9 May 2022 Key facts Overview Alcohol is a psychoactive substance with dependence-producing properties that has been widely used in many cultures for centuries. The harmful use of alcohol causes a high burden of disease and has significant social and economic consequences. The harmful use of alcohol can also result […]
Oct 26,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Ifeanyi M. Nsofor ABUJA — Kicking off the United Nations’ second annual Sustainable Development Goals Moment last month, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra Jonas emphasised the role of solidarity as a driver of change. “Global solidarity is more important than ever,” she said. “Together, […]
MWL Secretary-General Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa delivered the forum’s opening speech. (SPA) Short Url Updated 14 June 2022 ARAB NEWS June 13, 2022 Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO […]
Food shortages are killing more people than COVID-19 globally as conflicts, climate extremes and economic slowdown add to the toll. (AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/paeab Updated 20 March 2022 JUMANA KHAMIS […]
Sarmad Naveed CONTEMPORARY AND SOCIAL ISSUES 10th February 2022 ©Shutterstock Sarmad Naveed, Canada Gordan Brown, former Prime Minister of the UK recently said, ‘It is an ethical failure that rich countries […]
DR. THEODORE KARASIK January 11, 2022 arabnews.com Short Url https://arab.news/mbzuh We are now into the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic and many are saying “enough is enough,” sharpening the […]
BY MELIH ALTINOK COLUMNS OCT 21, 2021 Some rules of “the new normal” post-coronavirus period have started to be abandoned on the grounds that they are not functional. For example, […]
2.3 million doses of Mosquirix have been administered to children in Kenya, Ghana, and Malawi in a large-scale pilot programme (AFP Photo) Malaria vaccine Mosquirix now available for children in […]
BYJake Johnson, Common Dreams PUBLISHED April 12, 2021 The head of the World Health Organization estimated in a recent address that of the more than 700 million coronavirus vaccine doses that have been […]
International Geneva The WHO’s upcoming Assembly in Geneva starting May 24 will be facing calls for reform, especially in the light of the Covid-19 pandemic. One of the issues in […]
09 Mar 2021 GENEVA: A senior World Health Organization (WHO) official on Monday (Mar 8) said that so-called “vaccine passports” for COVID-19 should not be used for international travel because […]
A global initiative was launched to ensure that poorer countries would also have fair access to vaccines for the coronavirus once they were developed. Instead, the West is panic-buying the […]
Madinah is believed to be the first city with a population of more than 2 million to be recognized under the organization’s healthy cities program. (SPA) Short Url https://arab.news/jztfh The […]
By AFP – Nov 28,2020 – JORDAN TIMES Photo courtesy of coac.swellclubs.com GENEVA — The coronavirus pandemic is no excuse for not getting enough exercise, the World Health Organisation recently […]
Society October 19, 2020 – TEHRAN – Six months after the World Health Organization’s “Solidarity” clinical trial for COVID-19 treatments, Iran was ranked first among the 30 study partners in […]
By AFP – Jul 14,2020 -JORDAN TIMES Members of Bungoma County Isolation Team carry the coffin of Dr. Doreen Lugaliki, 39, the first Kenyan doctor who died of the COVID-19 […]
COVID-19 is not under control in most of the world and is actually getting worse, according to the head of the World Health Organisation (WHO). © Reuters The virus is showing […]
By Marco Perolini Opinions expressed in View articles are solely those of the authors. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) has advised people who […]
Alcohol is ‘unhelpful coping strategy’ for coronavirus lockdown says WHO Alcohol is the most accessible that we can self-medicate with, and repeat prescriptions are always available. But now detox is […]
It’s true the organisation has been too close to China. Nevertheless, there will be wide-reaching global consequences now the President has shirked his responsibility to the world Emin Pasha New […]