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WHO research shows COVID-19 vaccines still crucial in preventing severe illness

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says its new research shows up-to-date vaccination remains the most effective way to prevent severe COVID-19 illness. WHO said while...

Moderna files patent suit against BioNTech, Pfizer for COVID vaccine

U.S. biotech company Moderna dragged German rival BioNTech and its partner pharmaceutical giant Pfizer to court over alleged patent infringements in the development of...

Nigerian govt cautioned against accepting Philip Morris’ COVID-19 vaccine

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has alerted the Nigerian government to the possibility of the Canadian government approaching it to accept...

UNGA President welcomes technology to produce COVID-19 vaccine in Africa

The President of the 76th Session of UN General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid, on Friday, February 18, 2022, welcomed the announcement of six countries on...

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...

U.S. donates 5m doses of J&J vaccine to Africa

U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, said U.S. has donated an additional five million doses of the Johnson &...

ADB approves $95m loan to Cambodia for COVID-19 vaccine purchase

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan of $95 million for the Cambodian government to purchase COVID-19 vaccines from 2022 to 2023,...

Africa vaccine production long term project, says CDC

Director, Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), John Nkengasong, on Thursday, february 10, 2022, said Africa’s vaccine production would be a long...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on land could be exposed to multiple types of climate-driven extreme...
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Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have called for African-led solutions to climate change, as its impacts...

Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 countries – Report 

The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises on Friday, April 24, revealed that two-thirds of all people facing high...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

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Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

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