Health

Shielding China, Screwing Up COVID-19 Response: WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus under fire

The World Health Organization (WHO), the UN arm responsible for international public health, has been called out by many over the way it handled the ongoing outbreak of the COVID 19 in its effort to shield China. A petition demanding the resignation of its chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who hails from Ethiopia, has now earned nearly a quarter of a million signatures, signalling a growing discontent against the man and his esteemed organisation which now faces an unprecedented credibility crisis. more

WHO working closely with Turkey to protect Northwestern Syria from COVID-19 - official

Moscow/Sputnik The World Health Organization (WHO) is coordinating closely with Turkey to prevent the spreading of COVID-19 into northwestern Syria, including on samples processing in Tur ...

COVID19: WHO shamed again for backing China after official refuses to recognise Taiwan

Geneva/Taipei: The World Health Organization (WHO), which is under fire for its alleged efforts to protect China over the transmission of coronavirus, has been slammed again for its bias ...

Amidst pandemic, now is the time for action to also beat tuberculosis, urges WHO

New York : As countries across the world grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Health agency reminded everyone on Tuesday, World Tuberculosis Day 2020, that TB remains the world&rsqu ...

Coronavirus update: WHO and world football launch ‘kick out coronavirus’ campaign, as millions sign up to WhatsApp helpline

New York : A new awareness-raising campaign, led by the world’s top football stars, called ‘Pass the message to kick out coronavirus’, was launched on Monday by the UN h ...

COVID-19: WHO working on supply pipeline for protective equipment and tests

New York/IBNS: For the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak began last December, China has reported no domestic cases of the disease, the head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) ...

UN health chief announces global ‘solidarity trial’ to jumpstart search for COVID-19 treatment

New York: Just 60 days after the genetic sequence of COVID-19 was shared by China, the first vaccine trial has begun, the UN health chief said on Wednesday, calling it “an incredibl ...

Number of people infected with novel coronavirus globally exceeds 191,000 - WHO

Moscow/Sputnik: Over 15,100 people have gotten infected with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) globally over the past day, bringing the total number of confirmed cases above 191,10 ...

Almost 11,000 new COVID-19 cases, 343 fatalities registered worldwide over past day - WHO

Geneva/Sputnik: The World Health Organization (WHO) said it had registered 10,982 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) worldwide within the past 24 hours, with 343 pe ...