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WHO chief warns Afghanistan's healthcare system on brink of collapse
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 22 (ANI): WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday warned that Afghanistan's healthcare system is on the brink of collapse.
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WHO calls for moratorium on booster COVID-19 vaccine shots until end of Se
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 4 (ANI): WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said the global body is calling for a moratorium on booster COVID-19 vaccine shots until the end of September to ensure equitable access to vaccines.
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World passes 'tragic milestone' of four million COVID-19 deaths: WHO
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Swizerland], July 8 (ANI): The world passed the "tragic milestone" of four million recorded COVID-19 deaths, said World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, adding that the world is at a perilous point in this pandemic.
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Lifting COVID-19 restrictions too quickly can be disastrous for those not
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Swizerland], June 7 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday said with the increased global transmission of variants of concern including the Delta variant, lifting restrictions too quickly could be disastrous for those who are not
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WHO honours Harsh Vardhan for efforts in tobacco control
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 31 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) has awarded Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan with 'WHO Director-General Special Recognition Award' for his accomplishments in the area of tobacco control.
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World is at risk of 'vaccine apartheid', says WHO chief
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Paris [France], May 18 (ANI): Highlighting the gap of vaccinations between high-income countries and low and lower-middle countries, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday said that the world is at risk of 'vaccine apartheid'.
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US Trade Representative Tai meets WHO chief, discusses vaccine production,
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 15 (ANI): US trade Representative Katherine Tai on Friday virtually met World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to discuss increasing vaccine production and the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver on
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US calls on WHO to invite Taiwan as observer during upcoming annual meetin
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 7 (ANI): The United States on Friday called upon the World Health organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to invite Taiwan to participate as an observer at the upcoming annual meeting of World Health Assembly, saying there is "no reasonable justification
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WHO chief welcomes US support for temporary waiver on intellectual propert
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 6 (ANI): WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has praised the commitment shown by Joe Biden's administration to support the temporary waiver of intellectual property on COVID-19 vaccines.
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India's COVID-19 situation 'beyond heartbreaking', says WHO chief
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 26 (ANI): Highlighting that several countries are still experiencing intense COVID-19 transmission, World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that situation in India is "beyond heartbreaking".
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WHO laments 'shocking imbalance' in COVID-19 shot distribution
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 11 (ANI): World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that there is a "shocking imbalance" in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines for poorer countries.
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Tedros lauds India, PM Modi for supporting vaccine equity
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 25 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday thanked India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "supporting vaccine equity".
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