Tag: WHO
Stalled vaccine programmes ‘putting children’s lives at risk’
Millions of children could die from preventable disease because of severe disruptions to vaccination programmes caused by coronavirus, experts warn. At least 68 countries have…
COVID-19 disrupting services to treat non-communicable diseases, WHO survey finds
The fight against COVID-19 has severely disrupted services to prevent and treat cancer, diabetes, hypertension and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) which kill more than 40…
EU urges Trump to reconsider decision to end US relationship with WHO
The European Union on Saturday urged President Donald Trump to rethink his decision to terminate the U.S. relationship with the World Health Organization as spiking…
WHO:n tupakkapalkinto Suomeen – päivittäin tupakoivien suomalaisten määrä on puolittunut 2000-luvulla
Maailman terveysjärjestö WHO on antanut Suomen sosiaali- ja terveysministeriölle (STM) palkinnon pitkäjänteisestä tupakanvastaisesta työstä. Palkinto myönnetään maailman tupakattomana päivänä 31. toukokuuta. WHO kiittää Suomea eritoten…
Global report: WHO says the Americas are centre of pandemic as cases surge
The Americas have emerged as the new centre of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said, as a US study forecast deaths…
WHO chief says he will keep leading virus response after Trump threat
The World Health Organization’s head said on Tuesday he would keep leading the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic, after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened…
WHO-Koululaistutkimus: Yhä useammalla 11–15-vuotiaalla suomalaisnuorella psykosomaattisia oireita viikoittain
Joka kymmenes suomalainen 11–15-vuotias nuori täyttää some-addiktion tunnusmerkit. Addiktio on yläkouluikäisillä suomalaisnuorilla yleisempää kuin kansainväliseen vertailuun osallistuneissa maissa keskimäärin, selviää laajassa WHO-Koululaistutkimuksessa. Intensiivinen yhteydenpito internetin…
Coronavirus may never go away, World Health Organization warns
The coronavirus “may never go away”, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. Speaking at a briefing on Wednesday, WHO emergencies director Dr Mike Ryan…
WHO sees ‘potentially positive data’ in treating coronavirus
The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that some treatments appear to be limiting the severity or length of the COVID-19 disease and that it…
WHO denies report of pressure to withhold info
The World Health Organization has dismissed as “false allegations” a media report that it withheld information about the new coronavirus following pressure from China. The…
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