On Thursday, June 16, Azerbaijani Prime Minister Ali Asadov and Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus held a meeting in Baku. During the meeting, the reforms carried out in the healthcare …
The World Health Organization announced that it will rename the monkeypox virus, which has infected more than 1,600 people in 39 countries this year, after a group of scientists voiced concerns that the name could be stigmatizing. …
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been re-elected as Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) for his second five-year term. This decision was made by the 75th World Health Assembly today. Voting on the …
COVID-19 incidence is growing in nearly 70 world nations amid the decreasing testing rates, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Sunday and called achieving a vaccination coverage of at least …
Covid cases are on the rise in more than 50 countries around the world, and the main impetus for this growth is provided by the variants of the omicron strain, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health …
WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the coronavirus pandemic is still far from over. "It’s pleasing to now see a downward trend in reported deaths, which last week were the lowest in more than two …
The head of the World Health Organization on Monday urged countries to work together to bring the acute phase of the pandemic to an end, saying that they now have all the tools available to do so. "The COVID-19 pandemic is now …
The simultaneous circulation of the Delta and Omicron variants of the coronavirus is creating a "tsunami of cases", World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news briefing on Wednesday. …
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus have discussed the registration of Russia’s vaccine Sputnik V, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said. "On …
The World Health Organization has urged people to cancel some of their holiday plans to protect public health, as the Omicron variant spreads globally. "An event cancelled is better than a life cancelled," said WHO head Tedros …
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading faster than the Delta variant and is causing infections in people already vaccinated or who have recovered from the COVID-19 disease, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom …
COVID-19 vaccines appear to have become slightly less effective in preventing severe disease and death but do provide "significant protection", the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. The Omicron variant …
At least 23 countries have reported identifying the Omicron variant of Covid-19, which was first detected in South Africa, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, said on Wednesday. "At least …
The World Health Organization (WHO) agreed on Wednesday to launch negotiations on an international pact to prevent and control future pandemics at a time when the world is gearing up to battle the new Omicron variant of coronavirus. …
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that it's the inequity in access to vaccines and inconsistent use of public health measures is prolonging the coronavirus pandemic. "The global inequity in …
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that 150 contacts, and four high-risk contacts, have been identified after a patient in Guinea was found to have the Marburg virus, marking the first time it has …
WHO director-general Tedros Adhnom Ghebreyesus said the world is now in a period of real danger due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "The world is now in a period of real danger. Many of the gains we have made are now being …
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called for a moratorium on administering booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines as a way to help ensure that doses are available in countries where few people have received their first shots. …
The World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned about the possibility of a new novel coronavirus strain that would be more dangerous than the delta variant. "The more transmission, the more …
Head of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has acknowledged it was premature to rule out a potential link between the Covid-19 pandemic and a laboratory leak, and said he was asking China to be more transparent as …
