Tag: World Health Organization

• Friday, June 26th 2026 - 13:52 UTC

  Venezuela's quake death toll climbs to 589 as the rescue window narrows

  

  The number of victims from the twin earthquake that struck north-central Venezuela on Wednesday rose to at least 589 dead and 2,980 injured, according to the toll given on Friday by acting President Delcy Rodríguez, who warned that the figure would keep rising. Rescue teams worked against the clock through the rubble as the first 72 hours —considered critical for finding survivors— drew to a close.

• Saturday, January 23rd 2021 - 08:57 UTC

  COVAX will supply 190 million vaccines for poor countries in first quarter of 2021

  

  World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the COVAX scheme had reached a deal with vaccine maker Pfizer-BioNTech for 40 million doses for poorer countries.

• Friday, January 15th 2021 - 08:44 UTC

  Urgent meeting of WHO emergency committee to address South Africa, Britain and Amazon Covid-19 variants

  

  The World Health Organization's emergency committee met on Thursday, two weeks ahead of schedule to discuss the new coronavirus variants from South Africa and Britain that have rapidly spread to at least 50 countries and sparked widespread alarm.

• Thursday, December 10th 2020 - 09:14 UTC

  UN chief Guterres calls Covid-19 vaccines be treated as “a global public good”; fears poor countries will be sided

  

  United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Wednesday that “vaccine nationalism” is moving “at full speed,” leaving poor people around the globe watching preparations for inoculations against the coronavirus in some rich nations and wondering if and when they will be vaccinated.

• Thursday, September 17th 2020 - 08:00 UTC

  Physician Leaders Support World Patient Safety Day

  

  The importance of a safe working environment for healthcare staff as a requirement for ensuring patient safety has been highlighted by the World Medical Association to mark World Patient Safety Day on Thursday, September 17.

• Saturday, September 5th 2020 - 08:26 UTC

  “Don't expect widespread vaccination against Covid-19 until middle of next year”

  

  World Health Organization spokeswoman said on Friday it does not expect widespread vaccinations against COVID-19 until the middle of next year, stressing the importance of rigorous checks on their effectiveness and safety.

• Friday, September 4th 2020 - 09:40 UTC

  Brazil surpasses four million coronavirus cases and almost 125,000 deaths

  

  Brazil surpassed four million coronavirus cases on Thursday, as an international panel looking into the global response to the pandemic vowed to uncover how it was able to spread worldwide.

• Monday, August 31st 2020 - 09:44 UTC

  Mexico presses ahead with a wide ideological spectrum of Covid-19 virus vaccines

  

  Mexico is pressing ahead with an effort to forge COVID-19 vaccine alliances across a wide ideological spectrum of countries from France to Cuba, as a World Health Organization (WHO) vaccine initiative will fall short of its needs.

• Thursday, June 25th 2020 - 09:35 UTC

  Pandemic has yet to peak in the Americas, warns WHO; ten million infections by next week

  

  The coronavirus pandemic has yet to peak in the Americas, the World Health Organization warned on Wednesday, as it said global infections were likely to hit 10 million within a week.

• Tuesday, May 12th 2020 - 07:24 UTC

  “No mandate to invite Taiwan” to WHO assembly; Beijing warns New Zealand “to stop making wrong statements”

  

  The World Health Organization's director-general has “no mandate” to invite Taiwan to take part in its assembly next week, the body's lawyer said on Monday, adding member states had “divergent views” on the self-ruled island's participation.