Topic: WHO
‘When is enough enough?’: WHO chief reiterates call for ceasefire
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), has reiterated calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, condemning what he called a “full five months of hellish conditions” in the Palestinian enclave.
Gaza has become a ‘death zone’, warns WHO chief
“Gaza has become a death zone,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organisation’s Director-General told reporters on Wednesday during a press briefing in Geneva.
“Much of the territory...
Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital; detention camp, interrogation centre, military barracks and mass grave altogether
A World Health Organization team that inspected Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital on Saturday described it as a “death zone.”
Over 350,000 children in low and middle-income countries missing out on cancer treatment
Treatment remains out of reach for hundreds of thousands of children diagnosed with cancer in low and middle-income countries, severely limiting their chances of survival, the UN health agency said on Wednesday.
Global immunisation rates show sign of post-pandemic rebound
New data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund UNICEF, reveal signs of immunisation services rebounding in some countries, but coverage still falls short of pre-pandemic levels, particularly in low-income countries, putting children at grave risk of disease outbreaks.
‘Long COVID’ may obstruct return to normal life for 36 million Europeans: WHO
While no longer a global emergency, COVID-19’s lasting effects alongside such other threats as mpox and seasonal heat waves may challenge Europe through the summer months, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) regional office warned on Tuesday.
