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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 […]
Moroccan health and narcotics control authorities are looking into the recommendations of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on cannabis and related substances as well as on the use of cannabis-based medicines. In a letter sent in 2019 to the UN chief, WHO Director General had recommended that cannabis and associated substances, including marijuana, be removed […]
Ebola is “no longer incurable” as experimental drugs showed survival rates of as much as 90% in a clinical trial in the Democratic Republic of Congo. According to scientists and health authorities in Congo, two experimental drugs – an antibody cocktail called REGN-EB3 developed by Regeneron and a monoclonal antibody called mAb114 – will now […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has appointed Moroccan citizen Dr Jaouad Mahjour Deputy Director General of the organization. Mahjour was formerly acting WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean and has 30 years of experience in public health and project elaboration, and transmissible disease projects assessments. The Moroccan permanent mission at the UN office in […]
The African Union, the UN Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) organize the first joint International Food Safety Conference this Feb.12-13 in Addis Ababa on the sidelines of the 32nd AU summit. The conference brings together government leaders, senior policy makers, and representatives from international organizations, civil society and the […]
Seasonal flu infections in Morocco are at a normal level and there is no source for concern, reassured the World Health Organisation and Morocco’s health ministry. WHO and the ministry issued a joint statement on the matter in response to news reports on the death of a number of citizens due to swine flu (H1N1) […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has strongly condemned an armed attack in Al Jala Hospital in Libya’s second-largest city of Benghazi, which took place on Tuesday, warning that further assaults could shutter the key facility. Although nobody was reported killed, WHO said that there had been panic among patients and health workers inside the hospital, […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has awarded to Princess Lalla Salma, Chairwoman of the Lalla Salma Foundation for Cancer Prevention and Treatment, its gold medal in recognition of her action and commitment to fighting cancer in Morocco and beyond. Princess Lalla Salma, the spouse of King Mohammed VI, is WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Promotion of […]