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WHO Authorizes Second Malaria Vaccine for Children WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the U.N. health agency was approving the new malaria vaccine based on the advice of two expert groups, recommending its use in children at risk of the disease. “As a malaria researcher, I used to dream of the day we would have a safe and effective vaccine against malaria. Now we have two,” Tedros said.

1 year ago Shahid Siddiqui

The World Health Organization authorized a second malaria vaccine on Monday, a decision that could offer countries a cheaper and...

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Cyclone Freddy deepens cholera risks in worst-hit countries: WHO The devastation by tropical cyclone Freddy is exposing major health risks in the hardest-hit southern African countries, amid the ongoing and exacerbated cholera outbreaks across the continent, warned the World Health Organisation (WHO).

2 years ago Shahid Siddiqui

Brazzaville: The devastation by tropical cyclone Freddy is exposing major health risks in the hardest-hit southern African countries, amid the...

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78 mn kids at risk in Nigeria from water-related threats: Unicef A total of 78 million children are at the highest risk from a convergence of water-related threats in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, the Unicef has warned.

2 years ago Shahid Siddiqui

Abuja: A total of 78 million children are at the highest risk from a convergence of water-related threats in Nigeria,...

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Google Says It Has Cracked a Quantum Computing Challenge With New Chip

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Syria’s Descent: From Democracy’s Promise to an Extremist Stronghold

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South Korea’s Yoon Survives Impeachment Move, But Party Leader Says President Will Resign

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Assad Under Threat as Syrian Rebels Draw Closer

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