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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

Syria cholera outbreak at risk of spreading: WHO

Beirut (AFP) - The World Health Organization warned Tuesday of a "very high" risk of cholera spreading across Syria after the country recorded its first cases since 2009.

AFP

WHO launches drive to fight bacterial meningitis in Africa

The World Health Organization says it is launching a $1.5 billion campaign, hopefully including a new vaccine, to eliminate outbreaks of bacterial meningitis across Africa by 2030

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From microbes to forest bathing, here are 4 ways healing nature is vital to our recovery from COVID-19

It’s been more than two years since the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 pandemic. Each of us vividly recalls the first confirmed cases being reported in our home towns. COVID-19 spread across the planet at lightning speed, and the confirmed death toll is approaching 6.5 million. Communities and economies…

The Conversation

WHO: COVID Cases Drop Everywhere, but Pandemic Not Over

The number of new coronavirus cases fell everywhere in the world last week by about 12%, according to the World Health Organization's latest weekly review of the pandemic issued Wednesday. The UN health agency reported that there were just under 4.2 million new infections last week and about 13,700 deaths…

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WHO: COVID cases drop everywhere, but pandemic not over

The World Health Organization says the number of new coronavirus cases fell everywhere in the world last week by about 12%

The Independent UK

World Health Organization to probe mystery pneumonia outbreak that has left three dead

There have so far been 10 cases of a mysterious strain of pneumonia in Argentina, with three people dying, and the UK's top scientists are monitoring the situation

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Summer 2022 saw thousands of excess deaths in England and Wales – here's why that might be

According to the Office for National Statistics, this summer we’ve seen more deaths registered in England and Wales than expected.

The Conversation

Waterborne Diseases Spread among Flood Victims in Pakistan

Pakistani health officials on Thursday reported an outbreak of waterborne diseases in areas hit by recent record-breaking flooding, as authorities stepped up efforts to ensure the provision of clean drinking water to hundreds of thousands of people who lost their homes in the disaster. Diarrhea, skin diseases and eye infections…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Experts optimistic as monkeypox infections slow in Europe, US

More than 50,000 monkeypox cases have been recorded in the global outbreak, World Health Organization figures show – though transmission is slowing in Europe and the United States.

Radio France Internationale

Waterborne diseases spread among flood victims in Pakistan

Pakistani health officials are reporting an outbreak of waterborne diseases in the flood-affected areas

The Independent UK

Pakistan steps up aid efforts after ravaging floods

Millions trapped by monsoon floods await help amid threats of more flooding.

Al Jazeera

WHO: New COVID cases, deaths keep falling nearly everywhere

The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths reported globally continued to fall nearly everywhere in the world in what the World Health Organization described as a “welcome decline” at a media briefing on Wednesday

The Independent UK

WHO places Asia director on leave after accusations of bullying

A senior World Health Organization director has been placed on leave, a spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday, following staff accusations of bullying and other complaints.

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Monkeypox outbreak can be eliminated in Europe, WHO says

It is possible to eliminate the monkeypox outbreak in Europe, World Health Organization officials said on Tuesday, highlighting evidence that case counts are slowing in a handful of countries.

The Independent UK

WHO director in Asia accused of racism, abuse put on leave

The World Health Organization’s top director in the Western Pacific, Dr. Takeshi Kasai, has been indefinitely removed from his post, according to internal correspondence

The Conversation

Monkeypox – the next global vaccine equity failure?

Inequitable access to COVID-19 vaccines has turned out to be the catastrophic moral failure the World Health Organization’s director-general warned about at the beginning of 2021.

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Mayo Clinic expert provides tips for reducing dementia risk

ROCHESTER, Minn. — More than 55 million people worldwide are believed to be living with dementia, according to the World Health Organization. Ronald Petersen, M.D., a neurologist and director of Mayo Clinic's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, says you can't prevent dementia, but you can reduce your risk.

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WHO: Time for Covid Reality Check after 1 Mn Deaths this Year

The World Health Organization's Covid chief said Friday it was time for a reality check on the virus after the millionth death from the disease this year. Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO's technical lead Covid-19, said the toll was "heartbreaking" because the tests, treatments, vaccines and public health measures to…

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Health: Monkeypox cases 21pc globally, says WHO

The number of monkeypox cases reported globally dropped by 21 per cent in the last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. Full story on Dynamite News:

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COVID-19 deaths reach 1 million worldwide so far in 2022

Urging governments to do more to fight the virus, the World Health Organization chief says: "We cannot say we are learning to live with COVID-19 when 1 million people have died with COVID-19 this year alone."

AFP

North Korea says new fever cases were flu, not Covid

Seoul (AFP) - North Korea said Friday that the fever cases it detected earlier this week were found to be influenza, and not a Covid-19 resurgence as initially suspected.

The Independent UK

WHO chief laments fate of 'starving' relatives in Tigray

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has made a passionate appeal for his embattled home region of Tigray in Ethiopia

AFP

Global monkeypox cases dropped last week: WHO

Geneva (AFP) - Monkeypox cases fell by a fifth last week as infections in Europe dropped but the outbreak is going through "intense transmission" in the Americas, the World Health Organization said Thursday.

The Independent UK

WHO: Monkeypox cases drop 21%, reversing month-long increase

The number of monkeypox cases reported globally dropped by 21% in the last week, reversing a month-long trend of rising infections in a possible sign the outbreak may be starting to decline in Europe, according to an report issued by the World Health Organization on Thursday

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