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Only 1 in 4 African health workers fully vaccinated against COVID-19

Only 1 in 4 African health workers fully vaccinated against COVID-19

Only 27% of health workers in Africa have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, leaving the bulk of the workforce on the frontlines against the pandemic unprotected, a preliminary analysis by World Health Organization (WHO) shows.
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Dr. Tigest delivering remarks during the NESOT 7th Annual Scientific Conference

Optimizing kidney care during the COVID-19 pandemic era and beyond

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Ethiopia is conducting a COVID-19 vaccination campaign to protect the public/

Ethiopia launches a COVID-19 vaccination campaign targeting the 12 years and above population

On 16 November 2021, the Federal Ministry of Health (MoH) launched a COVID-19 vaccination campaign aiming to vaccinate people aged 12 years and above. The Ministry has deployed over 28,000 vaccinators and more than 6.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for the campaign, namely, Sinopharm, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson/Janssen, and Pfizer-BioNTech. These vaccines will be used for the campaign together with vaccines that had been deployed earlier.
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Cabo Verde vaccinates 40% of population, reaches second global target

Cabo Verde vaccinates 40% of population, reaches second global target

Cabo Verde has fully vaccinated more than 40% of its population against COVID-19, reaching the end-of-year World Health Organization (WHO) global target aimed at widening vaccination and helping to turn the tide against the pandemic.
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Dr Felicia Anumah.

Healthy diet and lifestyle modification essential to preventing diabetes

Abuja, 24 November, 2021 - “For diabetes, prevention is the cheaper option.

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Antibiotics

Experts caution Nigerians against indiscriminate use of antibiotics to reduce future health crisis  

Abuja, 22 November 2021 - The World Health Organization is supporting the Federal Government in raising awareness among health workers and Nigerians on the need

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WHO personnel supervising preparations at a vaccination post in Jalingo, Taraba State

Taraba State flags-off integrated Yellow fever, measles and meningitis vaccination campaign 

Jalingo, 24 November, 2021 - The National Primary Health Care and Development Agency (NPHCDA), World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, Gavi, the global vaccine

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Science meets the media: Collaborates in spreading awareness of antimicrobial resistance

Science meets the media: Collaborates in spreading awareness on antimicrobial resistance

Freetown, 24 November 2021 – In commemoration of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021, WHO in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation marked the week with several activities aimed at raising awareness of the global public emergency threat of antimicrobial resistance, which is projected to kill 10 million people by 2050.
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