Germany pledges more money for WHO after U.S. withdrawal
Germany plans to support the World Health Organization with an additional 2 million euro following the U.S. withdrawal from the international organization, …
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WHO asks U.S. to resume aid funding
The United States' pause on foreign aid contributions is having a serious impact on global health, World Health Organization …
WHO certifies Georgia as malaria-free country
The Georgian Health Ministry announced the World Health Organisation had officially certified Georgia as a malaria-free country, following the latter’s …
Russia creates Marburg virus vaccine
The Russian Consumer Watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, announced the State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology Vector has created a vaccine for Marburg fever, which has successfully completed preclinical trials, demonstrating its …
Kazakh Health Ministry issues statement on Marburg virus
The Ministry of Health of Kazakhstan is tightening control due to Marburg virus due to the WHO warning on a new dangerous infection, chief …
Dangerous Marburg virus: WHO warns of new epidemic
Rwanda is currently battling an outbreak of the Marburg virus, but it may have already reached Europe, the World Health Organization said. …
WHO: more and more people at risk of illness due to lack of exercise
Almost 1.8 billion adults are at risk of diseases such as cancer, stroke, dementia and diabetes due to a lack of exercise - and the situation is getting worse, according to a report. The new study from World Health Organisation (WHO) …
First fatal human case of new bird flu strain identified
A person with prior health complications who had contracted bird flu died in Mexico in April and the source of exposure to the virus was unknown, the World …
WHO urges wearing masks and getting vaccinated
Coronavirus statistics have worsened in recent weeks
New global coronavirus cases rise by 52% in past month
New global coronavirus cases rose by 52% between November 20 and December 17 compared to the previous four weeks, the World Health Organization (WHO) …
Russia and WHO agree on joint activities
Russia’s Health Ministry maintains relations with the World Health Organization (WHO), Russian Health Minister Mikhail …
WHO: pandemic ‘even deadlier’ than COVID is coming
The World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that the world must prepare for the next pandemic, which could be “even deadlier” than the COVID-19 pandemic. In a meeting of the World Health …
WHO ends global health emergency
Although the crisis phase is over, the current global situation with coronavirus still requires vigilance, the World Health Organization notes
WHO sets out two-year COVID policy
The World Health Organization published its new two-year strategy for fighting COVID-19, seeking to help countries move from emergency mode to a long-term prevention and control strategy. Tha aim is "to support countries as they …
WHO: coronavirus getting less deadly
Globally, over 3.7 million new cases and over 26 000 COVID-19 deaths were reported in the last 28 days (20 February to 19 March 2023), a decrease of 31% and 46%, respectively, compared to the previous 28 days, according to the World Health …
WHO hopes COVID-19 pandemic ends this year
World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he hopes the coronavirus pandemic will end in 2023, according to a …
WHO: Turkey, Syria earthquakes ‘worst natural disaster’ in century
The powerful earthquakes that struck central Turkey and northwest Syria just over a week ago are the "worst natural disaster in the WHO European Region for a century," said Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization's regional …
WHO: COVID-19 remains global health emergency
The coronavirus remains a global health emergency, the World Health Organization chief said, after a key advisory panel found the pandemic may be nearing an “inflexion point” where higher levels of immunity can lower virus-related …
WHO to assess whether COVID-19 pandemic officially over
The World Health Organization (WHO) will meet this week to assess whether Covid-19 is officially moving out of the pandemic phase. "Almost three years on from declaring a public emergency of international concern, our …
'Immediate action' urged after toxic cough syrup deaths
The World Health Organization has called for "immediate and concerted action" to protect children from contaminated medicines after a spate of child deaths linked to cough syrups last year. In 2022, more than 300 children - …
