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New York: While reported COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to decline, Omicron sub-variants are driving an increase in the Americas and Africa, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, noting the disparity between profits being made, and treatments available in the developing world. more
WHO warns of worsening obesity ‘epidemic’ in Europe

New York: Obesity rates have reached “epidemic” proportions across Europe and are still rising, the World Health Organization (WHO) Office for the region said in a report publ ...

China reopens makeshift hospitals in Beijing to tackle possible COVID-19 surge

Beijing: China has resurrected Beijing's makeshift hospitals to handle the possible COVID-19 surge in the capital, media reports said on Monday.

WHO calls for end to ‘insidious’ online marketing of baby formula

New York: The $55 billion baby formula industry must end exploitative online marketing targeting parents, particularly mothers, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new report pu ...

Ebola vaccination campaign begins in DR Congo to counter new outbreak

New York: An Ebola vaccination campaign has begun in northwest Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), to halt the spread of a deadly new outbreak in the country, where the disease is end ...

Shanghai's battle against COVID-19 continues as 51 more deaths recorded

Shanghai: There seems to be no respite from COVID-19 outbreak in China as Shanghai city added 51 new deaths recently, media reports said.

Working towards a malaria-free world

New York: Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the past year has seen “significant breakthroughs in malaria prevention and control”, a senior official of the UN health agency said o ...

New Ebola outbreak declared in the Democratic Republic of Congo

New York: The health authorities of the African nation declared a new outbreak of Ebola after a case was confirmed in Mbandaka, a city in the north-western Equateur Province, the World He ...

Japanese drugmaker Shionogi claims its COVID pill shows rapid clearance of virus

Tokyo: Japanese drug maker Shionogi & Co., Ltd. on Sunday announced new results from two late-breaking presentations of S-217622 at the 32nd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology ...

Cook Islands records first COVID-19 death

The South Pacific nation of the Cook Islands on Saturday registered its first death due to COVID-19.