WHO Archives - Airspace Africa https://airspace-africa.com/tag/who/ Latest news and insights from the aviation and travel industry in Africa Wed, 08 Dec 2021 17:32:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://airspace-africa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cropped-African-Airspace-Logo-Favicon-01-32x32.png WHO Archives - Airspace Africa https://airspace-africa.com/tag/who/ 32 32 Blanket Travel Bans will Disincentivize Data Reporting. IATA calls on Governments to Rescind https://airspace-africa.com/2021/12/08/blanket-travel-bans-will-disincentivize-data-reporting-iata-calls-on-governments-to-rescind/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=blanket-travel-bans-will-disincentivize-data-reporting-iata-calls-on-governments-to-rescind https://airspace-africa.com/2021/12/08/blanket-travel-bans-will-disincentivize-data-reporting-iata-calls-on-governments-to-rescind/#respond Wed, 08 Dec 2021 17:32:18 +0000 https://airspace-africa.com/?p=4588 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for governments to follow World Health Organization (WHO) advice and immediately rescind travel bans that were introduced in response to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. Public health organizations, including the WHO, have advised against travel curbs to contain the spread of Omicron. WHO advice for international traffic [...]

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]]> https://airspace-africa.com/2021/12/08/blanket-travel-bans-will-disincentivize-data-reporting-iata-calls-on-governments-to-rescind/feed/ 0 IATA Warns Against Prohibitive Costs of Testing, Recommends WHO Guidelines https://airspace-africa.com/2021/07/22/iata-warns-against-prohibitive-costs-of-testing-recommends-who-guidelines/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iata-warns-against-prohibitive-costs-of-testing-recommends-who-guidelines https://airspace-africa.com/2021/07/22/iata-warns-against-prohibitive-costs-of-testing-recommends-who-guidelines/#respond Thu, 22 Jul 2021 13:51:37 +0000 https://airspace-africa.com/?p=2559 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments to take action to address the high cost of COVID-19 tests in many jurisdictions and urged flexibility in permitting the use of cost-effective antigen tests as an alternative to more expensive PCR tests. IATA also recommended governments adopt recent World Health Organization (WHO) guidance to consider [...]

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