World Health Organization
Navalny, WHO and Thunberg among nominees for Nobel Peace Prize
World
January 31, 2021
Navalny, WHO and Thunberg among nominees for Nobel Peace Prize
OSLO (Reuters) – Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, the World Health Organization and climate campaigner Greta Thunberg are among those nominated…
Taliban backs vaccine drive as Afghan government receives $112 million funding pledge
Middle East
January 27, 2021
Taliban backs vaccine drive as Afghan government receives $112 million funding pledge
KABUL (Reuters) – The Taliban militant movement gave its backing on Tuesday for a coronavirus vaccination campaign in Afghanistan that…
WHO issues new clinical advice on treating COVID-19 patients
World
January 26, 2021
WHO issues new clinical advice on treating COVID-19 patients
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) issued fresh clinical advice on Tuesday for treating COVID-19 patients, including those…
Panel: China, WHO should have acted quicker to stop pandemic
World
January 19, 2021
Panel: China, WHO should have acted quicker to stop pandemic
GENEVA (AP) — A panel of experts commissioned by the World Health Organization has criticized China and other countries for…
Vaccine nationalism puts world on brink of ‘catastrophic moral failure’: WHO chief
World
January 18, 2021
Vaccine nationalism puts world on brink of ‘catastrophic moral failure’: WHO chief
GENEVA (Reuters) – The head of the World Health Organization said on Monday that the world was on the brink…
EXPLAINER: What is WHO team in Wuhan looking for
World
January 14, 2021
EXPLAINER: What is WHO team in Wuhan looking for
WUHAN, China (AP) — The WHO team of international researchers that arrived in the central Chinese city of Wuhan on…
World Health Organization calls on Egypt to review data on coronavirus infections and deaths
Egypt
January 14, 2021
World Health Organization calls on Egypt to review data on coronavirus infections and deaths
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday called on Egypt to review its data on coronavirus infections and deaths. During…
China: WHO experts arriving Thursday for virus origins probe
World
January 11, 2021
China: WHO experts arriving Thursday for virus origins probe
BEIJING (AP) — Experts from the World Health Organization are due to arrive in China this week for a long-anticipated…
Increased testing needed as Africa sees rise in virus cases
World
December 31, 2020
Increased testing needed as Africa sees rise in virus cases
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — As a result of holiday gatherings, African officials warn of a resurgence of COVID-19 on the…
Chinese vaccines are poised to fill gap, but will they work?
World
December 25, 2020
Chinese vaccines are poised to fill gap, but will they work?
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — With rich countries snapping up supplies of COVID-19 vaccines, some parts of the world may have…