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WHO expects more cases of monkeypox to emerge globally

LONDON, May 21 – The World Health Organization said it expects to identify more cases of monkeypox as it expands surveillance in countries where the disease is not typically found. As of Saturday, 92 confirmed cases and 28 suspected cases of monkeypox have been reported from 12 member […]

WHO: COVID-19 falling everywhere, except Americas and Africa

GENEVA — The number of new coronavirus cases reported worldwide has continued to fall except in the Americas and Africa, the World Health Organization said in its latest assessment of the pandemic. The decline comes as Europe marked a COVID-19 death milestone: 2 million on the continent. In […]

Almost three times as many died as a result of COVID than officially reported – WHO

May 5 – Almost three times as many people have died as a result of COVID-19 as the official data show, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report, the most comprehensive look at the true global toll of the pandemic so far. There were 14.9 million […]

Excess Mortality Estimates by WHO

India strongly objects to the use of mathematical models for projecting excess mortality estimates in view of the availability of authentic data Validity and robustness of the models used and methodology of data collection are questionable MAY 5, 2022 India has been consistently objecting to the methodology adopted […]

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi lays foundation stone of WHO Global Center for Traditional Medicine at Jamnagar, Gujarat

India’s traditional medicine system is a holistic science of life – Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Establishing of the Global Center will bring synergy and cooperation, would benefit all WHO member states: Shri Sarbananda Sonowal DELHI, APRIL 19: The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone […]

WHO says it’s probing alleged racism, abuse by top director

GENEVA — The head of the World Health Organization says an investigation is underway into alleged reports that the U.N. health agency’s top official in the Western Pacific engaged in racist, unethical and abusive behavior, following a report last week by The Associated Press. At a meeting of […]

WHO: 7 million new omicron COVID cases in Europe last week

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — There were more than 7 million new cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19 across Europe in the first week of January, more than doubling in just two weeks, the World Health Organization said. WHO Europe director Dr. Hans Kluge said at a media […]

WHO’s Tedros concerned about ‘tsunami of cases’ from COVID-19 variants

GENEVA, Dec 29 – The simultaneous circulation of the Delta and Omicron variants of the coronavirus is creating a “tsunami of cases”, World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news briefing on Wednesday. “Delta and Omicrom are now twin threats driving up cases to record […]

WHO: global COVID cases up 11% last week, omicron risk high

BERLIN — The World Health Organization says the number of COVID-19 cases recorded worldwide increased by 11% last week compared with the previous week, with the biggest increase in the Americas. The gain followed a gradual increase since October. The U.N. health agency said in its weekly epidemiological […]

WHO listing to Novavax-Serum Institute’s COVID-19 vaccine clears its way for COVAX

Dec 17 – The World Health Organization on Friday issued an emergency use listing to Serum Institute of India’s version of Novavax Inc’s (NVAX.O) COVID-19 vaccine, paving the way for the two companies to ship their doses for the COVAX program. The EUL to the shot, Covovax, marks a significant […]

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