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Sole candidate Tedros set to remain World Health chief

Geneva (AFP) - World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is all but guaranteed a second term after a procedural vote on Tuesday made him the sole nominee for a leadership election in May.

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Ethiopia slams WHO chief at international meeting over Tigray comments

An Ethiopian ambassador slammed the World Health Organization's chief over his comments on the Tigray conflict, during the WHO's executive board meeting in Geneva.

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Tedros in one-man race to remain at WHO helm

Geneva (AFP) - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, one of the most recognisable figures of the global battle against Covid-19, will stand unopposed Tuesday for the nomination to continue heading the World Health Organization.

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WHO head says it is 'dangerous' to assume pandemic is nearing end, but says 'acute phase' could end this year

The head of the World Health Organization says it would be dangerous to assume Omicron will be the last variant to emerge.

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With U.S. support in doubt, WHO chief praises top donor Germany

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that Germany had become its largest donor as data from the U.N. agency showed it looked set to surpass former top contributor Washington for the latest funding period.

Reuters

COVID-19 pandemic can end in 2022 if international community takes comprehensive measures: WHO chief

The international community can put an end to the coronavirus pandemic in 2022 if it takes comprehensive measures, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday.

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WHO Chief Warns Against Talk of 'Endgame' in Pandemic

The head of the World Health Organization is warning that conditions remain ideal for more coronavirus variants to emerge and says it's dangerous to assume omicron is the last one or that “we are in the endgame,” while saying the acute phase of the pandemic could still end this year…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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WHO chief warns against talk of 'endgame' in pandemic

The head of the World Health Organization is warning that conditions remain ideal for more coronavirus variants to emerge and says it’s dangerous to assume omicron is the last one or that “we are in the endgame.”

The Independent UK

WHO 'sets aside' Ethiopia's request to probe WHO chief's links to rebellious Tigrayan forces

A World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Monday that the global body would postpone a decision on Ethiopia's request to investigate its leader for allegedly supporting rebellious forces fighting the Ethiopian government.

Reuters

WHO chief says world at 'critical juncture' in COVID pandemic

The head of the World Health Organization on Monday urged countries to work together to bring the acute phase of the pandemic to an end, saying that they now have all the tools available to do so.

Reuters

Looking ahead after 2 years of COVID-19 pandemic

The world was abuzz in late December of 2019 and early January 2020 with the news of human-to-human spread of COVID-19. It would not be named COVID-19 until Feb. 11, 2020, by the World Health Organization.

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KSrelief Inks $15m Agreements to Support Yemeni Health Sector

The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center has inked deals worth $15 million with the World Health Organization to support Yemen’s health sector. The agreements were signed on Sunday by KSrelief General Supervisor Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah and WHO’s Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr. Ahmed Al-Mandhari. Under the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Testing for fully vaccinated travellers to UK to be scrapped; new vaccine pass rules in France – as it happened

UK transport secretary says testing rules for travellers into country will change from 4am on 11 February; new France rules come into force

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74,799 more cases reported in UK; Russia breaks daily infection record – as it happened

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Exclusive-U.S. opposes plans to strengthen World Health Organization

The United States, the World Health Organization's top donor, is resisting proposals to make the agency more independent, four officials involved in the talks said, raising doubts about the Biden administration's long-term support for the U.N. agency.

The Independent UK

World Health Organization updates recommendations to say travel bans don’t work

WHO says countries should ‘lift or ease international traffic bans as they do not provide added value’

Tribune News Service

Lung cancer: It is about more than smoking

ROCHESTER, Minn.— World Cancer Day is February 4 and that makes this the ideal time to talk about lung cancer and smoking. Internationally, lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer deaths and the World Health Organization estimates that 90% of cases could be prevented by eliminating tobacco use.

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Covid live: Ireland to lift almost all curbs from 6am on Saturday; France reports 400,851 new cases — as it happened

Ireland’s premier Micheál Martin says ‘we have weathered the Omicron storm’; France reports 400,851 daily cases and 233 Covid-linked hospital deaths

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The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: What does it mean for COVID-19 to be endemic?

Some European countries such as Spain are making tentative plans for when they might start treating COVID-19 as an “endemic” disease, but the World Health Organization and other officials have warned that the world is nowhere close to declaring the pandemic over

Asharq Al-Awsat

WHO to Asharq Al-Awsat: Work Underway on Coexistence Strategy for Coronavirus

The World Health Organization (WHO) is working on a strategy to coexist with the pandemic during the coming months, revealed WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Ahmed Al-Mandhari. Al-Mandhari told Asharq Al-Awsat that more than 15 million coronavirus infections had been reported worldwide within a week.

The Guardian - UK

France to ease restrictions; Austrian parliament approves mandatory vaccination – as it happened

French PM says from February work from home guidance will be changed and nightclubs reopen; Austria will have Europe’s first universal jabs mandate

Asharq Al-Awsat

What Will Scientific Research Offer Us in 2022?

Two years on from the World Health Organization declaring it a pandemic on March 11, 2020, we cannot discuss scientific developments in isolation of COVID-19’s ramifications. Scientists were able to revolutionize how vaccines are developed; the process used to take years, and they managed to develop a vaccine against this…

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WHO Counts 18 Million Virus Cases Last Week as Omicron Slows

The number of new coronavirus cases globally rose by 20% last week to more than 18 million, marking a slowdown in the surge caused by the omicron variant's spread, according to the World Health Organization. In its weekly report on the pandemic, the UN health agency said the number of…

The Independent UK

WHO counts 18 million virus cases last week as omicron slows

The World Health Organization says the number of new coronavirus cases globally rose by 20% last week to more than 18 million, marking a slowdown in the surge caused by the omicron variant

AFP

WHO says pandemic 'nowhere near over' as France, Germany post record cases

Geneva (AFP) - The World Health Organization has warned that the Covid-19 pandemic is far from over, as France, Germany and Brazil posted new records of infections in the past 24 hours.

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