Tag: World Health Organization

WHO says no evidence monkeypox virus has mutated

May 23 – The World Health Organization does not have evidence that the monkeypox virus has mutated, a senior executive at the U.N. agency said on Monday, noting the infectious disease that is endemic in west and central Africa has tended not to change. Rosamund Lewis, head of […]

Exclusive: U.S. opposes plans to strengthen World Health Organization

Summary Major funding reform supported by Europe, Africa, South Asia White House proposes separate fund for health emergencies Biden administration sceptical about WHO, sources say BRUSSELS, Jan 21 – The United States, the World Health Organization’s top donor, is resisting proposals to make the agency more independent, four […]

EU air quality slowly improving but still deadly: report

Air pollution is slowly easing in EU countries but still causes nearly half a million early deaths each year, the European Environment Agency (EEA) said in its annual report published Monday. Although pollution levels dropped slightly in 2015, they remain far higher than standards set by both the […]

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