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WHO to hold emergency meeting, virus spreads to every Chinese region
The World Health Organization (WHO) is to convene its expert committee again on Thursday to discuss whether to declare a global health…
Coronavirus death toll reaches 25, as World Health Organisation stopped short of declaring a global health emergency
At least 25 people are dead in China and more than 800 infected as the Wuhan coronavirus continues to spread throughout Asia…
UN health emergency committee to re-convene on global threat posed by China virus outbreak
Experts convened in Geneva by the World Health Organization (WHO) will meet again on Thursday to determine whether novel coronavirus is a…
China confirms sharp rise in cases of SARS-like virus across the country
China on Monday reported a mysterious SARS-like virus had spread across the country, including to Beijing, raising concerns as millions begin trips…
WHO warns lack of new antibiotics threatens global efforts to contain drug-resistant infections
Declining private investment and lack of innovation in the development of new antibiotics are undermining efforts to combat drug-resistant infections, says the…
Chinese mystery virus outbreak not spreading at present
An outbreak of pneumonia that has killed one person in China and infected 40 others appears to be linked to a single…
WHO fears China’s mysterious outbreak could be new virus
Chinese state media said on Thursday that an outbreak of more than 50 pneumonia cases in the central city of Wuhan could…
Spread of polio still an international public health concern
The spread of polio internationally remains a global public health concern, experts meeting in Geneva have concluded. The opinion comes in a…
More than 6,000 dead in world’s worst measles outbreak in DR Congo
The number of people killed by a measles epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo has passed 6,000, the World Health Organization…
As the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife begins, WHO appeals for countries to invest in nurses and midwives
The world will need an additional nine million nurses and midwives to achieve the commitment of providing all people with access to…
WHO reports that for the first time male smoking rates stalled
For years, declines in tobacco use were driven mostly by women and girls. The UN health organization welcomed governments' successful efforts to…
WHO applauds low cost breast cancer medicine move good news for women
More women could soon have access to an affordable version of an expensive life-saving breast cancer treatment, the World Health Organization (…