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WHO warns no country should make the “fatal mistake” of assuming it will be spared the coronavirus
No country should make the "fatal mistake" of assuming it will be spared the coronavirus, the World Health Organisation says, as governments…
The WHO’s Q&A on symptoms, prevention and other issues connected coronaviruses (COVID-19)
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a series of Questions and Answers for the general public on the outbreak of coronaviruses…
Joint WHO and ECDC mission in Italy to support COVID-19 control and prevention efforts
A WHO-led team of experts from WHO and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) arrived in Italy to support…
WHO warns world ‘not ready’ for coronavirus pandemic
At the World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva, Bruce Aylward, who headed an international expert mission to China, hailed the drastic quarantine…
No single country is providing children with a healthy life and a climate fit for their future: UN report
The future of every single child in the world is at risk as nations across the world fail to curb the effects…
WHO confirms a total of nine confirmed cases of coronavirus COVID-19 in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
he World Health Organization announces a total of nine confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Eastern Mediterranean Region as of 16 February…
Newly licensed vaccine, ‘milestone in the fight’ against Ebola in Africa
Four countries in Africa have licensed an Ebola vaccine to “cement hard-fought progress” in keeping their people safe from the deadly disease,…
Congo’s Ebola outbreak slows but still global emergency
The World Health Organization said although signs are now “extremely positive” in Congo that the Ebola outbreak is winding down, the epidemic…
Worldwide demand for face masks in coronavirus outbreak creating shortfall for those in real need
Unprecedented global demand for face masks and other protective equipment fuelled by the coronavirus epidemic, has created potentially dangerous shortages for those…
WHO outlines steps to save 7 million lives from cancer
The World Health Organization (WHO) today spells out the need to step up cancer services in low and middle-income countries. WHO warns…
WHO warns governments need to prepare for “domestic outbreak control”
China’s death toll from a new virus rose to 259 on Saturday and a World Health Organization official said other governments need…
Coronavirus declared global emergency by World Health Organisation
Coronavirus is declared global emergency by World Health Organization as outbreak continues to spread outside China with the total of infected people…