Tag: Tedros Ghebreyesus
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Monkeypox no longer public health emergency
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday declared that the multi-country outbreak of the mpox virus, which began around a year ago was no longer a public health emergency of international concern.
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WHO opens up on international emergency status of COVID-19
The global Coronavirus pandemic is no longer considered an international health emergency, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has decided.
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Poorest countries gain as global life expectancy increases to 73 years
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says global life expectancy for both sexes has increased from 46 to 73 years, with the biggest gains in the poorest countries.
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WHO announces cholera outbreak in 23 countries
The World Health Organisation (WHO), on Friday announced the outbreak of cholera in 23 countries, warning that 20 more countries sharing land borders with the affected countries are at risk.
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WHO releases 6 policy briefs to end COVID-19
World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday released six short policy briefs that outline key actions that all governments must take to end the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Nearly one billion people have mental disorder worldwide – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that nearly one billion people worldwide suffer from some form of mental disorder, according to latest data by the United Nations (UN). The data released on Friday said the staggering figure was even more worrying because it included around one in seven teenagers.
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WHO to rename Monkeypox, publishes guideline on vaccination
World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is working with partners on renaming Monkeypox and its variants, and also to put in place a mechanism to help share available vaccines, more equitably, as the need arises. WHO Director General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, disclosed this at a news conference on Tuesday in Geneva.
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COVID-19: Vaccine alone will not end pandemic – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that vaccines alone will not guarantee an end to the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Director-General (DG) of the WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made this known on Monday. “Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, we knew that a vaccine would be essential for bringing the…
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WHO DG, Tedros in coronavirus scare, self-isolates
World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has begun a self quarantine for coronavirus. This was after he was identified as a contact of someone who tested positive for COVID-19. The Ethiopia-born WHO chief, however, added on Sunday night that he was feeling well and did not have any symptoms. “I have been identified as…