World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urges international community to help earthquake-hit northwest Syria, on his first ever visit to opposition-run areas of the war-ravaged country.
WHO Foundation says funds raised will provide vital trauma and post-trauma care for victims as well mental health and psychosocial support to the most vulnerable and affected populations.
Efforts to distribute aid in opposition-held areas have been hampered by a civil war that has splintered the country for more than a decade.
World Health Organization once again urges China's health officials to regularly share specific and real-time information on Covid-19 situation in the country, as it continues to assess latest surge in infections.
Four cold and cough syrups manufactured in India "have been potentially linked with acute kidney injuries and 66 deaths among children", says WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the Americas account for more than half of reported cases as several countries in the continent continue to see increasing numbers of infections.
So far, more than 41,000 cases of monkeypox and 12 deaths have been reported from 96 countries, with the majority of cases from the United States.
The highest alert from the UN health agency is designed to sound an alarm that a coordinated international response is needed to deal with the outbreak.
Covid-19 has infected more than 407M people and killed over 5.8M worldwide. Here are some of the latest coronavirus-related developments:
Covid-19 has infected more than 353M people and killed over 5.6M worldwide. Here are some of the latest coronavirus-related developments:
Almost every country on the planet has reduced its tobacco intake in 2020, according to the WHO’s latest findings.
The global health body endorses GSK's malaria vaccine for children, the first against the mosquito-borne disease that kills more than 400,000 a year.
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