WHO chief urges immediate action to tackle ‘devastating’ long Covid Exclusive: Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus calls for ‘sustained’ efforts to help people still experiencing ‘prolonged suffering’ The Guardian - US · Oct 12, 2022
Postponement of Tigray peace talks latest blow in Ethiopia’s hidden war Airstrikes, malnutrition and disease have claimed thousands of lives in one of the most deadly but least reported conflicts in the world The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2022
Spike in COVID-19 cases across Europe could mean fast-spreading winter wave With winter weather just around the corner, the first hints of another wave of COVID-19 have emerged in Europe, according to data released by the World Health Organization this week. Tribune News Service · Oct 7, 2022
Parents issued urgent cough medicine warning after 66 children die in The Gambia The World Health Organisation says the contaminated medications may have been distributed outside of the West African country, and global exposure could well be ‘possible’. Edinburgh Live · Oct 6, 2022
Cough syrup warning: WHO issues urgent alert about medicine linked to deaths of 66 kids World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said four cold and cough syrups have been potentially linked with acute kidney injuries and the deaths of 66 children Daily Mirror · Oct 6, 2022
WHO warns against Indian-made cough remedies as 66 children die in Gambia The World Health Organization has issued a warning that four cough and cold syrups produced by Maiden Pharmaceuticals in India could be linked to the deaths of 66 children in Gambia. The UN health agency says contaminated medication may have been distributed to other countries. Radio France Internationale · Oct 6, 2022
Warning over cough syrups after 66 children die in the Gambia WHO says the contaminated medications may have been distributed outside of the West African country, with global exposure ‘possible’ The Guardian - AU · Oct 6, 2022
New declarations that ‘the pandemic is over’ once again miss the larger point, experts say LOS ANGELES — “The pandemic is over.” Los Angeles Times · Oct 3, 2022
Amid the chaos, the WHO’s Tedros plans for the next pandemic While Tedros has yet to catch the virus, his life, at the centre of the pandemic, has been infected by the chaos and conspiracy Covid-19 has created, writes Adam Taylor The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022
Yoga at work recommended to improve employee mental health Global health leaders have set out steps to improve employee mental health. The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2022
Fight to end virus pandemic takes place on UN's sidelines While the coronavirus pandemic was not the main focus of the U.N. General Assembly, the conversations were still happening on the sidelines The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022
WHO says pandemic isn’t done after Biden called it ‘over’ in US The World Health Organization said the world isn’t at the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, just days after President Joe Biden declared it’s over in the United States. Tribune News Service · Sep 22, 2022
Watch | Can the Covid-19 pandemic end soon? A video on the present global situation with Covid-19 and the WHO’s guidelines to countries The Hindu · Sep 21, 2022
Is the Covid-19 pandemic ‘over’? Biden’s bold declaration raises questions US President Joe Biden and WHO Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus both recently expressed optimism that the Covid-19 crisis may be drawing to an end. But is the pandemic really a thing of the past? France 24 · Sep 20, 2022
Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 16, 2022 Bahrain Detects 1st Monkeypox Case Bahrain has detected its first monkeypox case, the state news agency BNA said on Friday, citing the health ministry. The ministry said the patient was returning from abroad when his symptoms were suspected and diagnosed, BNA added. "The patient, a 29-year-old male expatriate, has arrived in the Kingdom after recent…
The Times of India · Sep 15, 2022 WHO says end of COVID pandemic is in sight! "We are not there yet. But the end is in sight," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters at a virtual press conference on Wednesday. This is the most positive affirmation from the head of the global health agency which had declared the coronavirus led COVID as a global pandemic…
ABC News · Sep 15, 2022 WHO says 'we can see the finish line' for the COVID-19 pandemic but it's not over yet Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the world isn't there yet, "but the end is in sight" for the coronavirus pandemic.
ABC News · Sep 14, 2022 The Loop: WHO says end of COVID pandemic 'in sight', new revelations in Serial murder, and China slams report about Australian submarines Here's your quick catch-up of news happening around the world.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2022 End of Covid pandemic ‘in sight’, says World Health Organization Global weekly deaths down to 11,118 on 5 September – the lowest level since March 2020
Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 14, 2022 WHO: COVID End ‘in Sight,’ Deaths at Lowest since March 2020 The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that the number of coronavirus deaths worldwide last week was the lowest reported in the pandemic since March 2020, marking what could be a turning point in the years-long global outbreak. At a press briefing in Geneva, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom…
Axios · Sep 14, 2022 WHO chief says end of COVID pandemic "is in sight" "We have never been in a better position to end the pandemic," he said.
The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2022 WHO: COVID end 'in sight,' deaths at lowest since March 2020 The head of the World Health Organization says the number of coronavirus deaths last week was the lowest reported number in the pandemic since March 2020, marking what could be a turning point in the years-long global outbreak
The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2022 End of Covid-19 pandemic ‘in sight’, says World Health Organisation The WHO said weekly deaths from the virus around the world are at the lowest level since March 2020
Reuters · Sep 14, 2022 End of COVID pandemic is 'in sight' -WHO chief The world has never been in a better position to end the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, his most optimistic outlook yet on the years-long health crisis which has killed over six million people.
Reuters · Sep 12, 2022 WHO sees October COVID surge in Ukraine, cites polio concerns The World Health Organisation expects a rise in COVID-19 in Ukraine to peak in October, possibly bringing hospitals close to their capacity threshold, WHO's director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday.