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WEBAug 30, 2024 · Find the latest news, press conferences, multimedia and events from WHO on global health issues. Learn about WHO's achievements, campaigns, initiatives and fact sheets.
World must be ready to respond to next pandemic: WHO chief
WEBMay 22, 2023 · Although COVID-19 may no longer be a global public health emergency, countries must still strengthen response to the disease and prepare for future pandemics and other threats, the Director-General...
The World Health Organization warns of very high risk posed by …
WEBNov 29, 2021 · The newly identified strain of the coronavirus, which could be more transmissible than the previously dominant delta variant, has global health officials worried about a possible new surge in...
W.H.O. members agree to begin talks on a global pandemic treaty.
WEBDec 1, 2021 · The World Health Organization’s member states on Wednesday took the first step toward what many governments hope will be a legally binding treaty aimed at strengthening global defenses...
At World Health Assembly, countries agree on efforts to boost ... - UN News
WEBJun 2, 2024 · Member countries of the WHO adopted amendments to the International Health Regulations and pledged to finalize a global pandemic agreement by 2025. The steps aim to strengthen national and...
World Health Organization (WHO) - BBC News
WEB26 Feb 2024. 23 jailed over child deaths linked to cough syrup. The Uzbekistan judgement also gives compensation to families of children who died or became disabled. Asia. 19 Feb 2024. WHO releases...
WHO launches new pandemic prevention plan, as COVID deaths ... - UN News
WEBApr 26, 2023 · The UN health agency unveils a new initiative to help countries prepare for and respond to respiratory pathogens like COVID-19, as deaths fall 95 per cent in 2023. WHO chief Tedros says the virus...
World Health Assembly hopes to reinforce ... - Associated Press News
WEBMay 27, 2024 · The World Health Organization is kicking off its annual meeting on Monday and government ministers and other top envoys are looking to reinforce global preparedness for, and responses to the next pandemic in the …
W.H.O. Ends Covid World Health Emergency Designation - The New York Times
WEBMay 5, 2023 · The World Health Organization announced on Friday that it was ending the emergency it declared for Covid-19 more than three years ago, a milestone in the fitful emergence from a pandemic that...