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Monkeypox outbreak can be stopped, if world take risks seriously: WHO chie
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 27 (ANI): The Monkeypox outbreak can be stopped, if the world takes the risks seriously, said World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday amid the rising number of cases.
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Risk of Monkeypox emergence in non-endemic countries 'real': Tedros
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 9 (ANI): Amid a surge in Monkeypox infections, director-general of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged affected countries to identify all cases and contacts to control the outbreak in an address on Wednesday.
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WHO chief, Taliban delegation discuss 'dire' health crisis in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 10 (ANI): World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday said that he met the 10-member Taliban delegation headed by health minister Qalander Ebad and discussed the "dire" health and humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
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WHO chief raises concern over low COVID-19 vaccination rate in Africa
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 16 (ANI): Amid the spread of new COVID-19 variant Omicron, World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday raised concern over the low vaccination rate in Africa.
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'Toxic mix' of low Covid vaccination, testing rates recipe for amplifying
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 1 (ANI): Amid the spread of new coronavirus variant Omicron, World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday said the world has a "toxic mix" of low vaccine coverage and very low testing - a recipe for breeding and amplifying va
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Union health minister speaks with WHO chief, discusses pandemic management
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday held a telephonic conversation with World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and discussed various issues related to health, including pandemic management and WHO reforms.
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WHO warns of 'early stages' of COVID-19 third wave amid Delta variant surg
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 15 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday warned the world about the 'early stages' of COVID-19 third wave amid Delta surge.
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WHO chief asks China to cooperate with probe into origins of COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 13 (ANI): World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Ghebreyesus has called on China to cooperate with the ongoing investigation into the origins of the COVID-19 amid renewed call to further probe the virus.
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WHO warns unequal COVID-19 vaccine distribution can lead to global risk
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 20 (ANI): World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday urged countries and drugmakers to help speed up the manufacture and distribution of vaccines across the globe, warning that the world could be "back at square one" if some coun
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WHO chief lauds India, PM Modi for support to global COVID-19 response
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 23 (ANI): World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Saturday expressed gratitude to India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for continued support to the global COVID-19 response against the pandemic.
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WHO chief thanks Biden for membership U-turn, US joining ACT Accelerator,
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 21 (ANI/Sputnik): World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday thanked new US President Joe Biden for honouring his pledge to U-turn on its membership status and join the organization's vaccine access initiatives.
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PM Modi, WHO D-G discuss global collaboration against COVID-19, role of tr
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held a telephone conversation on Wednesday with Director-General of World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and discussed ongoing global collaboration for countering the COVID-19 pandemic
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