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WHO reviewing impact of US funding withdrawal amid COVID-19 pandemic
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday upheld the importance of international solidarity in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic: a “dangerous enemy” to…
Now is ‘not the time’ to reduce funding for the World Health Organization in COVID-19 fight, urges Guterres
Now is a time for unity in the global battle to push the COVID-19 pandemic into reverse, not a time to cut the resources of…
World Chagas Disease Day highlights ‘silent and silenced’ tropical illness
Cost-effective interventions such as blood screening, as well as improved hygiene and food safety, could save millions from what the World Health Organization (WHO) has…
World ‘certainly not seeing peak’ of Covid-19 yet, says WHO
The number of new cases of COVID-19 is easing in some parts of Europe, including Italy and Spain, but outbreaks are still growing in Britain…
Measles resurgence fear amid coronavirus
Measles outbreaks may occur as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, officials say, because some vaccination programmes are having to be delayed. Unicef says 117…
World Health Organization ‘absolutely critical’ to neutralizing coronavirus threat – UN chief
The World Health Organization (WHO) must be supported across the world, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, describing the UN health agency, which…
World Health Day: What does the WHO do?
World Health Day is in part a celebration of the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO) on April 7, 1948. What role has the…
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