COVID-19 has been on increase since December 2022 – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says in the past eight weeks, no fewer than 170,000 people have died from COVID-19.
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Sequencing remains vital to tracking spread of new COVID-19 variants – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says sequencing remains vital to detecting and tracking the emergence and spread of new variants of COVID-19, such as XBB.1.5.
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on Member States to share COVID-19 sequences information to curb the spread of the virus globally.
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COVID-19: WHO allays fears as XBB.1.5 variant spreads to Europe
Dr. Hans Kluge, head of the World Health Organisation for Europe, says the ongoing COVID-19 surge in China is not expected to significantly impact the European region.
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COVID-19: China infection surge on agenda at WHO meeting
World Health Organisation (WHO) has met with COVID-19 experts to discuss the current surge in the virus in China and to offer WHO’s expertise and further support on the situation.
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UN, partners unveil nationwide integrated measles vaccination campaign
UN agencies, the Ethiopian authorities and partners on Friday unveiled a nationwide integrated measles vaccination campaign targeting more than 15 million children in Ethiopia.
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AfDB, WHO partner on health initiative for African physicians in diaspora
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the WHO are to partner on supporting African medical doctors in the diaspora to connect back to Africa.
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WHO says 500m people to develop chronic illness from physical inactivity by 2030
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that almost 500 million people globally will develop heart disease, obesity, diabetes or other Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) attributable to physical inactivity, between 2020 and 2030.
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UNICEF, WHO hail $10m funding for measles, polio prevention
The WHO and UNICEF hailed the funding agreements from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSRelief) worth 10 million dollars to bolster polio and measles programmes in eight countries.
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World Suicide Prevention Day: 700,000 people commit suicide annually–WHO
WorldStage Newsonline– The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed that more than 700,000 people commit suicide globally every year with 77 per cent of all global suicides occurring in low and middle-income countries.
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