WHO warning: World at critical juncture, some countries on “dangerous track”
THE world is now at a critical juncture in the COVID-19 pandemic and some countries are on a dangerous path,
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Thousands more underfed children may die due to COVID
AN extra 10,000 children per month may die this year from malnutrition due to the COVID-19 crisis, the head of
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Pandemic can be overcome quickly with right tools – WHO
THE global COVID-19 pandemic can be overcome quickly if countries use the right tools, the head of the World Health
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WHO ‘outraged’ by sex abuse reports in Congo Ebola operation
EMMA FARGE THE World Health Organization (WHO) has promised an investigation into “horrific” allegations of sexual abuse by aid workers
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Poorer countries to get 120 million $5 coronavirus tests, WHO says
EMMA FARGE and KATE KELLAND SOME 120 million rapid diagnostic tests for coronavirus will be made available to low- and
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OPINION: The world must pull together on COVID-19 vaccine for all
MUKHTAR KARIM LAST week WHO Director Tedros Adhanom railed against ‘vaccine nationalism’, warning that ‘going it alone will perpetuate the
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WHO says COVID-19 by far its worst global health emergency
The new coronavirus pandemic that has infected more than 16 million people is easily the worst global health emergency the
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