WHO, Switzerland launch global BioHub for pathogen storage, sharing and analysis
Post Views: 800 The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Swiss Confederation on Monday 24 May 2021 signed a Memorandum
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HEALTH
Over 1.2 million need health assistance in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado Province
Post Views: 787 More than 1.2 million people urgently need health assistance in Cabo Delgado Province in northern Mozambique where
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WHO issues new guidance for research on genetically modified mosquitoes to fight malaria, other vector-borne diseases
Post Views: 769 New guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO) sets essential standards to inform future research and development
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WHO launches data dashboard for small island states
Post Views: 862 A new SIDS dynamic data dashboard, launched on Tuesday 18 May 2021, illustrates the progress made by
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Zero Mercury, Clean Lighting Coalition back proposed amendment by African region to phase out most fluorescent lamps
Post Views: 902 Ahead of the fast approaching fourth Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP
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Minamata Convention COP-4: Bureau schedules virtual meeting for November, in-person in 2022
Post Views: 897 The Bureau of the Fourth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on
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Delay vaccine supplies, shortages: Risk of new wave of infections in Africa remains high
Post Views: 801 With Africa-bound COVID-19 vaccine doses from the Serum Institute of India delayed for the foreseeable future, slow
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World Hand Hygiene Day: NCDC urges clean hands to stop spread of diseases
Post Views: 795 Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has urged Nigerians to always maintain clean hands to stop the
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12th Ebola outbreak in DR Congo declared over
Post Views: 839 The Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday 3 May 2021 marks the end of the 12th Ebola
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Lagos flags off reconstruction of 107-year children hospital
Post Views: 851 Photo caption: Prototype of the New Massey Children Hospital, Lagos Island, which will replace the 107-year old
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