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Coronavirus kills almost 15m people died in 2020 and 2021 – WHO

The coronavirus pandemic led to the deaths of around 14.9 million people globally in the past two years, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said...

If we don’t invest in water and sanitation, we risk another devastating pandemic

Coronavirus is the deadliest viral outbreak we’ve seen in over a century, but it may not be the last in our lifetime. Experts have warned...

Africa records longest-running decline in COVID-19 infections – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday, April 14, 2022, said COVID-19 cases in Africa have fallen for the past 16 weeks and deaths...

COVID-19 plunged 77m into extreme poverty in 2021 – UN report

The crippling cost of debt financing for many developing countries has hamstrung their recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, forced cutbacks in development spending, and...

COVID-19: Bed capacity utilisation drops to 0% in Lagos

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says bed capacity utilisation in the state’s public and private COVID-19 care centres has dropped...

115,500 health workers died of COVID-19 in 18 months – UN

No fewer than 115,500 health workers died from COVID-19 in 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, linked to a “systemic lack of safeguards”, according...

Nigeria, others to receive first COVID-busting vaccines in Africa

World Health Organisation (WHO) says Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia will be the first countries on the African continent to receive...

Nigeria confirms 358 cases of Lassa fever in 2022, as UK reports three deaths

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 358 cases of Lassa fever recorded across 19 states, even as the world continues to...

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New report reveals Pacific leadership on climate ahead of NDC 3.0 deadline

A new publication by the UN Climate Change Regional Collaboration Centre for Asia and the Pacific reveals that Pacific Island countries are making...
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Spain, Brazil push global action to tax the super-rich, curb inequality

Spain and Brazil on July 1, 2025, launched a joint initiative to promote higher tax contributions from the super-rich...

Groups flay abductions, killings of human rights defenders in Kenya

Human rights groups across Africa are horrified by the continued crackdown on peaceful protests and the abduction and detention...

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New report reveals Pacific leadership on climate ahead of NDC 3.0 deadline

A new publication by the UN Climate Change Regional Collaboration Centre for...

Spain, Brazil push global action to tax the super-rich, curb inequality

Spain and Brazil on July 1, 2025, launched a...
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