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Representatives of UN agencies based in Morocco have lauded the Kingdom’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic as “exemplary”. Morocco’s effective management of the health crisis and its socio-economic effects make of the Kingdom a model in the world, they said, during a virtual meeting on the management of the Covid-19 pandemic. They highlighted the […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has commended the initiative of King Mohammed VI to grant medical aid to African countries as an act of benevolent generosity and a genuine and tangible manifestation of regional solidarity, in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. “The generosity of HM King Mohammed VI in sending medical aid to the […]
Africa, which has been spared the mass outbreak seen in China, Europe and elsewhere, is now facing the real risk of the virus spreading rapidly beyond capital cities underscoring the risk of weak health infrastructure. As the virus spreads to Africa’s rural areas, “a lack of tests and other supplies was hampering responses,” said WHO’s […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday the resumption of clinical trials of hydroxychloroquine, nine days after suspending them following the publication of a study in the prestigious medical journal The Lancet. The suspension of Solidarity trials on May 25 following the publication of the study in The Lancet, which found that the use […]
Morocco maintains its medical protocol based on chloroquine in the treatment of coronavirus affected patients, despite the concerns raised by the World Health Organization. While the WHO has decided to temporarily suspend clinical trials with hydroxychloroquine, Morocco maintains its use, reveals L’Economiste daily this Wednesday. Minister of Health, Khalid Aït Taleb, has confirmed that Morocco […]
Director of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, held a videoconference with the President of Madagascar Andry Nirina Rajoelina. The two men mentioned the famous Covid Organics, the Malagasy herbal tea that is supposed to fight Covid-19. Malagasy President Andry Nirina Rajoelina said the WHO will sign a confidentiality clause on the formulation […]
The World Health Organization called on African states to do more tests to better deal with a peak in infections expected in the upcoming weeks. The number of infections in the continent has already doubled and some countries “may face a huge peak very soon,” Michel Yao, the WHO Africa program manager for emergency response, […]
In coming weeks, all African countries will have the capacity to test for coronavirus as part of preparedness for the rampaging virus, Matshidiso Moeti, the World Health Organization Head for Africa region said on Monday. According to Moeti, the UN health body is hopeful that all nations in sub-Saharan Africa will be able to […]
Kenya has only 11 isolation beds ready for use in the event of a coronavirus epidemic, which has so far killed 2,928 people worldwide, the ministry of health warned. The arrival in Nairobi of 239 passengers on a flight from China on Wednesday morning aboard China Southern Airlines has sparked an outcry in Kenya as […]
Africa could be a big victim of the coronavirus, which crippled many cities in China and led to deaths elsewhere as scientists still struggle to find a cure. “Our greatest concern is about the potential for spread in countries with weaker health systems,” Tedros Adhanom, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), said. If the […]