WHO says billions still exposed to toxic trans fat
Geneva – Efforts to eliminate industrially-produced fat have a long way to go with five billion people exposed to... Read more
23 Jan, 2023
Negotiations on global pandemic treaty to start in February: WHO
Geneva – Negotiations on a draft global agreement to better combat the next pandemic will begin in February next... Read more
8 Dec, 2022
UN anxious for unfettered aid access to Tigray
Geneva – The United Nations still cannot get unfettered access to bring humanitarian aid into Ethiopia’s war-torn northern Tigray... Read more
4 Dec, 2022
UN urges action as mental health takes heavy toll on workers
Geneva – Far more must be done to safeguard mental health on the job, the United Nations said on... Read more
28 Sep, 2022
Syria reports 7 dead in first major cholera outbreak in years
Damascus – Syria’s first major cholera outbreak in over a decade has killed seven people and infected more than 50,... Read more
14 Sep, 2022
WHO to reconvene monkeypox emergency committee
Geneva – The World Health Organisation said on Wednesday it will reconvene its monkeypox experts to decide if the... Read more
7 Jul, 2022
WHO: 780 monkeypox outbreak cases
Geneva – The World Health Organisation said on Sunday that 780 laboratory-confirmed monkeypox cases had been reported to it... Read more
6 Jun, 2022
No concern yet monkeypox will cause pandemic, says WHO
Geneva – The WHO said on Monday it was not concerned for now that the spread of monkeypox beyond... Read more
31 May, 2022
Tedros, from ‘child of war’ to two-term WHO chief
Geneva – Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who is all but guaranteed to secure a second term as WHO chief on... Read more
24 May, 2022
WHO says China’s zero-Covid strategy unsustainable
Geneva – China’s flagship zero-Covid strategy to defeat the pandemic is unsustainable, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, adding... Read more
11 May, 2022
