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WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to be confirmed for 2nd term after no opposition
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is expected to be confirmed by the U.N. health agency’s member countries for a second five-year term on Tuesday.
No other candidate challenged Tedros for the post amid the ongoing…
Zero COVID policy not sustainable; shift strategy: WHO tells China
China’s much-touted dynamic zero COVID policy came under sharp criticism from the WHO which termed it unsustainable in view of the constantly changing behaviour of the coronavirus and called on Beijing to shift its strategy. World Health…
After six-week surge, Africa’s Omicron-driven fourth pandemic wave flattens: WHO
In a statement issued on Thursday, the WHO said, “After a six-week surge, Africa’s fourth pandemic wave-driven primarily by the Omicron variant is flattening, marking the shortest-lived surge to date in the continent where cumulative cases…
Omicron may be less severe, but not ‘mild’: WHO chief
The more infectious Omicron variant of COVID-19 appears to produce less severe disease than the globally dominant strain, but should not be categorised as "mild", the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
Speaking…
Covid-19: WHO chief worried about ‘tsunami’ of Omicron, Delta cases
Top officials with the UN health agency cautioned that it’s still too early to be reassured by initial data suggesting that omicron leads to milder disease.
The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that he’s worried about…
No country can boost its way out of pandemic: WHO chief
The World Health Organization chief warned Wednesday that the rush in wealthy countries to roll out additional Covid vaccine doses was deepening the inequity in access to jabs that is prolonging the pandemic.
The UN health agency has long…
Act now to curb Omicron’s spread, WHO’s Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tells world
Governments need to reassess national responses to COVID-19 and speed up vaccination programmes to tackle Omicron, though it is it too early to say how well existing shots will protect against the new variant, the World Health Organization…
Smokers 50% more vulnerable to severe Covid-19 infection and death
Many studies have also highlighted the negative impact of alcohol consumption during the pandemic. (Representative image)In a significant statement World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has said…
‘Excessive salt putting people at risk’: WHO issues guidelines for sodium content in…
Excessive salt in food and beverages is putting people at greater risk of potentially fatal heart disease and strokes, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, issuing fresh guidelines for limiting sodium content.An estimated…