Hundreds feared dead in blast at Gaza hospital as Israel denies airstrike The Palestinian president has cancelled plans to meet with Joe Biden in the wake of the deadly explosion in Gaza City Evening Standard · Oct 17, 2023
A 'dream' come true: Now there are 2 vaccines to slash the frightful toll of malaria The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.Tedros, says he used to "dream of the day when we would have a ... vaccine against malaria. Now, we have two." WEKU · Oct 3, 2023
Cheaper, more effective malaria vaccine wins WHO approval R21/Matrix-M vaccine, developed by the University of Oxford, is the first malaria vaccine to reach 75% efficacy target The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2023
UN authorizes a second malaria vaccine. Experts warn it's not enough to stop the disease spreading The World Health Organization has authorized a second malaria vaccine in a decision that could offer countries a cheaper and more effective option than the world’s first shot against the parasitic disease The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023
Climate action must respond to extreme weather driving health crisis, says WHO Melting ice caps and rising sea levels are urgent but people care more about the floods, wildfires and droughts that are here now, New York summit hears The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2023
Pandemic emergency ended but COVID-19 virus still around, says WHO director general The World Health Organisation (WHO), Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has reminded people that Covid-19 is still around and that countermeasures are still required. Read further on dynamite News: Dynamite News · Aug 20, 2023
WHO-managed grid to promote equitable access to digital health The GIDH will be a WHO-managed network that will promote equitable access to digital health by addressing challenges such as duplication of efforts and “products-focused” digital health transformation. The Hindu · Aug 19, 2023
Continue COVID-19 testing to check emergence of new virus variants: WHO chief WHO head urges testing, vigilance to fight COVID-19; G20 Health Ministers' meeting in Gujarat to focus on health emergencies, anti-microbial resistance an one health framework The Hindu · Aug 16, 2023
WHO, Ministry of Ayush to host first-ever Global Summit on Traditional Medicine A first-of-its-kind global summit on Traditional Medicine, organised by the World Health Organization (WHO) and co-hosted by the Ministry of Ayush, is set to take place on August 17-18, 2023, at Gandhinagar in Gujarat. Read further on Dynamite News. Dynamite News · Aug 14, 2023
WHO Director-General to inaugurate first ever global summit on traditional medicine WHO and Ministry of Ayush will host the first-ever global summit on traditional medicine from August 17, which will be inaugurated by Director-General, WHO, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus The Hindu · Aug 14, 2023
Can a WHO pandemic treaty help poorer nations in future outbreaks? Global accord aims to avoid the damage caused during Covid-19 and ensure vaccines and medical equipment are distributed equally to all The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2023
UN to roll out 18 million malaria vaccines across 12 African countries by 2025 The World Health Organization, Unicef and the Vaccine Alliance have announced 18 million doses of the first malaria vaccine will be delivered to 12 African countries by 2025. Radio France Internationale · Jul 6, 2023
New vaccine for killer illness is backed by UK charity amid fears of disease resurgence Wellcome charity and Microsoft founder Bill Gates join forces to help co-fund final clinical trials of the most promising TB vaccine candidate in a century Daily Mirror · Jun 28, 2023
WHO prepares for El Nino-linked spread of viral disease WHO is preparing for an increased spread of viral diseases like dengue, Zika and chikungunya linked to the El Nino weather phenomenon The Hindu · Jun 22, 2023
Fortune · Jun 1, 2023 How the WHO is using radical transparency to change its culture of 'rampant' sexual misconduct For years, cases of sexual misconduct hampered the WHO's social impact. Now, it's betting on transparency, speedy interventions, and victim support to change its culture.
The Independent UK · May 24, 2023 World must prepare for disease more deadlier than Covid, WHO chief warns The next pandemic is bound to ‘come knocking’, warns health agency
Wales Online · May 24, 2023 World Health Organisation warns to prepare for disease even deadlier than Covid Covid has killed seven million people so far
Daily Record · May 23, 2023 Health bosses warn world needs to prepare for 'disease deadlier than Covid' The Director General of the World Health Association has said that the world needs to learn from the pandemic in order to prepare for future ones.
Daily Mirror · May 23, 2023 Stark warning world 'needs to prepare for disease deadlier than Covid' World Health Organization chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that people need to be ready for a virus that is "even deadlier" than Covid which he stated has killed at least 20 million
The Independent UK · May 23, 2023 World must prepare for disease more deadly than Covid, WHO chief warns The next pandemic is bound to ‘come knocking’, warns health agency
Reuters · May 23, 2023 WHO 'overstretched' in response to increasing health emergencies A growing number of health emergencies around the world, from COVID-19 to cholera, have left the World Health Organization's response "overstretched", a senior advisor said on Tuesday.
Reuters · May 23, 2023 Explainer-How the World Health Organization could fight future pandemics Negotiations on new rules for dealing with pandemics are underway at the World Health Organization (WHO), with a target date of May 2024 for a legally binding agreement to be adopted by the U.N. health agency's 194 member countries.
The Guardian - AU · May 23, 2023 Outcry as World Health Assembly locks out Taiwan under pressure from China Taipei criticises ‘unfair and unjust’ decision to deny observer status despite support from US, UK, France and other countries
Reuters · May 22, 2023 Don't delay reforms to prepare for next pandemic -WHO chief The head of the World Health Organization urged countries on Monday to carry out reforms needed to prepare for the next pandemic, hailing their "historic" decision to accept a major budget hike at the U.N. agency's annual assembly.
Al Jazeera · May 19, 2023 Scientists call on G7 to improve preparedness for next pandemic Appeal comes amid concern strict intellectual property rules hamper the production of affordable vaccines and medicines.