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Expiry date and shelf life of the AstraZeneca Covishield vaccine produced by the Serum Institute of India

Expiry date and shelf life of the AstraZeneca Covishield vaccine produced by the Serum Institute of India

The WHO Regional Office for Africa wishes to provide clarification…
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What fuels unproven COVID-19 therapies?

What fuels the use of unproven COVID-19 therapies?

The emergence of COVID-19 and the pandemic have raised many…
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Risks and challenges in Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Risks and challenges in Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Africa’s largest-ever vaccination drive is well under way. Forty-nine…
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Rapid tests up Zimbabwe’s COVID-19 diagnosis

Rapid tests up Zimbabwe’s COVID-19 diagnosis

Zimbabwe has upscaled the use of antigen rapid diagnostic tests …
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WR (Left) with the Honorable Minister of Federal Capital Territory Mohammed Musa Bello

Nigeria’s FCT Minister pledges support for implementation of Polio Transition Plan to sustain legacy

Abuja, 12 May, 2021 - With the imminent accelerated Polio Programme…
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Joining forces to tackle the Ebola Infodemic in Guinea

Joining forces to tackle the Ebola Infodemic in Guinea

On a sultry morning in early March in the small town of Gouécké in…
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A health worker receiving their first dose on day one of the vaccination

Ebola vaccination starts in Sierra Leone to prevent new outbreak

Freetown, 11 May 2021 – Ebola vaccination kicked off today in Sierra…
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New vaccination centre to reduce crowding in a COVID-19 context and ease vaccination services for nursing mothers and their babies at the CHU Tanambao-Diego in the Diana region.

Easing Routine Vaccination during COVID-19 in Madagascar

Young Sylvania Randriambelo breastfeeds her 2-month-old baby, as she…
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