May 01 WATCH: WHO reiterates virus believed to be 'natural in origin' By Associated Press The World Health Organization will update the press about COVID-19 response efforts Friday. Continue reading
Apr 29 WATCH: WHO looking into safety of hugs for grandparents, official says By Associated Press At a WHO news conference, Maria Van Kerkhove acknowledged that many grandparents “are dying to hug their children, grandchildren” and said the issue was one of the “living reviews” conducted by WHO. Continue reading
Apr 27 WATCH: WHO holds news conference on novel coronavirus By Associated Press "The pandemic is far from over," Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a Geneva news conference. Continue reading
Apr 22 WATCH: WHO responds to Trump criticism, saying it gave world 'enough time to respond' By Associated Press The head of the World Health Organization says the agency declared the outbreak of COVID-19 to be a global emergency “early enough.”… Continue reading
Apr 21 UN urges world to quickly scale up medicines, vaccines By Cara Anna, Elena Becatoros, Chris Blake, Associated Press The U.N. resolution asked Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to work with the WHO and make recommendations to ensure that all people have equitable and timely access to testing, medical supplies, drugs and future vaccines, especially in developing countries. Continue reading
Apr 20 WATCH: WHO head warns worst of virus is still ahead By Associated Press “Trust us. The worst is yet ahead of us,” he said. “Let’s prevent this tragedy. It’s a virus that many people still don’t understand.”… Continue reading
Apr 17 WATCH: WHO chief says he's concerned about virus uptick in Africa By Laura Santhanam The head of the World Health Organization says he's concerned by a recent jump in COVID-19 cases across Africa. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says due to a lack of testing “it’s likely the real numbers are higher than reported.”… Continue reading
Apr 15 Watch 5:50 What's behind Trump's criticism of the World Health Organization President Trump said Tuesday he will cut U.S. funding for the World Health Organization, accusing the body of being too trusting of China’s early assertions that it had the novel coronavirus under control. But critics of the move say that… Continue watching
Apr 15 EU blasts Trump's WHO funding cut during critical stage of pandemic By Jamey Keaten, Maria Cheng, Associated Press Nations around the world are reacting with alarm after President Donald Trump announced a halt to the sizable funding the United States sends to the World Health Organization. Continue reading
Apr 14 Trump to halt WHO payments to review past virus warnings on China By Associated Press The president says the world depends on the World Health Organization to work with countries to make sure accurate information about health threats are shared in a timely manner. Continue reading