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WHO, 6 August 2021
The World Health Organization (WHO) has been made aware of correspondences being circulated by scammers (acting under the name of Capital Finance, Inc. London), falsely notifying… Read more »
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Africa: Record Weekly Covid-19 Deaths in Africa
WHO, 5 August 2021
Weekly COVID-19 deaths in Africa reached a record peak in the week that ended on 1 August, marking the highest seven-day toll since the onset of the pandemic in the continent, new… Read more »
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Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Media Briefing On Covid - 4 August 2021
WHO, 4 August 2021
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening. Read more »
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Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Member State Information Session On Origins
WHO, 16 July 2021
Honourable Ministers, Excellencies, dear colleagues and friends, Read more »
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WHO, 21 July 2021
My sister Dr Ngozi, dear Mr Tang, Read more »
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Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the Media Briefing On Covid-19 - 30 July 2021
WHO, 30 July 2021
In Africa, deaths have increased by 80% over the same period. Much of this increase is being driven by the highly-transmissible Delta variant, which has now been detected in at… Read more »
WHO Warns of Fraudulent 'Covid-19 Compensation Lottery' Scam
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned of a scam circulated by a company named Capital Finance, Inc. London where recipients are sent messages alleging them to be the winners of a U.S.$1 million lottery payment meant to compensate for financial losses during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The WHO also warned that the "Covid-19 Lottery Compensation Prize" alleged to be associated with the Internationl Monetary Fund and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The scammers, according to the WHO, are based in London and claim to be a financial management firm. They have also claimed to be partnered with the WHO, with the global health body denies.
A WHO statement read: "The WHO seeks to warn the public at large that the Covid-19 Lottery Compensation Prize" is a fraudulent scam ... The organisation is not offering or conducting a lottery prize to compensate individuals."
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