By Hassan Zagi The World Health Organisation (WHO) says nine in 10 African nations …
June 2021
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InternationalNews
COVID-19: WHO urges countries to urgently share vaccines
by Haruna Gimbaby Haruna GimbaBy Asmau Ahmad As a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa looms, …
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InternationalNews
United States to donate 500m COVID-19 vaccine doses
by Haruna Gimbaby Haruna GimbaBy Asmau Ahmad United States President Joe Biden’s administration plans to buy 500 million …
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InternationalNews
G7 to strengthen healthcare systems against future pandemics
by Haruna Gimbaby Haruna GimbaBy Asmau Ahmad The Group of Major Industrialised Nations (G7) aims to join forces …
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InternationalNews
WHO calls for end to human rights violations in mental healthcare
by Haruna Gimbaby Haruna GimbaBy Asmau Ahmad The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for an end to …
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InternationalNews
António Guterres nominated for 2nd term as UN chief
by Haruna Gimbaby Haruna GimbaBy Haruna Gimba The United Nations Security Council has formally selected the current Secretary-General, …
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InternationalNews
Global leaders to prevent 3.6 million new HIV infections by 2030
by Haruna Gimbaby Haruna GimbaBy Haruna Gimba United Nations Member States have adopted a set of new and …
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InternationalNews
Maldives Foreign Minister elected President of UN General Assembly
by Haruna Gimbaby Haruna GimbaBy Asmau Ahmad The United Nations General Assembly has voted to elect the Foreign …
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InternationalNews
WHO warns of ‘two-track pandemic’ as vaccine inequity persists
by Haruna Gimbaby Haruna GimbaBy Haruna Gimba Even though COVID-19 cases and deaths have declined in recent weeks, …
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AfricaNews
Africa Ministers of Water to launch sanitation policy guidelines
by Haruna Gimbaby Haruna GimbaBy Asmau Ahmad The African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) is to launch the …