The danger of a third rush of Covid hitting Africa is “genuine and rising.” cautioned The World Health Organization (WHO). A senior authority from the Geneva-based UN body asked governments across the landmass to “earnestly” extend their offices with the goal that their medical care frameworks don’t get overpowered. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday that it has discovered a spike in coronavirus infections late last month in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital. WHO stated in the weekly report, “An exponential rise in the spread of SARS-Cov-2 virus has been recorded in Kinshasa.” That mirrored a “clear deterioration” in the … Read more
A shortfall in COVID-19 vaccine doses going through the COVAX program in June and July should undermine the efficiency of the roll-out, the World Health Organization stated Friday. COVAX was set up to make sure equitable distribution of vaccines, especially to low-earnings countries, and has already delivered extra 80 million doses to 129 territories. But … Read more
Global coronavirus vaccine vaccinations have exceeded two billion, according to official sources across the world. The milestone comes six months after the first vaccination campaigns against COVID-19 began. At least 2,109,696,022 shots have been prearranged in 215 countries and regions. Israel is leading the race from the start, is still out in front, with nearly … Read more
“Ending the pandemic is possible — and requires global action now,” the heads of the World Health Organization (WHO), World Bank, World Trade Organization (WTO), and International Monetary Fund (IMF) wrote in a jointly penned op-ed in a newspaper. The world and its developed nations aim to have vaccinated the majority of their adult population … Read more
Geneva: On Tuesday, the heads of four major global organizations said that in order to bring the coronavirus under control, world leaders must make a “new commitment” to a more equal distribution of vaccines. Their joint concern is that the pandemic, which has already killed more than 3.5 million people globally, has been prolonged and … Read more
If the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread worldwide, vaccines could become ineffective and strains could escape immunity. The right vaccines need to go to the places where they are needed. According to genome databases, such as nextstrain.org, there are now more than 1,000 known variants of the SARS CoV-2 virus. Up to now, the “variants … Read more
The World Health Organization has criticized the “shocking imbalance” in the distribution of coronavirus vaccines. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said a target of seeing vaccination programs underway in every country by Saturday would be missed. Addressing a press conference on Friday, he said, “There remains a shocking imbalance in the global distribution of vaccines,” … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) slammed Europe for slowing down the vaccination process. According to the reports, France becomes the latest country to enforce new limitations to fight against the novel coronavirus infections, and cases were increasing on daily basis in Europe. Brazil also reported the surge in cases of the covid-19 patients the death … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a certificate praising healthy cities program that was implemented by Taibah University, in Madinah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, after accreditation of Madinah as a healthy city. Health Minister Tawfig F. Al Rabiah presented the certificate to the Governor of Madinah, Prince Faisal bin Salman. According to the Middle … Read more
Pfizer and Biotech will supply 40 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine to the poorest countries by next month. The WHO plans to deliver the vaccine to 20% of the affected population this year under its Covax scheme. The WHO’s Covax scheme aims to provide the corona vaccine to the most affected populations in poor … Read more
World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a mobile application to deliver the latest COVID-19 guidance and updates. Titled WHO COVID-19 Updates, the app provides “trusted” information about the virus from health experts. It though doesn’t offer features including contact tracing that is quite common among the apps released by several governments across the globe. WHO … Read more
In The Records of the National Academy of Sciences a new study shows that along with genetic and immunological factors, behavioral changes also result in COVID-19 differences between male and female. The report says, in comparison to men, women are more consider more COVID-19 as serious problem. They were more agreed to obey with the restrictions which … Read more
The International Day of the girl is marked on October 11 every year. The objective behind the remembrance of this day is to celebrate the significance of girls around the world and to promote gender equality. The theme of International Day of girl this year is ‘My voice, our equal future’. Human rights organizations and … Read more
World Mental Health Day is marked on the 10th of October every year. On this day, experts hold activities and events to raise awareness of mental health issues happening around the world. According to the World Health Organization, the day provides an opportunity for all stakeholders working on mental health issues to talk about their … Read more
The World Health Organization said that one in 10 people worldwide may have tested positive for coronavirus. At a special meeting of WHO leaders, a top official said the estimate meant “the vast majority of the world remains at risk”. The WHO meetings are being held in Geneva, Switzerland, to talk about the global response … Read more
The World Health Organization has reported a one-day increase in the number of new coronavirus cases. In addition to this, the WHO has reported 307,930 new cases in the last 24 hours. Moreover, More than 5,500 patients have died in the last 24 hours. The global total number of deaths is 917,417 so far. The greatest … Read more
On requirements for international approval of any Chinese coronavirus vaccine, a senior WHO official said on Monday that the World Health Organization (WHO) is working with China. Mariangela Simao, assistant director-general told a briefing in Geneva that, “WHO’s office in China and WHO headquarters has been working with the regulatory authorities in China. We are … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus hopes that coronavirus pandemic will be controlled in over two years. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus spoke in Geneva on Friday. He mentioned an example from the past that the Spanish flu of 1918 took two years to overcome. [embedpost slug= “it’s never too late to … Read more
The polio vaccination campaigns have been resumed in Afghanistan and Pakistan months after coronavirus left 50 million in total children without their polio vaccine. According to details, the polio immunization campaigns were restated in three provinces of Afghanistan in July. From August, a second campaign covering almost half of the country will begin. Meanwhile, in … Read more
On Tuesday, the World Health Organization warned against complacency regarding the new transmission of coronavirus in the summer of the northern hemisphere, saying that this virus did not act like influenza, which used to follow seasonal patterns. During a virtual briefing in Geneva, Margaret Harris urged caution in implementing measures to slow transmission that is … Read more
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has said that the United States has withdrawn from the WHO. According to the statement, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said in a message on the social networking site Twitter that the United States was not in a position to make unnecessary comments about the cooperation between China and the WHO. … Read more
A case of bubonic plague has been reported in Mongolia in northern China. The plague victim is a shepherd in Bayannur City in western Inner Mongolia who kept in quarantine. This disease is also known as ‘black death’. According to the AFP news agency, local authorities have completed security arrangements after the plague patient came … Read more
PM Imran Khan has said that WHO should play a role in lifting travel restrictions on developing countries including Pakistan. According to details, PM Imran Khan while talking to DG WHO through video conference praised the WHO’s Pakistani initiatives to control the epidemic while the Prime Minister appreciated the support from the WHO. [embedpost id=”50366″ … Read more
The Director General of the World Health Organization, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has warned the world that 60 percent of corona cases have been reported in the past few weeks, and that the best way out of the epidemic is through a comprehensive strategy. In a message on the social networking site Twitter, Dr. Tedros said … Read more
With the rapid surge in coronavirus affectees, the United States of America reported 42,0000 new cases in the last 24 hours. According to the Baltimore-based organization the latest infections, which are concentrated in southern and western states, carry the overall number of infections in the US to almost 2.6 million. Nonetheless, the number of regular … Read more
The Punjab government has relaxed the standard operating procedures (SOPs) today (Jun 24) about funeral processions and burial of those who died of the coronavirus. According to the details, Secretary Primary and Secondary Health Care, Captain (retd) Muhammad Usman, trained teams of local government officials would perform the ablution of the deceased with all the necessary … Read more
The World Health Organization has urged the countries and individuals to be extremely vigilant, as coronavirus cases are increasing at a steady rate. Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned on Friday at a virtual press conference, “The world is in a new and dangerous phase,” He added, “Many people are understandably fed up with being … Read more
