Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
World passes 4 mln COVID deaths as Asia battles fresh outbreaks
More than four million people have now died from COVID-19, the WHO said on July 7, as many rich nations prepare to loosen restrictions even as countries in Asia battle surging infections.
Millions are facing new lockdowns across Asia and Indonesia has emerged as a global hotspot with death rates rising tenfold in a month to a record 1,040 on Wednesday.
WHO setting up hub to make COVID-19 vaccines in South Africa
The WHO is setting up a hub in South Africa to give companies from poor and middle-income countries the know-how and licenses to produce COVID-19 vaccines, in what President Cyril Ramaphosa called a historic step to spread lifesaving technology.
WHO approves Sinovac COVID shot in second Chinese milestone
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on June 1 it has approved a COVID-19 vaccine made by Sinovac Biotech for emergency use listing, paving the way for a second Chinese shot to be used in poor countries.
Hero doctor Catalin Denciu honored with WHO Director General's Award for Global Health
World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus mentioned today, in the speech given at the opening of the organization's main annual assembly, the sacrificial power shown by Piatra Neamt hero doctor Catalin Denciu, as he announced that he is being honored with the Director General's Award for Global Health, the WHO announced on its Twitter account. "Dr.
China Will Help Poor Countries against Covid-19
China announced several new measures to help developing countries tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and its sweeping impacts, pledging to contribute billion in the next three years and provide more vaccines.
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WHO: Coronavirus Pandemic Is Far from Being Over
Confusion and complacency in addressing COVID-19 means the pandemic is a long way from over, but it can be brought under control in months with proven public health measures, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday.
"We too want to see societies and economies reopening, and travel and trade resuming," Tedros told a news briefing.
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Leaders Around the World Called for International Treaty on Pandemic
More than 20 world leaders are calling for a new global settlement to help the world prepare for future pandemics.
In an article for newspapers around the world, leaders including President Macron of France, Boris Johhnson of UK and German chancellor Angela Merkel say Covid has posed the biggest challenge since World War Two.
One Year after Pandemic Outbreak WHO Is Still Hamstrung
When the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic one year ago Thursday, it did so only after weeks of resisting the term and maintaining that the highly infectious virus could still be stopped.
World won’t vanquish virus this year: WHO
It is unrealistic to think the world will be done with the COVID-19 pandemic by the end of the year, the World Health Organization warned on March 1.
WHO emergencies director Michael Ryan said it might however be possible to take the tragedy out of the coronavirus crisis by reducing hospitalizations and deaths.
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US set to approve third vaccine, but fears grow for poorer nations
A U.S. panel on Feb. 26 recommended Johnson & Johnson's one-dose Covid-19 shot for emergency approval, as some of the world's most powerful countries issued a unified call for better vaccine access for poorer nations.