Tedros Re-Elected as WHO Director-General
Members of the World Health Organization (WHO) overwhelmingly re-elected Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as director-general for a five-year term, the president of the World Health Assembly...
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PM Modi Seeks to Simplify WHO Vaccine Approval Process
PM Narendra Modi said on Thursday that the World Health Organization (WHO) must be reformed to create a more resilient global health security architecture, significantly...
WHO Requests Rich Countries to Pay For Covid Share
The World Health Organization (WHO) requested rich countries to pay their fair share to stop Covid-19. The WHO said the rapid cash deployment to Access...
UK Approved GlaxoSmithKline Drug
The United Kingdom’s regulators allowed a GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) drug called Sotrovimab to treat people having severe Covid-19 symptoms, and the firm claimed that it is...
WHO Agrees to Launch Talks On Pact to Tackle Pandemics
The World Health Organization (WHO) agreed to launch negotiations on an international pact to prevent and control future pandemics when the world is gearing up...
US Declares $144 Million Aid for Afghanistan
Secretary of State Tony Blinken said that the United States had announced $144 million in aid to the people of Afghanistan who are facing a...
China Urges World Bank, IMF to Help Afghanistan
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi requested the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) to support Afghanistan for reconstruction financially. The Taliban take over in...
US to Allow WHO-Approved Vaccines for Passengers
The United States will only allow passengers who have taken doses of World Health Organization (WHO) authorised Covid-19 vaccines, the Centers for Disease Control and...
‘We Are Now in the Early Stages of a Third Wave’: WHO
The coronavirus pandemic is now in the “early stages” of the third wave, said World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday, as...
Africa Facing ‘Brutal’ Third Wave Of Pandemic
Africa faces a brutal coronavirus wave, with unmatched hospital admissions and deaths pushing health facilities to the edge as the continent is far behind in...