WHO concerned about increase in severe cases of Covid-19 in China
GENEVA, Dec 22 — The rising number of severe cases of Covid-19 in China is of great concern, and the World Health Organisation (WHO) is...
WHO says Covid-19 mortality dropped 90 pct since Feb
MOSCOW, Nov 10 — Deaths caused by Covid-19 globally have decreased by almost 90 per cent compared with February, although the rates of testing and...
Tuberculosis deaths rose during Covid-19 pandemic, reversing years of decline — WHO
GENEVA, Oct 28 — Global deaths from tuberculosis are estimated to have increased between 2019 and 2021, reversing years of decline as the Covid-19 pandemic...
WHO warns against Covid-19 complacency, urges life-saving action
GENEVA, Sept 23 — The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday warned again against complacency in fighting Covid-19, urging for coordinated action and political commitments...
Monkeypox outbreak constitutes global health emergency – WHO
REUTERS, July 23 — The rapidly spreading monkeypox outbreak represents a global health emergency, the World Health Organization’s highest level of alert, WHO Director-General Tedros...
Fate of ancient Athens guides WHO at gathering to plan for next pandemic
LONDON/GENEVA, May 23 — Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organization director general (WHO), will have history on his mind when he hosts almost 200...
WHO says global rise in Covid-19 cases is ‘tip of the iceberg’
GENEVA, March 17 — Figures showing a global rise in Covid-19 cases could herald a much bigger problem as some countries also report a drop...
Global Covid-19 cases surpass 55 million, WHO “extremely concerned”
NEW YORK/GENEVA, Nov 17 — Global Covid-19 cases topped 55 million on Tuesday, according to the Centre for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins...
184 countries and economies have joined Covax: WHO chief
GENEVA, Oct 20 — A total of 184 countries and economies have now joined Covax, an international initiative co-led by the World Health Organisation (WHO)...