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Covid Alert: WHO Chief Tedros Believes Covid Pandemic Ends In 2023

WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed hope that the COVID-19 pandemic ends in 2023. Read on for details:

Dynamite News · Jan 5, 2023

WHO: China Stats 'Under-represent' True Impact of Covid Outbreak

The World Health Organization criticized China's "very narrow" definition of Covid deaths on Wednesday, warning that official statistics were not showing the true impact of the outbreak.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 5, 2023

Share the Data, WHO Urges China at COVID Surge Talks

The World Health Organization met Chinese officials for talks on Friday about the surge in Covid-19 cases, urging them to share real-time data so other countries can respond effectively. The rise in infections in China has triggered concern around the globe and questions about its data reporting, with low official…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 31, 2022

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WHO says China COVID travel restrictions ‘understandable’

Many countries are imposing restrictions on travellers from China because of a surge in infections.

Al Jazeera · Dec 30, 2022

World Health Organization needs more information on China COVID situation - Tedros

The World Health Organization needs more information to assess the latest surge in infections in China, Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

Reuters · Dec 30, 2022

Doctors forced to reuse surgical equipment as medical supplies run short in country

Doctors have shared their heartbreak at having to turn away patients and reuse medical equipment in Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region

Daily Mirror · Dec 29, 2022

WHO "very concerned" about reports of severe COVID in China

The head of the World Health Organization said the agency is “very concerned” about rising reports of severe coronavirus disease across China after the country largely abandoned its “zero COVID” policy

The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2022

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Potential China wave is 'wild card' for ending COVID emergency - WHO advisors

It may be too early to declare the end of the COVID-19 pandemic emergency phase because of a potentially devastating wave to come in China, several leading scientists and World Health Organization advisors told Reuters.

Reuters · Dec 20, 2022

WHO chief says uncle was murdered by Eritrean troops in Tigray

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organization, has said his uncle was "murdered" by Eritrean troops in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 15, 2022

WHO Eyes End to Covid Emergency in 2023

The World Health Organization said Wednesday it hoped that Covid-19 would no longer be a public health emergency in 2023, as it urged China to share information that could pinpoint how the pandemic started. As the third anniversary of the original outbreak rolls around, the WHO said the virus was…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 15, 2022

WHO chief asks China to share requested data to probe origins of Covid-19

GENEVA: World Health Organization (WHO) head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday called on China to share the requested data concerning Covid-19 in a bid to understand the origins of the virus.

The Times of India · Dec 15, 2022

WHO chief says his uncle was murdered in Ethiopia's Tigray

The head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday that Eritrean troops "murdered" his uncle in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.

Reuters · Dec 14, 2022

WHO chief hopes COVID will no longer be emergency next year

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday he is "hopeful" that the COVID-19 pandemic will no longer be considered a global emergency some time next year.

Reuters · Dec 14, 2022

WHO Appoints Jeremy Farrar as Chief Scientist

The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that Jeremy Farrar will become its new chief scientist as the agency prepares to cope with post-pandemic health challenges. He will join the WHO in the second quarter of 2023, replacing Soumya Swaminathan, who departed in November ahead of a broader shakeup at…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 13, 2022

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Reuters · Dec 7, 2022

Emerging from the COVID pandemic, again

For much of the world, 2022 marked the beginning of the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2022

Fears of deadly infection surge as China abandons zero-Covid policy

Dramatic U-turn following widespread unrest leaves country ill-prepared for Omicron

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 2, 2022

Drop in COVID Alertness Could Create Deadly New Variant, Warns WHO

Lapses in strategies to tackle COVID-19 this year continue to create the perfect conditions for a deadly new variant to emerge, as parts of China witness a rise in infections, the head of the World Health Organization said on Friday. The comments by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus mark a…

The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2022

WHO pleased to see China ease harsh zero COVID policies

A top official at the World Health Organization said the U_N_ agency was “pleased” to see China loosening some of its coronavirus restrictions, saying “it’s really important that governments listen to their people when the people are in pain.”

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Reuters · Dec 2, 2022

WHO chief Tedros selects new leadership team, document shows

The World Health Organization's chief has provisionally appointed several new top managers, a document showed on Friday, as he seeks to cope with growing post-pandemic health challenges and respond to donor pressure for efficiency.

Reuters · Nov 17, 2022

How the World Health Organization might 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.

Reuters · Nov 15, 2022

WHO chief scientist departs ahead of broader shake-up

The chief scientist of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday she was leaving the agency, the first of a series of high-profile departures expected at the global health body as it prepares for a post-pandemic future.

The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2022

Tigray still without aid eight days after deal to end Ethiopia’s blockade

Humanitarian groups hope to deliver huge influx of food and medicine to millions facing famine and disease

Al Jazeera · Nov 10, 2022

Two years of Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict: A timeline

Here’s a look at some of the most important events of the two-year conflict in Ethiopia’s northernmost region.

ABC News · Nov 2, 2022

The WHO says monkeypox is still a global health emergency of concern, despite a 'promising' decline in cases

Despite a promising decline in global cases, the World Health Organization has determined that monkeypox should remain a "public health emergency of international concern". Here's why.

Al Jazeera · Oct 21, 2022

Ethiopians in US shielded from deportation as war rages at home

Rights group welcomes TPS designation as offering ‘potentially lifesaving reprieve’ to tens of thousands of Ethiopians.

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