Covid-19 is no longer a global health emergency, says WHO Declaration a major step towards end of pandemic that has killed more than 6.9m people The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2023
Covid-19 no longer a global health emergency, declares WHO However, he stressed that does not mean Covid-19 is over as a global health threat Dublin Live · May 5, 2023
The Covid 'global health emergency' is officially over, says the World Health Organisation The statement by the World Health Organisation (WHO) is a major step towards the ending of the pandemic Wales Online · May 5, 2023
WHO downgrades Covid-19 pandemic, saying it is no longer a global emergency THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has said Covid-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency. The National (Scotland) · May 5, 2023
WHO: COVID-19 no longer global health emergency “For more than a year the pandemic has been on a downward trend,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. Axios · May 5, 2023
Covid-19 no longer a global emergency, WHO says - as it downgrades pandemic The World Health Organisation said Covid-19 is still a global health threat Wales Online · May 5, 2023
WHO ends global health emergency declaration for COVID-19 The World Health Organization today lifted its Public Health Emergency of International Concern for COVID-19. That declaration went into effect three years ago on Jan. 30, 2020. WEKU · May 5, 2023
Covid no longer a global health emergency, WHO declares It doesn’t mean Covid is over, warns Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus The Independent UK · May 5, 2023
WHO downgrades COVID pandemic, says it's no longer emergency The World Health Organization says that COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency The Independent UK · May 5, 2023
WHO director general warns that the world is failing to learn COVID's lessons "Future generations will question what we did to improve from the pandemic," said. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Fortune · May 3, 2023
Supplies running out at Sudan’s remaining hospitals as healthcare disaster looms In El Fasher, in North Darfur, only one hospital remains functional, with bomb damage, power cuts and only weeks until lifesaving equipment and drugs run out The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2023
World moving out of COVID-19 emergency phase: WHO The virus causing COVID-19 is here to stay but the world is beginning to transition out of the emergency phase of the pandemic, the World Health The New Daily · Apr 26, 2023
WHO Fears More Deaths in Sudan Due to Outbreaks, Collapse of Services The World Health Organization (WHO) expects "many more" deaths in Sudan due to outbreaks of disease and a lack of essential services amid fighting, its director general said on Wednesday. Battles between Sudan's army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary since mid-April has killed at least 459 people and… Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 26, 2023
WHO fears more deaths in Sudan due to outbreaks, collapse of services The World Health Organization (WHO) expects "many more" deaths in Sudan due to outbreaks of disease and a lack of essential services amid fighting, its director general said on Wednesday. Reuters · Apr 26, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2023 Sudan: fighting eases during truce as thousands flee country With partially held ceasefire due to expire on Thursday, UN says neither side ready to seriously negotiate
The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023 WHO fires doctor after findings of sexual misconduct The World Health Organization says it has fired one of its doctors who faced allegations that he had repeatedly engaged in sexual misconduct
The Conversation · Apr 25, 2023 African vaccines: local manufacturers are struggling to access the market - what must change Two recent developments in South Africa have underscored the opportunities – and challenges – facing vaccine production on the continent.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 18, 2023 WHO Warns Sudan’s Hospitals Running Out of Supplies, Staff The World Health Organization's chief called on Tuesday for the parties in the conflict in Sudan to provide access to medical facilities to all those requiring care, warning that medical supplies and personnel in the capital are running low. "I want to be very clear: All parties must ensure unrestricted…
Reuters · Apr 18, 2023 WHO warns Sudan's hospitals running out of supplies, staff The World Health Organization's chief called on Tuesday for the parties in the conflict in Sudan to provide access to medical facilities to all those requiring care, warning that medical supplies and personnel in the capital are running low.
The Conversation · Apr 12, 2023 Ukraine war: the devastating effects of conflict on infant mortality rates – new research The brutal war in Ukraine is now over a year old. While estimates of the numbers of civilians killed and injured vary, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has estimated that 8,317 civilians have been killed and a further 13,892 injured from the beginning of the war…
Bangkok Post · Apr 9, 2023 Social inequality 'hampers health' Social inequality remains an obstacle in the provision of health care. As such, countries should not only focus on the financial aspect of universal health coverage but also empowering people, according to Jos Vandelaer, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to Thailand.
Reuters · Apr 7, 2023 China holds the key to understanding COVID-19 origins: WHO chief The World Health Organization chief pressed China on Thursday to share its information about the origins of COVID-19, saying that until that happened all hypotheses remained on the table, more than three years after the virus first emerged.
Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2023 World Health Day 2023: What is this year’s theme? World Health Organisation marks 75 years in 2023 with an inclusive message
The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2023 One in six people worldwide affected by infertility, WHO reports Call for access to treatment to be urgently expanded as studies show ‘infertility does not discriminate’
The Conversation · Mar 24, 2023 COVID testing led to new techniques of disease diagnosis: progress mustn’t stop now In March 2020, weeks before the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic, its director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus delivered a speech in which he emphasised the importance of testing: