Polio: First ever vaccine listed under WHO emergency use
Nov 14, 2020, at 10:59 pm
Geneva: WHO on Friday listed the nOPV2 vaccine (Bio Farma, Indonesia) for emergency use to address the rising cases of a vaccine-derived polio strain in a number of African and East Mediterranean countries.
World can save lives and ‘end this pandemic, together’: WHO chief
Nov 07, 2020, at 03:10 pm
New York: As the COVID-19 pandemic continues evolving, the world must “take all opportunities to learn and improve the response as we go”, the UN health agency chief said on Friday.
‘Very tough’ months ahead in COVID battle, WHO helping scale up dwindling oxygen supplies
Oct 24, 2020, at 03:14 pm
New York: Facing another critical juncture in the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief told reporters on Friday that a “very tough” few months lie ahead with too many nations seeing an exponential increase in cases.
WHO says US drug authority oked Remdesivir without considering WHO-led trial results
Oct 24, 2020, at 02:35 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the antiviral drug remdesivir as the first COVID-19 treatment without having taken into consideration the results of the World Health Organization's (WHO) Solidarity Trial, Soumya Swaminathan, the WHO's chief scientist, said on Friday.
Need to continue extreme caution against COVID-19: WHO alerts
Oct 19, 2020, at 10:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The World Health Organization on Monday cautioned against any relaxation of response actions following the recent slight decline in COVID-19 cases in South-East Asia Region, saying the pandemic continues unabated and our response only needs to be strengthened further to curtail virus transmission.
WHO appreciates India for helping Myanmar deal COVID-19 pandemic
Oct 14, 2020, at 06:05 pm
Nay Pyi Taw: World Health Organisation representative in Myanmar has praised India for its role in assisting the neighbouring nation in dealing COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 has disrupted critical mental health services in 93 pc countries: WHO
Oct 09, 2020, at 09:54 pm
New Delhi/UNI: COVID-19 has disrupted or halted critical mental health services in 93 per cent of countries worldwide while the demand for mental health is increasing, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
India reports decline in new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, tally crosses 66.85 lakh
Oct 06, 2020, at 04:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, the second worst Covid-19-affected country in the world, on Tuesday reported a sharp decline in Covid-19 cases as little over 61,000 fresh infections were reported in 24 hours.
Sep 29, 2020, at 02:32 pm
Geneva: A set of agreements to make available, for low and middle-income countries, affordable, high-quality COVID-19 antigen rapid tests were on Monday announced by the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator. Organizations involved in the milestone agreement include the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND), the Global Fund, Unitaid, and the World Health Organization (WHO).
WHO chief calls for meeting 35-bln-USD financial gap on COVID-19 response
Sep 26, 2020, at 02:50 pm
Geneva/Xinhua: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday urged the international community to help meet a financial gap of 35 billion US dollars for the "Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator" (ACT-Accelerator), a WHO-led global collaboration for the development of COVID-19 diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines.
COVID-19 pandemic situation in Europe worsening: WHO
Sep 21, 2020, at 12:17 am
Belgrade/UNI: The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that the epidemiological situation in Europe, particularly the Balkans is worsening due to the failure of the public to comply with the measures adopted against COVID-19.
Syria COVID spread may be much higher than figures suggest, Lowcock tells Security Council
Sep 18, 2020, at 09:36 pm
New York: Reports from inside Syria are pointing to a much broader spread of COVID-19 than the number of confirmed cases – currently 3,618 – suggests, the UN’s top humanitarian official says.
WHO does not see surge in COVID-19 spreading in Russia
Sep 16, 2020, at 10:26 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The World Health Organization (WHO) does not register a surge in COVID-19 daily growth in Russia, while the situation is different in Europe, WHO Representative to Russia Melita Vujnovic said on Wednesday.
Investments in public health, an investment in safer future, urges WHO chief Tedros
Sep 09, 2020, at 02:48 pm
New York: The world must be ready when the next pandemic comes, the head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has said, urging countries to invest more in public health as part of their efforts to recover from COVID-19.
COVID-19 will not be the last pandemic, world must be ready for next: WHO chief Tedros
Sep 08, 2020, at 10:51 pm
Geneva: World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said the world must be prepared for the next pandemic.
