By Effie Mphande The World Health Organisation -WHO- says it is working with member States to improve the supply chain of medicines and medical products in the region. WHO Regional Office for Africa Technical Officer for Health Products BABATUNDE TAYEOLA says the move is aimed at curbing fake and substandard medicines, which are prevalent in
(BBC) The World Health Organization has declared that Covid-19 no longer represents a “global health emergency”. The statement represents a major step towards ending the pandemic and comes three years after it first declared its highest level of alert over the virus. Officials said the virus’ death rate had dropped from a peak of more
(BBC) The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged member countries to take immediate action on sub-standard medicines to prevent child deaths. Since October, seven countries have reported incidents of contaminated medicines containing diethylene glycol (DEG) and ethylene glycol (EG) – these are toxic chemicals used for industrial purposes. Last year, 300 children in total died
(BBC) Health authorities in The Gambia have said they have still not reached a formal conclusion as to whether four contaminated syrups were the cause of death of at least 70 children in the country. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) and a preliminary police investigation had linked the death of the children to the
A third person has died this week in Argentina from an unexplained type of pneumonia that has affected nine people in total so far. All of the cases centre around a private medical clinic in northwestern Tucuman province. Authorities say they have ruled out Covid and common types of flu but are continuing other infection
(BBC) India has confirmed its first death caused by monkeypox in the southern state of Kerala. A 22-year-old man, who had recently travelled to the state from the United Arab Emirates, died on Saturday. Kerala Health Minister Veena George said the man had initially tested positive for the virus abroad. Samples tested after his death
(BBC) The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against jumping to conclusions about the efficacy of coronavirus vaccines. This is after a South African study suggested that the AstraZeneca jab was less effective against a local variant of the virus. But experts are hopeful that the vaccine will still be effective at preventing severe cases.…
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