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China was certified as malaria-free on Wednesday by the World Health Organization, following a 70-year effort to eradicate the mosquito-borne disease. The country reported 30 million cases of the infe…

China was certified as malaria-free on Wednesday by the World Health Organization, following a 70-year effort to eradicate the mosquito-borne disease. The country reported 30 million cases of the infe…

China was certified as malaria-free on Wednesday by the World Health Organization, following a 70-year effort to eradicate the mosquito-borne disease. "We congratulate the people of China on ridding t…

The WHO said it was supporting the five remaining countries yet to start their Covid-19 immunisation campaigns, as the planet clocked up administering three billion vaccine doses on Tuesday. Vaccinati…

Russia on Tuesday reported its highest daily coronavirus death toll and Australia locked down major cities as the highly infectious Delta strain has caused mayhem around the world. Fears grew over maj…

One Spanish and two Ethiopian employees of the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) have been "brutally murdered" in Ethiopia's war-torn northern Tigray region, the organisation said Friday.…

Australia's largest city entered a two-week lockdown on Saturday to contain a sudden Covid surge, but several European nations lifted restrictions despite the global spread of a highly contagious form…

Australia's largest city Sydney entered a two-week lockdown Saturday to contain a sudden coronavirus surge and Russia's Saint Petersburg announced a record death toll, as several European nations lift…

The highly-contagious Delta variant is driving the surge in new Covid-19 infections in South Africa, the government and scientists said Saturday as the country mulled tighter restrictions. The hardest…

Australia's largest city Sydney entered a two-week lockdown on Saturday to contain a sudden Covid surge, but several European nations lifted restrictions despite the global spread of a highly contagio…

Australia's largest city Sydney entered a two-week lockdown Saturday to contain a sudden coronavirus surge and Russia's Saint Petersburg announced a record death toll, as several European nations lift…

Australia's largest city Sydney entered a two-week lockdown Saturday to contain a sudden coronavirus surge and Russia's Saint Petersburg announced a record death toll, as several European nations lift…

The highly-contagious Delta variant is causing a surge in new Covid-19 cases even in countries with high vaccination rates -- and experts warn that immunisation campaigns are in a race against time to…

A Spaniard and two Ethiopian employees of medical charity MSF have been "brutally murdered" in Ethiopia's war-torn northern Tigray region, the organisation said in a statement Friday. The trio "were t…

One Spanish two Ethiopian employees of medical charity MSF have been "brutally murdered" in Ethiopia's war-torn northern Tigray region, the organisation said Friday. The trio "were travelling yesterda…

The head of the WHO on Friday condemned the Ethiopian airstrike on a market in his native Tigray, which killed at least 64 people, saying attacks on civilians were "completely unacceptable". World Hea…

The heads of the global health, IP and trade agencies on Thursday announced a joint platform to help countries plug the gaps in accessing Covid-19 vaccines, treatments and technologies. The leaders of…

As the process to appoint a new Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) gets underway, United Nations Member States must consider a change in leadership at the WHO, according to AIDS H…

As the process to appoint a new Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) gets underway, United Nations Member States must consider a change in leadership at the WHO, according to AIDS H…

South Africa is set to host a "technology transfer hub" for coronavirus vaccines to scale up production know-how in Africa's worst-hit nation, President Cyril Ramaphosa said Monday. Ramaphosa said Fre…