Oct 13 WHO proposes experts to advise on virus origins By Associated Press The World Health Organization released a proposed list of 25 experts to advise it on the next steps in searching for the origins of the coronavirus after its earlier efforts were slammed for accommodating China, where the first human cases… Continue reading
Oct 08 WHO establishes clinical definition of long COVID By Associated Press The first official clinical definition of so-called long COVID has been agreed upon after global consultation and released to help boost treatment for sufferers, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. Continue reading
Oct 06 World Health Organization recommends malaria vaccine be given to children across Africa By Maria Cheng, Associated Press WHO recommended Wednesday that the world's first malaria vaccine should be given to children across Africa, in a move officials hope will spur stalled efforts to curb the spread of the parasitic disease. Continue reading
Sep 28 Panel finds 80 alleged abuse cases tied to WHO’s Congo work By Maria Cheng, Al-Hadji Kudra Maliro, Associated Press The report exposes the most widescale sexual wrongdoing linked to a U.N. institution in years, harkening back to the dark years when blue-helmeted peacekeepers were regularly accused of and found to have misused their positions for sexual misconduct. Continue reading
Sep 22 U.N. health agency sets higher, tougher bar for air quality By Jamey Keaten, Drew Costley, Associated Press The World Health Organization is setting a higher bar for policymakers and the public in its first update to its air quality guidelines in 15 years. Continue reading
Sep 14 WHO aims to get Africa 30 percent of needed doses by February By Associated Press WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called the vast disparity in vaccination rates between rich and poor countries a “solvable problem.”… Continue reading
Sep 08 WHO chief urges halt to booster shots for rest of the year By Associated Press World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is calling on rich countries with large supplies of coronavirus vaccines to refrain from offering booster shots through the end of the year. Continue reading
Aug 11 WATCH: WHO to test three existing drugs for use with COVID By Associated Press The World Health Organization said Wednesday it will soon begin testing three drugs currently used for other diseases to see if they might help patients suffering from the coronavirus. Continue reading
Aug 04 Head of U.N. health agency seeks vaccine booster moratorium By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press WHO officials say the science is unproven about whether giving booster shots to people who have already received two vaccine doses is effective in preventing the spread of the coronavirus. Continue reading
Jul 30 WATCH: WHO reports 80 percent rise in infections in last four weeks By Associated Press The World Health Organization warned on Friday of the vast spread of the delta variant of the coronavirus and said it should serve as a "call to action" to speed up vaccination around the world before "more variants emerge."… Continue reading