Tedros, sole candidate for top job, re-elected for 2nd 5-year term during 75th World Health Assembly in Geneva

WHO chief Tedros Ghebreyesus re-elected for 2nd term

Tedros says COVID-19 pandemic far from over, urges support for universal health care

WHO chief: World unprepared for new pandemic

Urgent need to establish humanitarian corridor, says WHO chief

The agency has received several reports of attacks on hospitals, including an incident last week that killed four people

WHO "deeply concerned" over reports of attacks on hospitals in Ukraine

WHO spokesman says delta remains dominant strain globally although omicron will likely spread

WHO: We have not seen reports of omicron-related deaths yet

No deaths related to omicron variant of coronavirus seen so far, says WHO

Consequences of COVID-19 surge driven by new strain may be severe, says global health body

Increasing cases, regardless of a change in severity, may pose overwhelming demands on health care systems and may lead to increased morbidity and mortality

Omicron variant poses "very high" risk, warns WHO

World health body closely monitoring recently reported variant B11529 to see if it is 'of interest or concern'

New COVID-19 variant was discovered in South Africa

WHO convenes special meeting to discuss new COVID variant in South Africa

This USAID assistance through the World Health Organization (WHO) in B&H was realized at today's signing of the agreement

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USAID: Additional USD 750,000 to help fight COVID-19 in B&H

End of pandemic far off, and COVID-19 deaths exceed 1.2M in European region, says WHO regional emergency director

Globally, on Monday, the WHO said there had been over 198.02 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, including some 4.22 million reported deaths while nearly 3.84 billion vaccine doses have been administered

Coronavirus cases top 60M in European region, says WHO

Treat COVID-19 origin-tracing work as ‘scientific issue, get rid of political interference,’ Beijing tells WHO

The decision came after the WHO on Friday proposed a second phase of studies into the origins of the coronavirus, including inspection of laboratories and markets in Wuhan, from where the first cases of the virus were reported in December 2019.

China turns down 2nd phase of coronavirus origin tracing

Tedros Ghebreyesus says finding origins vital for averting new outbreaks, for families of 4 million who were killed

WHO chief expects China to support next phase of probe into cause of pandemic

This comes as world looks to resume trade, commerce, travel during COVID-19 pandemic

Travelers often have to scramble through confusing regulations regarding COVID testing and vaccines, with different countries recognizing jabs from different companies that have WHO approval

COVAX calls for equal recognition of WHO-approved vaccines

No malaria cases seen in last 4 years, according to World Health Organization

Globally, 40 countries and territories have been granted a malaria-free certification from WHO

WHO certifies China malaria-free after 70-year fight

Kluge: The region had seen an overall decline in new cases, hospitalisations and deaths for two consecutive months

30 percent of people have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 17 percent have been fully vaccinated

COVID vaccination in Europe 'far from sufficient' to avoid resurgence

WHO official says overall estimate of deaths due to coronavirus could be between 6 to 8M

WHO data analyst William Msemburi said the health body has been monitoring the progress of the pandemic and working with its member states to track the numbers of cases and deaths attributable to COVID-19

Worldwide COVID deaths could be three times reported figure

Variants are "not in themselves dangerous, but they can be if they change the behaviour of the virus"

The so-called Indian variant, which might be more transmissible, has now been identified in at least 26 of the 53 countries in the WHO Europe region

Vaccines stop variants but overseas travel still not safe

The jab is already in use in 42 territories around the world

The UN health agency signed off on the two-dose vaccine, which is already being deployed in dozens of countries around the world

WHO chief Tedros Ghebreyesus re-elected for 2nd term

WHO chief: World unprepared for new pandemic

WHO "deeply concerned" over reports of attacks on hospitals in Ukraine

No deaths related to omicron variant of coronavirus seen so far, says WHO

Omicron variant poses "very high" risk, warns WHO

WHO convenes special meeting to discuss new COVID variant in South Africa

USAID: Additional USD 750,000 to help fight COVID-19 in B&H

Coronavirus cases top 60M in European region, says WHO

China turns down 2nd phase of coronavirus origin tracing

WHO chief expects China to support next phase of probe into cause of pandemic

COVAX calls for equal recognition of WHO-approved vaccines

WHO certifies China malaria-free after 70-year fight

COVID vaccination in Europe 'far from sufficient' to avoid resurgence

Worldwide COVID deaths could be three times reported figure

Vaccines stop variants but overseas travel still not safe

WHO approves China's Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine

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WHO chief Tedros Ghebreyesus re-elected for 2nd term

WHO chief: World unprepared for new pandemic

WHO "deeply concerned" over reports of attacks on hospitals in Ukraine

No deaths related to omicron variant of coronavirus seen so far, says WHO

Omicron variant poses "very high" risk, warns WHO

WHO convenes special meeting to discuss new COVID variant in South Africa

USAID: Additional USD 750,000 to help fight COVID-19 in B&H

Coronavirus cases top 60M in European region, says WHO

China turns down 2nd phase of coronavirus origin tracing

WHO chief expects China to support next phase of probe into cause of pandemic

COVAX calls for equal recognition of WHO-approved vaccines

WHO certifies China malaria-free after 70-year fight

COVID vaccination in Europe 'far from sufficient' to avoid resurgence

Worldwide COVID deaths could be three times reported figure

Vaccines stop variants but overseas travel still not safe

WHO approves China's Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine