The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday launched a new alliance, the Africa Infodemic Response Alliance (AIRA), to coordinate actions and pool resources in combating misinformation around COVI…
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday donated medical items worth $40,000.
Africa’s top public health official says 60% of the continent’s population needs to be vaccinated against the coronavirus in the next two to three years.
The Special Representative of the President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to Liberia, Ambassador Babatunde Ajisomo, has underscored the need for coherence and harmonization…
Pfizer Inc and BioNTech announced today that the Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the United Kingdom has granted a temporary authorization for emergency use for their CO…
Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Ernest Addison, has said the adverse impact of the coronavirus pandemic may result in a rise of Non-Performing Loans (NPLs) of Ghanaian banks.
The rapid spread of the novel coronavirus has created additional setbacks for the global AIDS response and there could be an estimated 123,000-293,000 additional new HIV infections and 69,000-148,000…
The Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) has begun a clinical study to test whether two available drugs in the market can treat Covid-19 patients with mild and moderate symptoms in…
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has disclosed that the majority of its members are confident that by the middle of next year, the worst effects of the coronavirus pandemic…
There isn't an approved COVID-19 vaccine just yet, but preparations are already underway for its distribution -- including any extreme temperature requirements.