Doctors renew lobby for Ivermectin in COVID war

Annan, Kofi Atta

Annan, Kofi Atta kō´fē ä´tä ăn´ən [key] 1938–, Ghanaian diplomat, secretary-general of the United Nations (1997–2006), b. Kumasi. The scion of a family of Fante chieftains, he studied at Macalester College, St. Paul, Minn. (grad. 1961), and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Ebay Donates Nearly $10 Million For Domestic and International COVID-19 Relief Efforts

“And so, we felt it was critical to meet the moment and provide an unprecedented level of funding from the eBay Foundation to underrepresented entrepreneurs and small businesses who make our communities what they

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Three weeks after opening, Georgia business owners chart their own course forward | The Atlanta Voice

All eyes were on Georgia three weeks ago as the state became one of the first to allow some businesses to open their doors, welcoming customers back after weeks under a coronavirus

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Clinical Research: On the Frontlines of Diversity and Inclusion

The importance of clinical research is widely recognized and while many decide to participate in clinical trials, there is a lack of representation of individuals from underserved

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Africa: WHO Urges Caution As Countries in Africa Ease Lockdowns

Many countries implemented lockdowns and key public health measures early and these appear to have helped slow down the spread of the

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UN virus therapy trial pauses hydroxychloroquine testing

GENEVA, Switzerland (AP) — The World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday that it will temporarily drop hydroxychloroquine — the anti-malarial drug US President Trump says he is taking — from its global study into experimental COVID-19 treatments, saying that its experts need to review all

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COVID-19 could linger for years, African govts must sit up - WHO warns

Major African stats: May 9 as of 7:00

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UK gives US$3.8m for COVID-19 response in Caribbean

THE United Kingdom has agreed to contribute three million pounds (US$3.8m) to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to help eight countries of the Caribbean – Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Lucia, and St Vincent and the Grenadines – contain the spread of

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Tufton credits flattening of COVID-19 curve to early response

MINISTER of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton has credited the Government's policy measures, including early planning and response to perceived threats, in enabling the country to flatten the coronairus (COVID-19) curve up to this

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Obama Emerges as Central Figure in 2020 Presidential Race

In recent days, Trump and his allies have aggressively pushed conspiracy theories about Obama designed to fire up the president’s conservative base, taint Biden by association and distract from the glut of grim health and economic news from the coronavirus

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Africa: 'Coronavirus - Malnutrition Could Be Deepened in Africa'

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday warned that the potential impact of COVID -19 on food security in Africa is likely to exacerbate the already existing burden of

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Study: New injectable PrEP prevents HIV infections

In the study, a large and carefully-designed trial, injections every two months of cabotegravir stopped seven out 10 (69 per cent) more HIV infections than what has been up till now, state-of-the-art PrEP, namely a daily dose of the pill formerly known as

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What's Going On | New York Carib News

On May 19, COVID-19 stats: More than 1,523,780 Americans have been infected; and more than 91,000 Americans have died, out of a population of 330

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How a Clinical Trial Participant Became an Advocate for the Sickle Cell Community

Shauna Whisenton was once an individual living with sickle cell disease

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Kenya: Did Kenya Make the Right Move in Importing Drug?

They included antiretrovirals and other essential drugs as well as hydroxychloroquine, an

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Africa: COVID-19 Cases Across the Continent Exceed 88 Thousand

South Africa has the most reported cases – 16,433, with deaths numbering

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Most US states fall short of recommended testing levels | Dallas Weekly

As businesses reopened Friday in more of the U.S., an overwhelming majority of states still fall short of the COVID-19 testing levels that public health experts say are necessary to safely ease lockdowns and avoid another deadly wave of outbreaks, according to an Associated Press

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Africa: Seven Ways We Are Making Ourselves Sick (And How We Can Stop)

The World Health Organization attributes 23 per cent of all deaths to unhealthy environments; and this year, the top five risks cited in the World Economic Forum's Global Risk Report were all related to the

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Africa: At Least 80 Million Children Under One at Risk of Diseases Such as Diphtheria, Measles and Polio as COVID-19 Disrupts Routine Vaccination Efforts, Warn Gavi, WHO and UNICEF

This stark warning comes from the World Health Organization, UNICEF and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance ahead of the Global Vaccine Summit on 4 June, at which world leaders will come together to help maintain immunization programmes and mitigate the impact of the pandemic in lower-income

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Trump goes golfing as U.S. reopens, coronavirus death toll nears 100,000

The motorcade for President Donald Trump arrives at Trump National Golf Club, Saturday, May 23, 2020, in Sterling, Va. (AP Photo/Alex

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Stocks Rise On Wall Street, But US Braces For 100,000 Deaths | Afro

By MATT OTT, TED SHAFFREY and LISA MARIE PANE, Associated Press

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Africa: Can Africa Rescue the World?

The scientists got critical support from the government and the President Andry Rajoelina openly boasted that his country was ready to export it to the rest of the

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Africa: COVID-19 Could Deepen Food Insecurity, Malnutrition in Africa

Brazzaville — The World Health Organization (WHO) today expressed concern at the potential impact of COVID-19 on food security, which is likely to exacerbate the already considerable burden of malnutrition in

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Uganda: Athletes Urged Sustain Discipline, Consistency in Fighting COVID-19

For now, National Council of Sports (NCS) - according to general secretary Dr. Bernard Patrick Ogwel - has constituted an eight-man committee chaired by NCS board member Dr George Galiwango, which started this week to "formulate standard operating procedures that will determine whether sports will

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South Africa coronavirus: US gives 1,000 ventilators; cases pass 11,000

Key statistics as at May 12, data from National Institute For Communicable Diseases, NICD

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Why falling vulture population can cause health crisis

Scientists warn that without the birds, human beings risk contracting zoonotic diseases such as rabies, Middle East Respiratory Sydrome Coronavirus (MERS-COV), anthrax and a host of other diseases that are transferable to humans by

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AU, Madagascar to test herbal Covid-19 remedy

The African Union (AU) will test the controversial herbal remedy for Covid-19 from

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Doja Cat Responds After Being Accused of Joking with White Supremacists and Mocking Sandra Bland's Death In Song

Doja Cat took to social media in recent days to address the backlash that she received for one of her old

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How a clinical trial participant became an advocate for the Sickle Cell community

Shauna Whisenton was once an individual living with sickle cell disease

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Migrant street vendors band together in Spain

Before the coronavirus outbreak, people visiting the crowded streets in the city center of Barcelona used to see street vendors trying to make a living by selling everything from beer to beach

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