Tag: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Wednesday, February 12th 2020 - 09:20 UTC
Coronavirus, COVID-19, “Public Enemy Number 1” and more powerful than a terrorist attack, WHO chief

China's coronavirus outbreak poses a “very grave threat for the rest of the world” and should be viewed as “Public Enemy Number 1”, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
Monday, February 10th 2020 - 08:20 UTC
WHO warns coronavirus outside of China could be “the tip of the iceberg”

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that confirmed cases of coronavirus being transmitted by people who have never travelled to China could be the “tip of the iceberg”.
Monday, February 10th 2020 - 08:12 UTC
WHO team of experts in Beijing; Coronavirus death toll is over 900 and over 40.000 confirmed infections

In advance team of international experts led by the World Health Organization (WHO) has left for Beijing to help investigate China’s coronavirus epidemic, which authorities said on Monday had now claimed 908 lives on the mainland.
Friday, January 31st 2020 - 08:36 UTC
Coronavirus: WHO declares global health emergency, praises China for efforts to combat the outbreak

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday it was declaring the coronavirus outbreak that has killed 200 people in China a global emergency, as cases spread to at least 18 countries.
Wednesday, January 29th 2020 - 08:30 UTC
Xi Jinping says China is sure of defeating “a devil coronavirus”, but the disease continues to expand to other countries

President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that China was sure of defeating a “devil” coronavirus that has killed at least 106 people, but the international alarm was rising as the outbreak spread across the world.
Thursday, October 17th 2019 - 09:05 UTC
Universal Health Coverage passes key global milestone

The World Health Organization welcomed a new Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Resolution on achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030. The resolution, adopted at the IPU Assembly in Belgrade, Serbia, comes one month after heads of state agreed on a high-level United Nations Political Declaration on UHC in New York.
Wednesday, October 9th 2019 - 09:47 UTC
World Sight Day: 2.2 billion people have vision impairment or blindness

More than 1 billion people worldwide are living with vision impairment because they do not get the care they need for conditions like short and farsightedness, glaucoma and cataract, according to the first World report on vision issued by the World Health Organization.
Saturday, October 5th 2019 - 09:10 UTC
WHO and FIFA agree to promote healthy life-styles through football globally

The World Health Organization (WHO) and football’s world governing body, FIFA, agreed on Friday a four-year collaboration to promote healthy lifestyles through football globally. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and FIFA President Gianni Infantino signed the memorandum of understanding at WHO’s Geneva-based headquarters. “WHO is excited to be working with FIFA. Half the world watched the 2018 World Cup. This means there’s huge potential for us to team up to reach billions of people with information to help them live longer healthier lives,” said Dr Tedros.
Thursday, April 25th 2019 - 08:50 UTC
WHO guidelines on physical activity, sedentary behavior and sleep for children under 5 years of age

Children under five must spend less time sitting watching screens, or restrained in prams and seats, get better quality sleep and have more time for active play if they are to grow up healthy, according to new guidelines issued by the World Health Organization.
Wednesday, February 13th 2019 - 08:48 UTC
New WHO-ITU standard aims to prevent hearing loss among 1.1 billion young people

Nearly 50% of people aged 12-35 years – or 1.1 billion young people – are at risk of hearing loss due to prolonged and excessive exposure to loud sounds, including music they listen to through personal audio devices.