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WHO cries over lack of funds for UN-led COVID-19 vaccine

Ihesiulo Grace 19 August 2020 0

 A UN-led initiative to speed up the development of COVID-19 vaccines and medications is facing a massive funding gap, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The project, known as the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT), has received 2.5 billion dollars in pledges, a WHO

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Coronavirus positive mothers can breastfeed babies-WHO

Ihesiulo Grace 12 June 2020 0

A mother should breastfeed her newborn baby even if she has a suspected or confirmed case of the new coronavirus, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday. “Based on the available evidence, WHO’s advice is that the benefits of breastfeeding outweigh any potential risks of transmission of COVID-19,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said […]

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WHO publishes updated guidance on use of masks, says it won’t protect one from COVID-19

Ihesiulo Grace 5 June 2020 0

 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has published updated guidance on the use of masks for control of COVID-19. The Director-General of WHO, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, said this at a news conference at WHO headquarters in Geneva on Friday. Ghebreyesus said that the guidance was based on evolving evidence and provided updated advice on who should […]

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WHO to resume trial of hydroxycholoroquine on COVID-19

Ihesiulo Grace 4 June 2020 0

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it will resume its trial of hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of coronavirus (COVID-19) patients. WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros  Ghebreyesus, stated this in official twitter account of the UN health agency. According to him, the hydroxychloroquine section of the WHO’s Solidarity Trial can resume after being paused temporarily