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WHO Announces Launch Of Mass Polio Vaccination Drive In Five African Countries
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday announced more than 80 million vaccination doses against wild poliovirus type 1 will…
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WHO Chief Warns Countries To Remain Vigilant Against COVID-19 As Cases Rise Again
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned countries to remain vigilant against COVID-19 as the latest…
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WHO: Covid-19 Can Cause Sufferings, Deaths Even After Getting Declared As An Endemic
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday said the COVID-19 could cause suffering and death even after it gets declared…
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WHO Director Tedros Gebreyesus Warns COVID-19 Pandemic Is Still Far From Over
The World Health Organization (WHO) Director Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus on Wednesday said the COVID-19 pandemic is still far from over,…
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WHO Selects First Six African Nations To Get mRNA Vaccine Production Technology
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday selected the first six countries that will receive the mRNA vaccine production technology…
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WHO Chief Tedros Appeals For Cooperation, Financing To End COVID-19 Pandemic
World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday appealed for cooperation and collaboration among countries in the face…
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Malawi
WHO Confirms Wild Poliovirus Type 1 Outbreak In Malawi, Case Detected In Lilongwe
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday said Malawi’s health authorities have an outbreak of wild poliovirus type 1 after…
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Ethiopia
WHO Permitted To Deliver Medical Supplies To Ethiopia’s War-hit Tigray Region
The World Health Organization (WHO) has been allowed to deliver medical supplies to Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray region, for the first…
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WHO Head Says Acute Phase Of Covid-19 Pandemic May End By Midyear
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) head on Friday said that the acute phase of the pandemic could end this year…
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WHO Appeals Wealthier Nations For $23 Billion Funding To End Global COVID Emergency
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday appealed to 55 of the world’s richest nations to raise $23billion in funding…
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WHO Survey Finds Covid-19 Disrupts Health Services In More Than 90% Of Countries
A new World Health Organization (WHO) survey on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has reported disruptions in basic health…
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WHO Says Omicron Subvariant BA.2 Is Likely To Have Same Severity As Original BA.1 Variant
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said the emerging BA.2 form of the Omicron coronavirus variant does not seem…
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WHO Chief Says World Can End Acute Phase Of Covid-19 Pandemic With 70% Vaccination
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Sunday said that it is possible to end the acute…
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WHO Official Says No Guarantee Next Covid-19 Variant Will Be Milder Than Omicron
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Covid-19 technical lead, Maria Van Kerkhove, on Wednesday, said the next Covid-19 variant is likely…
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WHO Chief Warns COVID-19 Pandemic Not Reaching Its End Game Anytime Soon
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Secretary-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday warned not to assume that the COVID-19 pandemic is…
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WHO Technical Head Says Omicron Less Severa Than Delta, But Still Dangerous
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Technical Head, Maria Van Kerkhove, on Sunday said the Omicron coronavirus variant is less severe…
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WHO Says Vulnerable Individuals Must Be Prioritized For COVID-19 Booster Dose
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday said that individuals who are most vulnerable must be prioritized for the Covid-19…
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WHO Says Travel Bans & Restrictions, Ineffective In Stopping COVID-19 Spread
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said international travel bans do not provide any added value but contribute to…
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WHO Official Says Worst Of Coronavirus Pandemic Could Likely Be Over This Year
The head of emergencies at the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday said the worst of the coronavirus pandemic could…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Government Withdraws Support For WHO Chief Tedros For Backing TPLF
The Ethiopian government on Thursday said it will not support the re-election of Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as the World…
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WHO Chief Says Omicron Covid-19 Variant Is Dangerous, Especially For Unvaccinated Ones
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday said the Omicron variant of Covid-19 is dangerous, especially…
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WHO Health Experts Warn Against Treating Covid-19 As Endemic Illness Like Flu
The World Health Organization (WHO) health experts on Tuesday said COVID-19 should be treated as a pandemic and not as…
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WHO Warns Covid Tsunami Will Drive Healthcare Systems Towards Collapse
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday warned a Covid variant-driven tsunami is likely to overwhelm global healthcare systems, as…
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WHO Says Omicron Risk Very High As Case Number Shoots Worldwide
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said the risk posed by the Omicron variant is still very high after…
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WHO Chief Tedros Ghebreyesus Says Pandemic Must End In 2022
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday urged the world to come together and take hard…
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