World Health Organization
Cairo Airport joins list of global airports for safe healthy travel
Egypt
June 16, 2021
Cairo Airport joins list of global airports for safe healthy travel
The Cairo International Airport joined the list of global airports approved for safe, healthy travel by the Airport Council International…
German minister laments choice of Syria for WHO board seat
Middle East
June 1, 2021
German minister laments choice of Syria for WHO board seat
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s health minister says he is “anything but happy” that Syria’s government — which has waged a…
WHO seeks Gaza patient access, evacuations after violence
Middle East
May 29, 2021
WHO seeks Gaza patient access, evacuations after violence
The World Health Organization called on Friday for access to patients in the Gaza strip and free passage to evacuate…
WHO confirms Indian coronavirus variant’s presence in 60 countries
World
May 27, 2021
WHO confirms Indian coronavirus variant’s presence in 60 countries
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed the presence of the coronavirus strain found in India in 60 countries and…
The Latest: WHO considers ways to strengthen urgent response
World
May 24, 2021
The Latest: WHO considers ways to strengthen urgent response
GENEVA — French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are among those rallying around efforts to strengthen the…
UN Secretary-General calls on WHO to approve Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine
Health & Fitness
May 14, 2021
UN Secretary-General calls on WHO to approve Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called on the World Health Organization to approve the use of Russia’s Sputnik V…
Egypt receives 1.7 million AstraZeneca doses, 500,000 Sinopharm doses
Egypt
May 13, 2021
Egypt receives 1.7 million AstraZeneca doses, 500,000 Sinopharm doses
On Thursday, Egypt received 1.7 million doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine through the COVAX initiative and 500,000 doses of…
Internal emails reveal WHO knew of sex abuse claims in Congo
World
May 12, 2021
Internal emails reveal WHO knew of sex abuse claims in Congo
BENI, Congo (AP) — When Shekinah was working as a nurse’s aide in northeastern Congo in January 2019, she said,…
WHO urges pause in market sale of captured live wild animals
Environment
April 13, 2021
WHO urges pause in market sale of captured live wild animals
GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations’ health agency on Tuesday urged countries to suspend the sale of live animals captured…
Global COVID-19 death toll surpasses 3 million amid new infections resurgence
World
April 6, 2021
Global COVID-19 death toll surpasses 3 million amid new infections resurgence
(Reuters) – Coronavirus-related deaths worldwide crossed 3 million on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, as the latest global resurgence…