Coronavirus is ‘not under control and is accelerating’, warns WHO
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 […]
Requiring face masks to fight COVID-19 while upholding niqab bans shows irony lost on leaders ǀ View
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 […]
Using alcohol to cope with coronavirus lockdown is exposing our class divides
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 […]
He’s infantile, narcissistic and foolish to pull funding — but Trump isn’t entirely wrong about the WHO
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 […]
With Trump’s Europe Travel Ban, World Economy Takes Another Hit
The damage is likely to go well beyond tourism, as business plans are disrupted and consumer confidence is shaken. By Alexandra Stevenson and Niraj Chokshi March 12, […]
Foreign policy UN reforms in 2018 are top priority, says Swiss diplomat
By Rita Emch in New York This content was published on January 19, 2018 Antonio Gutérres says he wants to reshape the UN’s unwieldy bureaucracy and structure(Keystone) Urgent […]
New technologies : AI has ‘enormous’ potential to transform health sector
By Simon Bradley This content was published on May 16, 2018 The role of the physician may change dramatically in the future thanks to new technologies (ITU) Big data […]
Saudi says it’s prepared to handle any stampede or disease at haj
Reuters International AUGUST 28, 2017 A Muslim pilgrim prays in the Hera cave, where Muslims believe Prophet Mohammad received the first words of the Koran in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia August 28, 2017. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (reuters_tickers) By Mahmoud Mourad MECCA (Reuters) – Saudi health officials […]
WHO warns of cholera risk at annual haj, praises Saudi preparedness
Reuters International JULY 14, 2017 (reuters_tickers) By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) – A cholera epidemic in Yemen, which has infected more than 332,000 people, could spread during the annual haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia in September, although Saudi authorities are well prepared, the World Health Organization (WHO) said […]
Yemen cholera cases pass 300,000 as outbreak spirals – ICRC
10 July 2017 From the sectionMiddle East Media captionInside the Yemeni hospital battling the world’s worst cholera outbreak A cholera outbreak in war-torn Yemen is thought to have infected 300,000 people in the past 10 weeks, the International Committee of the Red Cross says. The situation has continued to “spiral […]
Nishtar among WHO top job contenders
Nishtar among WHO top job contenders 25th January 2017 ISLAMABAD: A 34- member executive board of the World Health Organisation will be selecting the top five candidates for the post […]
WHO’s shortlist and Trump’s early actions: This week in development news
By Michael Igoe @AlterIgoe U.S. global health policies took a hard turn to the right, the World Health Organization narrowed the field in a critical leadership contest, and the AIIB sent another signal that global development’s center of gravity is shifting East. This week in development news. And then there were […]
WHO declares Zika virus a global emergency
Zika-linked condition: WHO declares global emergency Source: BBC A disease linked to the Zika virus in Latin America poses a global public health emergency requiring a united response, says the […]
Alcohol kills one person every 10 seconds worldwide — WHO
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin @acsifferlin May 12, 2014 A new World Health Organization report released on Monday finds the dangerous consumption of alcohol led to 3.3 million deaths around […]
‘Superbugs’ that can overpower antibiotics are spreading, warns WHO
LONDON: The spread of deadly superbugs that evade even the most powerful antibiotics is no longer a prediction but is happening right now across the world, UN officials said. Antibiotic […]
Face Veils and the Saudi Arabian Plague – A scary new Middle Eastern virus is affecting far more men than women.
OLGA KHAZANJUN 21 2013, The Atlantic At first, it causes a fever and mild cough. In a few days, full-blown pneumonia sets in and it moves on to wreak havoc […]