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Huge volumes of COVID hospital waste threaten health - WHO

Discarded syringes, used test kits and old vaccine bottles from the COVID-19 pandemic have piled up to create tens of thousands of tonnes of medical waste, threatening human health and the environment, a World Health Organization report said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Omicron sub-variant detected in 57 countries, says WHO – as it happened

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Attenborough, WHO, Tsikhanouskaya among nominees for Nobel Peace Prize

British nature broadcaster David Attenborough, the World Health Organization and Belarusian dissident Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya are among the nominees for this year's Nobel Peace Prize after being backed by Norwegian lawmakers who have a track record of picking the winner.

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COVID: WHO recommends two new treatments – here's how they work

Back in early 2020, if you got ill with COVID there were no proven treatments for doctors to give you – it was one of the main things that made this disease so scary. Fast forward to 2021 and scientists have since uncovered a handful of options, but the hunt…

The Conversation

WHO says it's probing alleged racism, abuse by top director

The head of the World Health Organization said there is an investigation underway into alleged reports the U.N. health agency’s top official in the Western Pacific engaged in racist, unethical and abusive behavior

The Independent UK

Peter Greaves obituary

Other lives: Unicef nutrition officer whose initiatives reduced infant mortality in Brazil

The Guardian - UK

Drug-resistant malaria appears in Africa

Resistance to the drug artemisinin was confirmed in Africa. Without surveillance, it is hard to track the threat

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UK Provides Egypt with 4 Million Doses of AstraZeneca

Egypt has received four million doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine from the United Kingdom, as part of the global COVAX agreement, Egypt's Health Ministry revealed. The vaccines were sent to Cairo International Airport in three batches on Thursday and Friday. Acting Health Minister Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar thanked the UK for supporting…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Risk persists even though COVID-19 cases starting to plateau in parts of India: WHO

India is presently battling the third wave of COVID-19 driven by the Omicron variant

The Hindu

Long Covid cases in the UK now over one million - where the hotspots are and who is getting it

For many, the symptoms of Covid are still affecting their day-to-day lives more than a year after infection

Wales Online

Requiring booster shots in Australia would send message it’s ‘essential’, WHO adviser says

Prof Ross Gordon backs Victorian and NSW premiers’ calls for a three-dose vaccine mandate to mitigate worst effects of Omicron

The Guardian - AU

Could Ireland face Covid restrictions on pubs, gatherings and more this summer? WHO says it all hinges on one thing

WHO official Maria Van Kerkhove has warned against theories that the virus will continue to mutate into milder strains

Irish Mirror

Rising sexual abuse allegations at WHO show reforms are working, chief says

The head of the World Health Organization said on Friday that there has been an increase in allegations of sexual abuse, exploitation and harassment (SEAH) within the agency, a sign that its reform strategy is working.

Reuters

Donors seek more WHO action on sexual abuse after Congo scandal

A group of more than 50 countries, led by Britain, asked the World Health Organization on Friday to strengthen its approach to dealing with sexual abuse, exploitation and harassment, saying such cases "deeply undermine" its important work.

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Japan to watch WHO probe of director's alleged racism, abuse

Japan's government says it will watch the World Health Organization’s probe into staff complaints over racism and abuse by a top Japanese official but denied it inappropriately received sensitive vaccine information from him

The Conversation

WHO head Tedros faces a challenge all humanitarians know well

In 2017, the World Health Organisation (WHO) appointed Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as its director general. He’s the first African and the first person from the global south to occupy this high office.

The Guardian - UK

UK reports 89,176 new cases and 277 deaths – as it happened

UK cases and deaths fall day-on-day; Hong Kong government to compensate pet shops affected by culling of hamsters for Covid reasons

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WHO examining allegations official abused staff, leaked vaccine data to Japan

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said it is looking into allegations a regional director in Asia bullied staff, used racist language and leaked sensitive vaccine data to Japan, accusations the official denies.

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Australia seeks briefing on WHO 'racism'

Health Minister Greg Hunt says he will seek advice on claims that a key World Health Organisation director in the region has engaged in racist behaviour.

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WHO backs Neil Young's Spotify boycott over Joe Rogan's COVID-19 vaccine 'misinformation'

After removing his music from Spotify over what he says is COVID-19 vaccine misinformation aired on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, veteran rocker Neil Young wins the praise of the World Health Organization's chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

The Independent UK

WHO chief backs Neil Young’s Spotify protest over Joe Rogan Covid misinformation

“They can have Rogan or Young. Not both,” Mr Young said

The Guardian - UK

WHO chief backs Neil Young over Covid misinformation row with Spotify

Singer thanked for ‘standing up against inaccuracies' after the streaming service refused to remove Joe Rogan’s podcast

The Hindu

Air pollution level in Chennai, Coimbatore higher than WHO norms: Greenpeace

PM10 levels in Chennai three times more than the WHO prescribed norms, says study

The Independent UK

Covid: Who is responsible for tracking new variants as they emerge around the world?

More than two years after Covid first emerged in China, mechanisms are now in place that flag up potentially dangerous new variants sometimes months before they make the news. Namita Singh reports

The Independent UK

Covid variants: How many strains are in circulation and causing concern around the world?

Omicron and Delta most pernicious but not the only coronavirus offspring under observation

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