Tag:Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus

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WHO reports 7m COVID-19 deaths in five years

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported that more seven million deaths from COVID-19 have been recorded in the past five years. Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus,...

Michael Simire - December 11, 2024

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No sign yet of H5N1 bird flu spreading between humans – WHO chief

The UN health agency, World Health organisation (WHO), says the H5NI avian influenza virus has so far shown no signs of adapting to allow...

Michael Simire - May 9, 2024

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WHO announces outbreak of cholera in 23 countries

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday, February 10, 2023, announced the outbreak of cholera in 23 countries, warning that 20 more countries sharing...

Michael Simire - February 10, 2023

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COVID-19 remains international health threat, WHO warns

World Health Organisation (WHO) has again warned that COVID-19 is still a global health threat and that it is not time to declare the...

Michael Simire - January 31, 2023

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Ghebreyesus re-elected as health assembly adopts measures to sustainably finance WHO

Member States of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, re-elected Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to serve a second five-year term...

Michael Simire - May 25, 2022

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COVID-19: WHO expresses hope worst of Omicron wave is over

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has expressed optimism that worst of latest wave of COVID-19 is over, in spite of spread of Omicron variant...

Michael Simire - January 19, 2022

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WHO warns against blanket boosters as vaccine inequity persists

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday, December 22, 2021, warned that blanket COVID-19 vaccine booster programmes could prolong the pandemic and increase inequity. WHO...

Michael Simire - December 23, 2021

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40 countries pledge €7.4bn for Covid-19 vaccine research

Director-General of World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, says leaders from 40 countries have pledged to support research and development for vaccine,...

Michael Simire - May 4, 2020