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Encouraged to hear Moderna's efficacy results of COVID-19 vaccine: WHO
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organization (WHO) is encouraged to hear the announcement of the US biotech firm, Moderna, about the efficacy results of its coronavirus vaccine during its phase three clinical trials, its press office said on Monday.
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Low, middle income countries' access to Covid-19 vaccine crucial for econo
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], November 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The access of low and middle-income countries to vaccines against the coronavirus is important to fight the consequences of the pandemic, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Thursday.
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May recommend Russian vaccine for emergency use if criteria met: WHO
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organization (WHO) may add Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V to the list of recommended vaccines for emergency use if the candidate meets necessary criteria, it has told Sputnik in a statement.
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Global COVID-19 tally rises by record 3.6 million in week: WHO
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed coronavirus cases climbed by a record 3.6 million globally last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.
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WHO in touch with Denmark over mutated strain of COVID-19 detected in mink
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], November 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organization (WHO) is in touch with the Danish authorities to find out more about a new mutated version of the coronavirus detected in minks that can be transmitted to humans, a WHO spokesperson said in a statement obtained by
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WHO expert says agency had no COVID-19 clusters on premises
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organization (WHO) has registered no cases of coronavirus transmissions on the premises, the technical lead on COVID-19, Maria Van Kerkhove, said on Monday after the director-general had gone into self-quarantine.
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WHO director general self-isolates after coming in contact with COVID-19 i
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 2 (ANI): Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Sunday announced his self-isolation after coming into contact with a person infected with the coronavirus.
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WHO closely following situation in Greece, Turkey after deadly earthquake
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 31 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organization (WHO) is closely monitoring the situation in Greece and Turkey, where powerful quakes struck earlier in the day, and stands ready to provide assistance, if necessary, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
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WHO warns global COVID-19 situation will be critical in next few months
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), warned on Friday that the global epidemiological situation would be critical in the coming months.
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Global tuberculosis progress mired by scarce funding, COVID-19: WHO
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Despite steady progress in tackling tuberculosis (TB) in recent years, global targets for prevention and treatment will likely be missed largely due to insufficient funding and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest report releas
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WHO expects to see COVID-19 vaccine by end of 2020 at earliest
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organization (WHO) believes that a vaccine against the coronavirus disease will be ready for registration by the end of 2020 or early next year at the earliest, Soumya Swaminathan, the WHO chief scientist, said on Monday.
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COVID-19 disrupted mental health services in most countries despite high d
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 5 (ANI/Sputnik): A survey by the World Health Organization (WHO) on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic shows that mental health services have been disrupted in 93 per cent of countries despite increased demands, Devora Kestel, the director of WHO's Department o
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