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WHO monitors dire health impact of Ukraine dam destruction
The World Health Organization said Thursday it was rushing in supplies and upping surveillance after Ukraine’s dam disaster, amid an increased threat ... World News -
Rich countries should play bigger role in fighting pandemics: WHO
Richer countries should be asked to better pull their weight in helping the world cope with pandemics, according to a new draft of a treaty being ... World News -
WHO fears more deaths in Sudan due to outbreaks, downfall of services
The World Health Organization (WHO) expects “many more” deaths in Sudan due to outbreaks of disease and a lack of essential services amid fighting, ... Middle East -
WHO to consider adding obesity drugs to ‘essential’ medicines list
Drugs that combat obesity could for the first time be included on the World Health Organization’s “essential medicines list,” used to guide government ... World News -
WHO investigating connection between cough syrup deaths, considers advice for parents
The World Health Organization (WHO) is investigating whether there is any connection between manufacturers whose contaminated cough syrups have been ... World News -
WHO receives COVID-19 data from China after reporting gap
The World Health Organization (WHO) received data from China on new COVID-19 hospitalizations after a reporting gap, with figures on Thursday showing ... Coronavirus -
Lightning kills 907 in India as extreme weather surges in 2022: Government data
India saw a big jump in extreme weather events such as heatwaves and lightning strikes this year and related deaths rose to their highest in three ... World News -
WHO experts split on monkeypox emergency ahead of decision: Sources
Members of a World Health Organization (WHO) expert group are split over whether the monkeypox outbreak represents a global health emergency, but the ... World News -
WHO calls for access to Mariupol
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday called for humanitarian access to Ukraine’s besieged city of Mariupol, and said over 90 attacks on ... World News -
WHO says million Afghan children at risk of dying amid acute malnutrition
Around 3.2 million children are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition in Afghanistan by the end of this year, with 1 million of them at risk of ... World News -
Expo 2020 Dubai: WHO chief urges more COVID-19 vaccine help for poor nations
The head of the World Health Organization has used Expo 2020 Dubai as a platform to praise global cooperation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic but ... Coronavirus -
Plans for African COVID-19 vaccine production hubs could be ‘revolutionary’
Plans for Africa’s first independent COVID-19 vaccine production hubs could revolutionize the global vaccine industry but will depend on the ... Coronavirus -
Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine proved to be safe, effective for uses - Tedros
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WHO sounds alarm on global midwife shortage, UAE experts urge more to consider career
Medical experts in the United Arab Emirates say there is an urgent need for more people in the region to consider becoming midwives, amid a new report ... Gulf -
India accounted for one in four COVID-19 deaths globally last week: WHO
India accounted for 46 percent of the new COVID-19 cases recorded worldwide last week and one in four of deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) ... Coronavirus -
WHO worries COVID-19 could worsen during Ramadan
The World Health Organization expressed concern Wednesday that the COVID-19 pandemic could worsen in the Middle East and North Africa during the ... Coronavirus -
World leaders call for new pandemic treaty to help track rising threats
Leaders from 23 countries, the EU and WHO on Tuesday backed a push for a new global treaty to better prepare the world to tackle future pandemics.The ... Coronavirus -
WHO approves Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency listing
The World Health Organization on Friday approved the emergency listing of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, giving its seal of approval to ... Coronavirus -
No reason to stop using AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine: WHO
The World Health Organization said Friday there was no reason to stop using AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine after several European countries suspended ... Coronavirus -
China to continue working with WHO to on COVID-19 origins investigation
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said the country would continue to work with the World Health Organization (WHO) in trying to find the origins of COVID-19, ... Coronavirus -
WHO-led COVID-19 probe team investigates animal health facility in China
A team of investigators led by the World Health Organization (WHO) arrived on Tuesday at an animal health facility in China’s central city of Wuhan in ... Coronavirus -
WHO: Too early for Europe to ease coronavirus-related restrictions
The World Health Organization’s European branch on Thursday said it is too early to ease virus restrictions in Europe despite a drop in new cases in ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: WHO issues new clinical advice on treating COVID-19 patients
The World Health Organization (WHO) issued fresh clinical advice on Tuesday for treating COVID-19 patients, including those displaying persistent ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Probe finds China, World Health Org could have acted more quickly
The World Health Organization and Beijing could have acted faster when COVID-19 first surfaced in China, a group investigating the global response has ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Wear masks indoors if poor ventilation, says World Health Organization
The World Health Organization on Wednesday recommended wearing facemasks when indoors with other people, if the ventilation has been deemed inadequate ... World News -
Coronavirus: WHO head says not to ‘politicize probe of virus origins’
The World Health Organization’s director-general urged countries on Monday not to politicize the hunt for the origins of the novel coronavirus as that ... Coronavirus -
Two million coronavirus deaths ‘likely’ without collective action: WHO
Two million COVID-19 fatalities are “very likely” without relentless global action to combat the disease, the World Health Organization said Friday.As ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: COVID-19 pandemic not seasonal and is ‘one big wave,’ WHO says
The World Health Organization on Tuesday warned against complacency about new coronavirus transmission in the northern hemisphere summer, saying that ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: WHO sees ‘intense transmission’ in relatively few countries
The World Health Organization is seeing intense transmission of the coronavirus in relatively few countries, its chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, ... Coronavirus -
COVID-19 vaccines should be made public for global good: WHO director-general
Political leaders should work to make COVID-19 vaccines accessible to everyone for the global public good, said World Health Organization (WHO) ... Coronavirus