Health

PARIS, France (AFP) — Could delivering COVID-19 immunity directly to the nose — the area of the body via which it is most likely to be transmitted — help conquer the pandemic? The World Health Organization says […]

MUMBAI, India (AFP) — The head of the world’s largest vaccine maker said Friday it was “unethical” to give third doses of the COVID-19 vaccine while developing nations are struggling to access first and second jabs. Adar […]

WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is urging improved diagnosis and treatment of childhood cancer in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), which it describes as one of the leading causes of […]

(AFP)— Cuba said Wednesday it would seek World Health Organisation approval for two home-grown coronavirus vaccines it hopes to commercialise widely. A vetting process will start Thursday with WHO experts examining the nation’s Abdala and […]

WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The director of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) Dr Carissa Etienne, urged countries to prioritise expectant and lactating mothers for vaccinations amid concerns that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic represents a serious […]

PARIS, France (AFP) — The world has passed the grim threshold of 4.5 million COVID-19 deaths, according to an AFP tally on Monday, as the virulent Delta variant wreaks havoc globally. Since the outbreak emerged in China in December […]

St. George: August: The Ministry of Health has confirmed community spread of COVID-19 in Grenada. Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Shawn Charles said Friday that the patterns emerging from the current spike in COVID-19 cases […]

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Carissa F Etienne said the severe shortage of COVID-19 vaccines in Latin America and the Caribbean is a “wake-up call” for increased regional production of vaccines and announced the […]