Tag: WHO
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China nominates health official to lead WHO
China has nominated health official Song Li to lead the World Health Organization, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Thursday, as Beijing seeks to expand its presence ... -
Russia’s public health watchdog denies a second infection in suspected case
Russia’s public health watchdog on Thursday denied that a lab worker who died in Siberia had spread infection to another person, as global concerns swirled about ... -
Ebola kills 1,700 in eastern Congo as the fastest-growing outbreak surges
Ebola has killed more than 1,700 people in eastern Congo in the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease, data showed. As of yesterday, 3,802 cases had been ... -
Appeals in Congo for more supplies as aid groups warn Ebola outbreak is ‘gaining momentum’
Healthcare workers and aid groups in eastern Congo said yesterday they are in dire need of more supplies and staff to respond to the rare Ebola outbreak, as armed ... -
WHO expresses concern over scale and speed of Ebola outbreak
At least 131 deaths and over 500 suspected cases have been reported in the latest Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo, the Congolese health ministry said yesterday ... -
WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and neighboring Uganda a public health emergency of international concern yesterday after more than 300 suspected ... -
Suspected outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship kills 3 people
A suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus infection on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean killed three people, including an elderly married couple, and sickened ... -
Macau advances global health goals at 78th World Health Assembly
The 78th World Health Assembly (WHA78), held from May 19 to May 27 in Geneva, brought together health ministers, senior officials, and key stakeholders from around ... -
After US cuts funding, WHO chief defends $2.1b budget request
Stripped of U.S. funding, the World Health Organization chief yesterday [Macau time] appealed to member countries to support its “extremely modest” request for a $2.1 billion ... -
China to step in?
If US attempts World Bank retreat, the China-led AIIB could be poised to step in – and provide a model of global cooperation Donald Trump’s animosity ... -
Now that mpox is a global emergency, will it trigger another pandemic?
The World Health Organization has declared the ongoing outbreaks of mpox in Congo and elsewhere in Africa to be a global emergency, requiring urgent action to ... -
A ‘new era’ in malaria control has begun with a vaccination campaign for children in Ivory Coast
Health workers in Ivory Coast began giving children the latest malaria vaccine earlier this week, the beginning of a regional campaign that experts hope might curb the ... -
WHO member countries approve steps to bolster regulations to better brace for pandemics
The World Health Organization said member countries on Saturday approved new steps to improve global preparedness for and response to pandemics like COVID-19 and mpox, and ... -
WHO: COVID emergency is over. So what does that mean?
The World Health Organization downgraded its assessment of the coronavirus pandemic last week, saying it no longer qualifies as a global emergency. The action reverses a ...
