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U.S. pushes world leaders to embrace 70% global COVID-19 vaccination target
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is pushing global leaders to endorse what it calls ambitious targets for ending the COVID-19 pandemic, including ensuring 70% of the world's population is vaccinated…
Hundreds of health centres at risk of closure in Afghanistan – WHO
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - Hundreds of medical facilities in Afghanistan are at risk of imminent closure because the Western donors who finance them are barred from dealing with…
Mu: everything you need to know about the new coronavirus variant of interest
The World Health Organization (WHO) has added another coronavirus variant to its list to monitor. It’s called the mu variant and has been designated a variant of interest (VOI). What…
WHO’s shipment of medical supplies arrives in Afghanistan for the first time since Taliban takeover
Geneva [Switzerland], August 31 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday said that a plane carrying health supplies and medicines arrived at Mazar-i-Sharif airport in Afghanistan for the first…
Vaccine inequity causes ‘dangerous divergence’ in COVID survival rates: UN
Geneva [Switzerland], August 28 (ANI): The global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines is progressing at "two alarmingly different speeds", UN agency leaders said. In a statement on Friday, several UN agencies…
Afghanistan to run out of medical supplies soon, says WHO
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 28 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that war-ravaged Afghanistan has only a few days of medical supplies left to meet the health needs of…
Dr Soumya Swaminathan lauds India for achieving 1 crore jabs
New Delhi [India], August 28 (ANI): As India administered over 1 crore vaccine doses against COVID-19 on Friday until 10 pm, which is the highest vaccination that happened in a…
WHO forms new expert group to continue studies into origins of COVID-19
Geneva [Switzerland], August 13 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that the next step in the search of the origins of COVID-19 will be the creation of a…
Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya meets WHO Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan, discusses WHO’s approval of Covaxin
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday met World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan and held a discussion over the world…
WHO tests three drugs for COVID-19
Geneva [Switzerland] August 12 (ANI/FENA): The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday that it will soon test three drugs used for other diseases to find out if they can…
School openings must be prioritized following COVID guidelines, says WHO chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan
New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): School openings must be prioritized while maintaining proper health and hygiene, said World Health Organization chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan amidst the prevalence of…
US passes bill to support Taiwan’s participation in WHO
Taipei [Taiwan] August 7 (ANI): The US senate-house on Friday passed a bill to strengthen support for Taiwan to participate in the World Health Organization (WHO). The bill states that…
