access
UN. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sharply criticized the “wildly uneven and unfair” distribution of COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday 17th February 2021, saying 10 countries have administered 75 percent of all vaccinations…
WHO authorizes AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
The World Health Organization on Monday February 15th granted emergency authorization to the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine. Why it matters: WHO’s authorization “should trigger the delivery of hundreds of millions of doses to…
Covid-19 death rates are lower worldwide
Global Covid-19 cases are on the decline, but the unequal distribution of life-saving vaccines could lead to a bumpy economic recovery, officials from the World Health Organization warned. Of the…
