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WHO recognizes Madina as world’s healthiest cities

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recognized the city of Medina in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, among the world’s healthiest cities, on Monday. The city is believed to be the first city with a population of more than 2 million to be recognised under the organization’s healthy […]

Too early to draw Covid origin conclusions: WHO

Geneva-The World Health Organization said Friday it was too early to draw any conclusions from its mission to Wuhan as to whether the Covid-19 pandemic started in China. A team of WHO experts arrived in Wuhan on January 14 to start probing the origins of the deadly […]

Pfizer-BioNTech, WHO strike deal on 40M vaccine doses

The World Health Organization (WHO) and makers of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine announced Friday that they are ready to provide up to 40 million initial doses to poorer countries through the COVAX facility. “The urgent and equitable rollout of vaccines is not just a moral […]

WHO hopes to roll out vaccines for all in February

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) called Monday for a collective commitment so that within the next 100 days, coronavirus vaccination for health workers and those at higher risk in all countries can begin, with one official saying the hope is for a […]

WHO calls for intensified measures over ‘alarming’ virus variant

Copenhagen – The World Health Organization’s European branch on Thursday said more needed to be done to deal with the alarming situation brought on by a recently discovered variant of the novel coronavirus. Speaking at a press conference, the WHO’s regional director for Europe Hans Kluge, called the […]

WHO chief disappointed as China delays probe team entry

The World Health Organization chief on Tuesday said he is “very disappointed” that China has not allowed into the country a team set to examine the causes of the novel coronavirus. “I’m very disappointed with this news given that two members had already begun their […]

WHO grants 1st emergency use validation to Pfizer vaccine

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday listed the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine as the first such drug to receive its emergency validation since the coronavirus outbreak began a year ago. “This is a very positive step towards ensuring global access to COVID-19 vaccines,” said Dr. Mariangela Simao, WHO […]

China leaders congratulate themselves ahead of WHO probe into virus origins

Beijing – China’s ruling Communist Party leaders have congratulated themselves on their “extremely extraordinary” success in handling the Covid-19 outbreak domestically, ahead of a World Health Organization probe into the disease’s origins. China faced a barrage of criticism at home and abroad over its initial […]

Noncommunicable diseases ‘No. 1 death causers’: WHO

Noncommunicable diseases such as cancer, diabetes, injuries, and heart disease now account for 7 of the world’s top 10 causes of death, the World Health Organization’s 2019 Global Health Estimates, published Wednesday, said. This is an increase from 4 of the 10 leading causes in […]

Coronavirus vaccines do not mean pandemic is over: WHO

UNITED NATIONS, :The roll-out of coronavirus vaccines to fight the pandemic will not by itself eliminate the deadly coronavirus, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters at the regular Geneva briefing on Friday that progress on vaccines, in […]

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