WHO launches 4th Health for All Film Festival
October 31, 2022 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched a call for short films for the 4th edition of the Health for All Film Festival. WHO’s Director-General, Dr. Tedros…
WHO gathers evidence for possible war crimes investigation against Russia
May 7, 2022 The World Health Organization (WHO) is gathering evidence for a possible war crimes investigation into attacks it says it has documented by Russia on healthcare facilities in…
COVID-19: WHO says China team had extensive discussions with Wuhan scientists over virus origins
A World Health Organisation team in China to probe the origins of COVID-19 had “extensive discussions” and exchanges with scientists in Wuhan where the outbreak was first detected, a spokesman…
WHO says COVID-19 by far its worst global health emergency
The new coronavirus pandemic that has infected more than 16 million people is easily the worst global health emergency the World Health Organisation (WHO) has faced, its director general Tedros…
COVID-19: WHO working to ensure fair vaccine distribution, says first use not expected until early 2021
Researchers are making “good progress” in developing vaccines against COVID-19, with a handful in late-stage trials, but their first use cannot be expected until early 2021, a World Health Organization…
COVID-19: About 40% of transmission may be due to asymptomatic cases – WHO
Studies show people with the coronavirus are most infectious just at the point when they first begin to feel unwell, World Health Organization (WHO) experts said on Tuesday. This…
Health experts concerned disruption to global immunisation programmes could delay COVID-19 vaccinations administration
Massive disruptions to global immunisation programmes from the COVID-19 pandemic have health experts fearful that much of the developing world will not be able to get a vaccine for the…
WHO declines comment on remdesivir in COVID-19 treatment
A top World Health Organization official declined comment on Wednesday on reports that Gilead Science’s remdesivir could help treat COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, but said…
Coronavirus: WHO warns of global shortage of personnel protective equipment as death toll rises to 637
The world is facing a chronic shortage of gowns, masks, gloves and other protective equipment in the fight against a spreading coronavirus epidemic, World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom…