World Treats Crises Affecting Black, White Lives Unequally, Says WHO Chief
“I need to be blunt that the world is not treating the human race the same way,” said the WHO chief.Geneva: The WHO chief said Wednesday that the world was…
Herd Immunity To Fight Covid “Foolish Idea”: WHO Chief Scientist To NDTV
Newer Covid variants are quite likely to come up and keep doing so, Dr Soumya Swaminathan said.New Delhi: The idea of attaining herd immunity through natural infection to fight against…
Massive Volumes Of Covid Hospital Waste Threaten Health, Environment: WHO
The WHO mentions some 140 million test kits that can generate 2,600 tonnes of mostly plastic trash.Geneva: Discarded syringes, used test kits and old vaccine bottles from the COVID-19 pandemic…
WHO Chief Says World At “Critical Juncture” In Covid Pandemic
The WHO chief said on Monday that Germany had become the agency’s largest donor. (File)Geneva: The head of the World Health Organization on Monday urged countries to work together to…
WHO Approves Two New Treatments For Coronavirus, Including Arthritis Drug
WHO’s Covid treatment recommendations are updated regularly based on new data from clinical trials.Paris: The World Health Organization approved two new Covid-19 treatments on Friday, growing the arsenal of tools…
Soaring Omicron Cases Could Lead To More Dangerous Variants, WHO Warns
“The more Omicron spreads, the more it transmits and the more it replicates,” said a WHO official.Stockholm: Soaring Omicron cases around the globe could increase the risk of a newer,…
“Evidence Omicron Spreading Significantly Faster Than Delta,” WHO Warns
WHO pointed towards the development of second and third generation vaccines as a ray of hope.Geneva: The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading faster than the Delta variant and…
Omicron Probably In Most Countries, Spreading At Unprecedented Rate: WHO
77 countries have now reported cases of Omicron. (Representational)Geneva: The World Health Organization warned Tuesday that the new coronavirus variant Omicron was spreading at an unprecedented rate and was likely…
WHO Advises Against Blood Plasma Treatment For COVID-19
The WHO said its latest recommendations were based on evidence from 16 trials. (File)Paris: Covid treatments using plasma taken from the blood of recovered coronavirus patients should not be given…
Malaria Deaths Rise By 69,000 In 2020 Due To Covid Restrictions, Says WHO
In total, over 627,000 people globally were killed by malaria last year (Representational)Dakar, Senegal: Healthcare disruptions linked to the coronavirus pandemic helped malaria kill 69,000 more people in 2020 than…