The World Health Organization opened its first summit on traditional medicine on Thursday, with the group saying it was seeking to collect evidence and data to...
Work-related illnesses and injuries kill nearly two million people annually, largely due to long working hours, the UN said Friday, warning that the pandemic was likely...
Nigeria has taken delivery of 177,600 Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) vaccine on Thursday in Abuja. The delivery marks the first wave of arrivals of COVID-19 vaccines...
Indonesia’s army has stopped imposing so-called “virginity tests” on female recruits, its chief said Thursday, following calls from rights groups to ban the invasive vaginal exams....
Coronavirus-linked deaths in Africa surged by 43 percent in the space of a week, driven by a lack of intensive-care beds and oxygen, the World Health...
Africa has just lived through its most devastating week of the pandemic, but the worst is yet to come as the third wave gathers pace on...
China has approved the emergency use of a Covid-19 vaccine for those as young as three, the drugmaker confirmed Tuesday, making it the first country...
The UK medical regulator said Saturday that out of 30 people who suffered rare blood clots after receiving the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, seven have died. The British...
Several European countries were resuming AstraZeneca vaccinations Friday after an all-clear from EU regulators. Days of commotion around AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine, over fears it may cause...
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday said it was “particularly worried” about the Covid-19 situation in the Balkans and Central Europe, noting that hospitalisations and...