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"We remain concerned...": WHO Chief Tedros on Covid situation in China
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday said that the global body remains concerned over the evolving situation in China as the COVID-19 infections witness a new spike in the country after curbs were eased.
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WHO chief again asks China to share requested data on COVID-19
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Three years after its emergence in China's Wuhan, exactly how SARS-CoV-2 first emerged as a respiratory pathogen capable of sustained human-to-human transmission remains the subject of active debate.
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WHO chief asks China to share requested data to probe origins of Covid-19
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"We continue to call on China to share the data and conduct the studies that we have requested, to better understand the origins of this virus," the WHO chief told a media briefing, as quoted in a statement on the organization's website.
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Not just vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics key to deal with outbreak
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Soumya Swaminathan, the World Health Organization's former chief scientist on Tuesday laid emphasis that it is important not to forget the use of diagnostics and therapeutics, along with the development of vaccines to deal with any future virus.
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Injuries and violence cause 12,000 deaths worldwide each day: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
As reflected in a new WHO report, Preventing injuries and violence: an overview, 3 of the top 5 causes of death among people aged 5-29 years are injury-related, namely road traffic injuries, homicide and suicide.
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Three candidate Ebola vaccines in Uganda to be shipped next week: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Uganda is going through a major outbreak of the deadly disease, and there have been 141 confirmed cases to date, and 22 probable cases, the UN News reported.
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WHO Chief expresses gratitude to PM Modi for collaboration on building glo
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed gratitude to PM Modi for collaborating with WHO on building the global traditional health centre.
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Global disparity in access to essential vaccines in demand by wealthy nati
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Approximately 16 billion vaccine doses, worth USD 141 billion, were supplied in 2021, almost three times the 2019 market volume (5.8 billion) and nearly three-and-a-half times the 2019 market value (USD 38 billion). The increase was primarily driven by COVID-19 vaccines, showing the incredib
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Health must be front, centre in COP27 climate change talks: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
WHO believes the conference must conclude with progress on the four key goals of mitigation, adaptation, financing and collaboration to tackle the climate crisis.
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WHO expresses concern over wave of diseases, deaths post floods in Pakista
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 18 (ANI): The World Health Organization on Saturday expressed deep concerns about the potential for a "second disaster in Pakistan: a wave of diseases and deaths" following the unprecedented floods caused by climate change, that have engulfed over 1,500 lives
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COVID deaths lowest since March 2020, end of pandemic in sight: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 15 (ANI): World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Wednesday said that the number of weekly reported deaths from COVID-19 last week plunged to its lowest since March 2020 and added that the end of the pandemic is now in sight.
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We cannot pretend COVID-19 is not here, says WHO Chief
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 18 (ANI): With a surge in deaths due to coronavirus, World Health Organization Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on said "we cannot pretend it's not there."
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