Tag: WHO

• Tuesday, February 16th 2021 - 08:44 UTC

  WHO lists AstraZeneca Oxford University Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use

  

  The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday listed AstraZeneca and Oxford University’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, widening access to the relatively inexpensive shot in the developing world.

• Saturday, February 13th 2021 - 08:38 UTC

  WHO admits the origin of Covid-19 remains an open question and requires further study

  

  World Health Organization head, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday that all hypotheses on the origins of Covid-19 remain open and require further analysis and study.

• Wednesday, February 10th 2021 - 10:13 UTC

  WHO finds no hard evidence on origin of pandemic in China

  

  Experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) on mission in China announced Tuesday that they found no conclusive evidence of the origin of a pandemic that continues spreading around the world.

• Tuesday, February 9th 2021 - 08:43 UTC

  Health officials support the AstraZeneca vaccine: “don't panic” says WHO

  

  Health officials around the world and from WHO, gave their backing to the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19, after a study showing it had little effect on the variant now spreading quickly in South Africa rang a global alarm.

• Monday, February 8th 2021 - 10:10 UTC

  WHO mission in Wuhan: initial findings of the Covid-19 pandemic could be released this week

  

  A delegation of scientists probing the origins of the coronavirus are wrapping up a lengthy investigation in China and have found important clues about the famous Wuhan seafood market's role in the pandemic outbreak. Some initial findings are expected to be released this week.

• Thursday, February 4th 2021 - 09:07 UTC

  COVAX publishes first interim vaccine distribution forecast

  

  The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and the World Health Organization, as co-leads of the COVAX initiative for equitable global access to COVID-19 vaccines, alongside key delivery partner UNICEF, are pleased to publish COVAX’s first interim distribution forecast.

• Tuesday, February 2nd 2021 - 03:38 UTC

  FIFA and WHO promoting fair access to Covid-19 vaccines and treatments

  

  FIFA and the World Health Organization (WHO) will team up to promote the need for fair access to COVID-19 vaccines, treatments, and diagnostics, and to encourage people to keep practicing life-saving, everyday public health measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus and to protect health.

• Monday, February 1st 2021 - 08:54 UTC

  Covid-19 WHO-probe mission in Wuhan has to keep to agenda and visits organized by Beijing

  

  Reuters – Under tight control by its Chinese hosts, the World Health Organization-led team investigating the origins of COVID-19 in Wuhan province, visited a hospital on Saturday that treated early patients.

• Monday, February 1st 2021 - 08:24 UTC

  Bolivia will be among the first to benefit from WHO's Covax vaccine program

  

  The United Nations mission in Bolivia celebrated the fact that this country will be one of the first to receive vaccines from the multilateral Covax system, promoted by the World Health Organization (WHO) to guarantee access to these drugs in the world's poorest countries.

• Friday, January 22nd 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  WHO chief thanks Biden and Fauci for keeping the US a member of the organization

  

  At the meeting of the 148th session of the Executive Board of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros welcomed the pledge that the United States will remain a member of WHO.