India can be part of COVAX global vaccine allocation plan: WHO
Sep 08, 2020, at 05:43 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The World Health Organization (WHO) is in talks with India about the Asian country's joining the 'COVAX' global vaccine allocation plan, media reports said on Monday.
India reports over 86,000 Covid-19 cases, tally crosses 40-lakh mark
Sep 05, 2020, at 04:07 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In more worry for the Asian country of 1.3 billion people, India on Saturday reported the biggest daily-spike in Novel Coronavirus cases by adding over 86,000 fresh infections in the last 24 hours.
Mass vaccinations against COVID19 unlikely before middle of the next year: WHO
Sep 04, 2020, at 09:27 pm
Geneva: A WHO official on Friday said the organization does not expect to witness widespread vaccinations against COVID-19 until the middle of next year.
India leads global nCoV tally, while deaths down: WHO
Sep 02, 2020, at 10:31 pm
Geneva, Sep 2 (UNI) India now has the lead with the most fresh novel coronavirus cases of any country in the past week with nearly half a million new infections, pushing the global tally up by 1 per cent, World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
‘Momentous milestone’ as Africa eradicates wild poliovirus
Aug 26, 2020, at 03:07 pm
New York: The wild poliovirus has been eradicated in Africa, health officials announced on Tuesday, calling it a “momentous milestone” for the continent.
WHO presses for greater investment in global COVID-19 vaccine facility
Aug 25, 2020, at 10:12 pm
New York: Investing in a mechanism that will guarantee all countries have fair and timely access to a COVID-19 vaccine is the only way out of the global pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
WHO stresses need for quick action amid reports of fresh COVID-19 outbreaks
Aug 22, 2020, at 10:10 pm
New York: With several countries experiencing fresh COVID-19 outbreaks after periods of little or no transmission, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday highlighted the need for authorities to be able to move quickly to prevent further spread of the disease.
India reports biggest single-day spike in Covid-19 cases with over 69,000 new infections
Aug 22, 2020, at 04:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, the worst Covid-19-affected Asian country, on Saturday reported the biggest single-day spike in Covid-19 cases by registering over 69,000 infections in the last 24 hours.
Global covid-19 tally rises by over 263,000 in past day to more than 22.2 million-WHO
Aug 21, 2020, at 06:03 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The number of COVID-19 cases globally has grown by more than 263,000 in the past 24 hours, while over 6,500 patients have died in the same period of time, the World Health Organization's (WHO) data revealed on late Thursday.
WHO chief warns against COVID-19 ‘vaccine nationalism’, urges support for fair access
Aug 19, 2020, at 02:46 pm
New York: Warning against “vaccine nationalism” in the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has again underlined the importance of global solidarity in addressing the crisis.
‘No silver bullet’ to combat COVID-19, says UN health agency head
Aug 04, 2020, at 10:31 pm
New York: There is “no silver bullet” to combat COVID-19, the head of the UN health agency told journalists on Monday, adding, “and there might never be”.
India playing leading role in development of COVID vaccine, says WHO
Aug 03, 2020, at 11:47 pm
Geneva/UNI: WHO Health Emergencies Programme Executive Director Dr Michael Ryan on Monday said that India is playing a leading role in the development of potential vaccine candidate and also producing potential anti-COVID drugs.
WHO chief says global COVID-19 cases double over past six weeks
Jul 28, 2020, at 02:32 pm
Geneva/Xinhua: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Monday that he will reconvene the Emergency Committee on Thursday to re-evaluate the COVID-19 pandemic, as global COVID-19 cases had doubled over the past six weeks.
Coronavirus crisis to get 'worse and worse and worse,' WHO chief warns
Jul 14, 2020, at 05:40 am
Geneva/IBNS: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday warned that the way several countries are headed in handling the coronavirus pandemic, the situation is 'going to get worse and worse and worse.'
WHO experts in China for COVID-19 research cooperation: FM spokesperson
Jul 13, 2020, at 10:39 pm
Beijing/Xinhua: Two WHO experts have arrived in China for cooperation on researching the origin of the COVID-19 virus, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said on Monday.