Topic: WHO
700-plus healthcare workers and patients killed in attacks on health facilities: WHO
More than 700 healthcare workers and patients have died, and more than 2,000 have been injured in attacks on health facilities since December 2017, according to a three year analysis by the World Health Organization (WHO) released on Tuesday.
World in early stage of another wave of COVID infections: WHO
Warning that the world is in the early stages of another wave of infections, World Health Organisation (WHO) head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said COVID-19 is a test and the world is failing.
23 million children missed routine vaccinations last year: Report
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a major backsliding in childhood vaccinations, with 23 million children worldwide missing out on routine immunizations last year, two UN agencies reported on Wednesday.
COVID-19 vaccine booster doses as Delta variant rips around world shows ‘disappointing inequality’: WHO
The COVID-19 Delta variant is travelling around the world at a “scorching pace” driving a new spike in cases and deaths, but it’s exposing a ‘hugely uneven and inequitable’ global gap in vaccine supply, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
COVID-19 Delta variant detected in 98 countries, continues to evolve and mutate, warns WHO
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday urged leaders to push back against daunting new COVID surges through increased vaccination efforts and public health measures, warning that with Delta quickly becoming the dominant strain in many countries ‘we are in a very dangerous period of the pandemic’.
Euro 2020: WHO voices concern over crowded stadiums
The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned of easing COVID-19 regulations as many Euro 2020 host countries are allowing large crowds of spectators to gather in stadiums and watch matches.
