Tag: World Health Organization (WHO)

Wednesday, March 16th 2022 - 09:30 UTC
WHO says global COVID-19 infections up but deaths drop

The total number of new COVID-19 infections globally has increased by 8%, while the number of fatalities has gone down by 17%, compared to the previous seven days, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced Wednesday.
Thursday, March 3rd 2022 - 09:27 UTC
Mental health disorders, especially among youngsters increased 25% in first year of the pandemic, WHO report

In the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the global prevalence of anxiety and depression increased by a massive 25%, according to a scientific brief released by the World Health Organization (WHO). The brief also highlights who has been most affected and summarizes the effect of the pandemic on the availability of mental health services and how this has changed during the pandemic.
Tuesday, February 22nd 2022 - 09:39 UTC
New WHO/ILO guide urges greater safeguards to protect health workers

The World Health Organization (WHO) and The International Labour Organization (ILO) have published a new guide on developing and implementing stronger occupational health and safety programs for health workers, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to exert great pressure on them.
Tuesday, February 8th 2022 - 09:29 UTC
Commonwealth and WHO agree to work on universal health care and resilient health systems

The Commonwealth Secretariat and the World Health Organization (WHO) signed on Monday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) committing to strengthening their collaboration on a broad range of public health issues of particular concern to Commonwealth member states and governments, such as the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccine equity, advancing universal health coverage, and building resilient health systems.
Saturday, February 5th 2022 - 15:45 UTC
Omicron subvariant found in 57 countries, WHO says

The World Health Organization has released a report this week saying a new sublineage of the SARS-Cov-2 Omicron variant has already been detected in 57 countries. According to some researchers, the new version is more contagious than the original Omicron.
Saturday, January 15th 2022 - 09:22 UTC
WHO recommends two new drugs for Covid-19 treatment

The World Health Organization has recommended two new drugs for COVID-19, providing yet more options for treating the disease. The extent to which these medicines will save lives depends on how widely available and affordable they will be.
Friday, January 7th 2022 - 20:49 UTC
First fatal victim of bird flu reported in UK

British health authorities Friday reported what seems to be the first fatal case in humans of the H5N1 variant of bird flu, which rarely infects humans, but when it does, it has a mortality rate of about 60%.
Thursday, December 23rd 2021 - 09:00 UTC
WHO issues emergency approval for Novavax

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an emergency approval for the Novavax drug against COVID-19, which has thus become the 10th vaccine available in the fight against the rapidly spreading disease.
Tuesday, December 7th 2021 - 09:19 UTC
Bolsonaro allegedly wants to make mandatory vaccination up to federal gov't

Press reports which went viral Monday said Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was entertaining the idea of signing an administrative decision whereby only the Federal Government would have the authority to decide on a mandatory vaccination against COVID-19.
Tuesday, December 7th 2021 - 08:43 UTC
WHO advises against use of convalescent plasma for Covid-19

Convalescent plasma (a transfusion of blood plasma from someone who has recovered from covid-19) is not recommended for patients with covid-19, says a WHO Guideline Development Group of international experts in The BMJ today.