Yemen receives first coronavirus vaccines: UN
Credit: CC0 Public Domain War-torn Yemen received the first shipment of Covid-19 vaccines on Wednesday, the UN children’s agency said,
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Millions at risk as coronavirus disrupts immunisation campaigns: UN
Millions of people, including in Africa’s most populous country Nigeria, risk contracting diseases such as polio and measles as the
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UN warns against pursuing herd immunity to stop coronavirus
The head of the World Health Organization warned against the idea that herd immunity might be a realistic strategy to
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COVID could add to 2 million per year stillbirth toll: UN
Almost two million babies are stillborn every year—one every 16 seconds—the United Nations said Thursday, warning that the COVID-19 pandemic
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Virus toll nears 200,000 as UN pushes for global vaccine effort
The global coronavirus death toll approached 200,000 on Saturday as the United Nations launched an international push for a vaccine
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Tanzania summons UN official to discuss suspected Ebola cover-up
Row over suspected Ebola cover-up after three people catch mystery illness in Tanzania prompts its government to summon World Health
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UN: Ebola outbreak in Congo has killed nearly 2,000 people
The World Health Organization’s emergencies chief said the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Congo is approaching a “stark” milestone with nearly
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UN agrees global plan to battle TB ahead of first-ever summit
UN member-states on Friday agreed on a global plan to step up the fight against tuberculosis, the world’s number one
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