WHO News
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WHO sounds alarm on 'harmful' e-cigarettes
Electronic cigarettes and similar devices are dangerous to health and must be regulated to curb the tobacco industry's "criminal" tactics...
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WHO reports 'sharp' increase in Covid-19 deaths
The global number of new Covid-19 cases is on the rise, with 3.8 million new infections confirmed in the week...
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WHO slams senseless 'greed' prolonging the pandemic
The World Health Organization blasted the senseless "greed" of rich countries considering Covid-19 booster vaccinations while the most vulnerable in...
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WHO chief describes current stage of coronavirus pandemic as very dangerous
The novel coronavirus pandemic is at a very dangerous stage at the moment, despite the global community's successes in fighting...
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Covid vaccines running out in poorer nations - WHO
Numerous poorer countries acquiring Covid-19 vaccines through a worldwide sharing scheme don't have enough doses to keep programs, the World...
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WHO approves Chinese Covid vaccine
The World Health Organization (WHO) has granted emergency approval for the Covid vaccine created by Chinese state-owned company Sinopharm.It's the...
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US backs waiver on vaccine patents to boost supply
The US has thrown its support behind an initiative at the World Trade Business (WTO) to waive intellectual property protections...
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WHO: Indian Covid variant found in at least 17 countries
The World Health Organisation said Tuesday that a variant of Covid-19 feared to be contributing to a surge in coronavirus...
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Greta Thunberg joins fight vaccine inequity
Thunberg comments on Monday came as the World Health Organization announced 5.2 million new confirmed virus cases over the most...
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WHO pushes to tackle rampant rise of diabetes
The World Health Organization has turned the spotlight on the insulin market -- and its own domination by three Big...
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Open the windows to curb Covid spread: Experts
Opening windows and ventilating spaces ought to be at the heart of efforts to avoid the spread of Covid-19, a...
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WHO urges countries to donate vaccines
The World Health Organization urged countries on Friday to donate COVID-19 vaccine doses to inoculate the most vulnerable in 20...
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A year on, Who exactly still struggling to control pandemic response
When the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic twelve months before Thursday, it did hence only after weeks...
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WHO advises against issuing COVID vaccine passports
World Health Organization (WHO) currently isn't recommending issuing special certificates for folks who received coronavirus vaccination. It advises against issuing...
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G7 pledge billions for Covax vaccine scheme
G7 leaders have pledged to intensify co-procedure on Covid-19 and boost their contribution to the Covax vaccine-sharing initiative.In a joint...
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World on brink of catastrophic moral failure - WHO
The world faces a "catastrophic moral failure" as a result of unequal Covid vaccine policies, the top of the World...