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WHO urges ‘immediate action’ after cough syrup deaths
Health & Fitness
January 24, 2023
WHO urges ‘immediate action’ after cough syrup deaths
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for “immediate and concerted action” to protect children from contaminated medicines after a…
Egyptian official discloses more monkeypox cases
Egypt
October 10, 2022
Egyptian official discloses more monkeypox cases
The Head of the preventive medicine sector at the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population Amr Qandil, said that since…
Egypt says no monkeypox cases reported so far
Egypt
May 22, 2022
Egypt says no monkeypox cases reported so far
The Ministry of Health and Population in Egypt said that there are no cases of infection or suspected infection with…
WHO chief censored on China’s internet after calling zero-Covid unsustainable
World
May 11, 2022
WHO chief censored on China’s internet after calling zero-Covid unsustainable
(CNN) – The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) is being censored on China’s internet after questioning the sustainability…
1 death, 17 liver transplants in multi-country outbreak of hepatitis in children, WHO says
World
April 24, 2022
1 death, 17 liver transplants in multi-country outbreak of hepatitis in children, WHO says
(CNN) – At least 169 cases of acute hepatitis in children aged one month to 16 years old have been…
Egypt signs agreement with WHO on comprehensive health insurance system
Business
March 23, 2022
Egypt signs agreement with WHO on comprehensive health insurance system
Egypt signed a new agreement with the World Health Organization (WHO) so that the latter would contribute to establishing a…
Malawi detects polio, first wild case in Africa in over 5 years
World
February 22, 2022
Malawi detects polio, first wild case in Africa in over 5 years
Malawi’s health authorities have declared a polio outbreak after a case was detected in a young child in the capital…
More victims complain of sexual abuse in Congo scandal – WHO expert
World
October 27, 2021
More victims complain of sexual abuse in Congo scandal – WHO expert
GENEVA, Oct 27 (Reuters) – More women have reported sexual exploitation and abuse by aid workers during an Ebola crisis…
Coronavirus: WHO urges delaying booster shots
World
August 5, 2021
Coronavirus: WHO urges delaying booster shots
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Wednesday urged countries to hold off on giving booster…
Immunized but banned: EU says not all COVID vaccines equal
World
July 13, 2021
Immunized but banned: EU says not all COVID vaccines equal
LONDON (AP) — After Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor and his wife received two doses of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine in Nigeria, they…