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WHO Chief To Meet Congo President, As Group Warns Ebola Likely Spread Undetected For Months

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WHO Chief To Meet Congo President, As Group Warns Ebola Likely Spread Undetected For Months

Adedokun Waliyu June 1, 2026

The head of the World Health Organization was due to meet with Democratic Republic of Congo’s president...

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Argentina Withdraws From World Health Organization

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Argentina Withdraws From World Health Organization

Adedokun Waliyu March 17, 2026

Argentina formally withdrew from the World Health Organization on Tuesday, following in the path of the United...

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WHO Clears Takeda’s Dengue Vaccine

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WHO Clears Takeda’s Dengue Vaccine

Adedokun Waliyu May 15, 2024

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that it had cleared Takeda Pharmaceuticals’ (4502.T), opens new...

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Nigeria, five others to begin COVID-19 vaccine production, get WHO’s technology

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Nigeria, five others to begin COVID-19 vaccine production, get WHO’s technology

Segun Akanni, Toronto, Canada February 19, 2022

The World Health Organisation has selected Nigeria and five other African countries to begin their own mRNA...

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WHO Chief, Tedros Adhanom Says Discussed Collaboration On COVID Origins With Chinese Premier

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WHO Chief, Tedros Adhanom Says Discussed Collaboration On COVID Origins With Chinese Premier

Segun Akanni, Toronto, Canada February 6, 2022

ZURICH — The head of the World Health Organization said on Saturday he had discussed with Chinese...

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Omicron Is Not ‘Mild’, Kills People Like Other Variants – WHO

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Omicron Is Not ‘Mild’, Kills People Like Other Variants – WHO

Segun Akanni, Toronto, Canada January 8, 2022

The Omicron variant of Covid-19 is killing people across the globe and should not be dismissed as...

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WHO Lists Covovax As Ninth COVID Vaccine For Emergency Use

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WHO Lists Covovax As Ninth COVID Vaccine For Emergency Use

Segun Akanni, Toronto, Canada December 18, 2021

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has listed Covovax, a vaccine produced by the Serum Institute of India...

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WHO Criticizes Travel Bans On Southern African Countries Over Omicron Variant

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WHO Criticizes Travel Bans On Southern African Countries Over Omicron Variant

Segun Akanni, Toronto, Canada November 29, 2021

The World Health Organization on Sunday urged countries around the world not to impose flight bans on...

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WHO Didn’t Rank Nigeria Fourth Best In COVID-19 Response, Says Official

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WHO Didn’t Rank Nigeria Fourth Best In COVID-19 Response, Says Official

Segun Akanni, Toronto, Canada August 17, 2021

The World Health Organisation Country Representative, Dr Walter Kazadi Mulombo, has clarified that the organisation had not...

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Worst Yet To Come For Africa As COVID-19 Cases Rise For 7th Consecutive Week – WHO

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Worst Yet To Come For Africa As COVID-19 Cases Rise For 7th Consecutive Week – WHO

Segun Akanni, Toronto, Canada July 9, 2021

As COVID-19 cases rose for the seventh consecutive week since the onset of the third wave on...

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