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‘This week, no one’: Tourists shun choking Chiang Mai

CHIANG MAI: Hazardous pollution levels in northern Thailand have left the historic city of Chiang Mai choking under thick smog, with local residents worried about the impact on tourism — and their health.

Bangkok Post · Apr 12, 2023

Social inequality 'hampers health'

Social inequality remains an obstacle in the provision of health care. As such, countries should not only focus on the financial aspect of universal health coverage but also empowering people, according to Jos Vandelaer, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to Thailand.

Bangkok Post · Apr 9, 2023

China holds the key to understanding COVID-19 origins: WHO chief

The World Health Organization chief pressed China on Thursday to share its information about the origins of COVID-19, saying that until that happened all hypotheses remained on the table, more than three years after the virus first emerged.

Reuters · Apr 7, 2023

Three years into the pandemic, it's clear COVID won't fix itself. Here's what we need to focus on next

On March 11 2020 the World Health Organization classified COVID as a pandemic. Three years on, it remains just that.

The Conversation · Mar 9, 2023

WHO Western Pacific chief ousted for misconduct

GENEVA - The World Health Organization has terminated the contract of its powerful Western Pacific regional director Takeshi Kasai following staff accusations of racist, abusive and authoritarian behaviour.

Bangkok Post · Mar 8, 2023

WHO fires director in Asia accused of racist misconduct

The World Health Organization has fired its top official in the Western Pacific

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2023

Commentary: Banning abortion pill mifepristone would be a terrible policy choice and violate human rights

Patients’ access to lifesaving medicine is under threat because an anti-abortion rights organization sued in federal district court to overrule the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone, which has been used to terminate early pregnancies for almost a quarter century in the U.S. If the judge, appointed by the…

Chicago Tribune · Mar 8, 2023

Cholera Vaccination Campaign Starts in Northwest Syria

Syrian medics launched Tuesday the first cholera vaccination campaign in the opposition-held northwest since a deadly outbreak began in September, amid increased fears of contagion after last month’s devastating earthquake, AFP reported. The World Health Organization and UNICEF sent 1.7 million cholera vaccines to northwest Syria in January in preparation…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 8, 2023

Matt Hancock plotted to oust NHS England chief, WhatsApp leak shows

Former health secretary conspired with Dominic Cummings to remove Simon Stevens in early 2020

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2023

WHO urges countries to reveal intelligence on COVID-19 origins

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says ‘all hypotheses on the origins of the virus remain on the table’.

Al Jazeera · Mar 4, 2023