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WHO seeks to raise awareness of virus safety in Africa

[ad_1] YAOUNDE, Cameroon The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a new coronavirus safety awareness campaign targeting the African youth population. The Mask Up initiative was unveiled Thursday in an online briefing by Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Africa Regional Director. “Wearing masks can save lives. This is why WHO today …

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WHO launches a strategy to eliminate cervical cancer

[ad_1] Health HOPE – The World Health Organization wants to generalize access to vaccination, screening and treatment against cervical cancer and plans to save 5 million lives by 2050. 2020-11-17T06: 05: 42.952 + 01: 00 – PG with AFP Save more than 5 million lives by 2050? This is the …

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The Moderna vaccine generates global hope

[ad_1] Biotech company Moderna announced on Monday that its possible Covid-19 vaccine is 94% effective and thus becomes the second option, along with Pfizer’s, to launch a mass vaccination campaign against the coronavirus in 2021 – in authorities should approve it – something that has raised market hopes that the …

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WHO alarm over the news of Moderna’s COVID vaccine

[ad_1] “We continue to receive encouraging news about vaccines and remain cautiously optimistic that new tools will begin to arrive in the coming months,” said Ghebreyesus, following the announcement that the coronavirus vaccine from US pharmaceutical company Moderna has efficacy of almost 95%. “But now is not the time to …

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