Tag: World Health Organization (WHO)

• Monday, July 25th 2022 - 08:18 UTC

  Monkeypox a global emergency, WHO declares

  

  The World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the onset of monkeypox constituted a global emergency after cases of the malady were detected in over 70 countries.

• Wednesday, July 20th 2022 - 05:05 UTC

  WHO foresees challenging European winter as COVID-19 cases surge

  

  According to a statement released Tuesday by the World Health Organization (WHO), Europe shall be facing a challenging winter by the end of 2022 due to the rapid escalation of COVID-19 cases.

• Monday, June 27th 2022 - 08:45 UTC

  Monkeypox not a global emergency for now, says WHO

  

  The World Health Organization (WHO) has come to the conclusion following an emergency meeting that 3,200 cases and only one death due to monkeypox globally are not enough to consider the malady a global emergency, it was announced.

• Friday, June 24th 2022 - 09:21 UTC

  Colombia confirms first 3 cases of monkeypox

  

  Colombian health authorities Thursday confirmed the first three local cases of monkeypox had been detected. Two of the patients were also proved to have had a recent travel history to Europe.

• Wednesday, June 15th 2022 - 09:36 UTC

  WHO insists vaccination against monkeypox not good for everyone

  

  The World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday insisted on its recommendation not to vaccinate people against monkeypox en masse, despite the recent increase in the number of cases.

• Friday, June 10th 2022 - 09:43 UTC

  WHO scientists say key data missing to understand how the pandemic started

  

  World Health Organization (WHO) specialists said Thursday that they still lacked key data in order to reach a conclusion on how the COVID-19 pandemic started and eventually spread worldwide.

• Thursday, June 9th 2022 - 09:24 UTC

  Community transmission of monkeypox already happening, WHO says

  

  World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed his concern following new data on the spread of monkeypox allowing scientists to say community transmission of the malady is already occurring.

• Tuesday, May 31st 2022 - 09:49 UTC

  WHO says tobacco industry poisoning the planet, and sponsors “polluter pays principle” and banning cigarette filters

  

  The World Health Organization (WHO) revealed on Tuesday new information on the extent to which tobacco damages both the environment and human health, calling for steps to make the industry more accountable for the destruction it is causing.

• Tuesday, May 31st 2022 - 09:37 UTC

  Monkeypox far from becoming a pandemic, WHO experts explain

  

  A leading World Health Organization (WHO) scientist has been reported as saying there were no concerns about the monkeypox outbreak ever evolving into a pandemic like COVID-19.

• Thursday, May 26th 2022 - 08:29 UTC

  Doctor Tedros to remain WHO Director-General

  

  The Ethiopian Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been re-elected for a second 5-year term as Director-General of the World Health Organization, it was announced.