Tedros Adhanom
WHO chief caught up in Israeli airstrike ‘lesson’ on Yemen
“The Houthis will also learn what Hamas, Hezbollah, the Assad regime have learned. This lesson will be understood across the Middle East,” the Israeli PM said.
- by Daniel Hardaker and Jotam Confino
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WHO declares mpox global health emergency over
The disease wasn’t known to spark big outbreaks beyond the continent or to spread easily among people until last May, when dozens of epidemics emerged in Europe, North America and elsewhere.
- by Maria Cheng
WHO says end of COVID in sight, deaths at lowest since March 2020
In its weekly report on the pandemic, the UN health agency said deaths fell by 22 per cent in the past week, at just over 11,000 reported worldwide.
WHO lays out plan to emerge from COVID’s emergency phase
To help end the emergency, WHO called on countries to continue or increase virus surveillance capabilities to allow for early warning signs of significant changes in the virus.
- by Julie Steenhuysen and Mrinalika Roy
‘Conditions ideal for more variants’: WHO boss warns against talk of COVID ‘endgame’
The head of the World Health Organisation says conditions remain ideal for more coronavirus variants to emerge and that it’s dangerous to assume Omicron will be the last one.
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Pandemic vaccine treaty a step closer
The decision means a legally binding response convention that would determine a fairer production and distribution of vaccines for the next pandemic could be implemented in early 2024.
- by Latika Bourke
Before the next pandemic, the world needs a new vaccine treaty: WHO chief
Member states are meeting next week to begin discussions on a new pandemic treaty that former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark says could be agreed in as soon as six months.
- by Latika Bourke
Follow Australia’s lead: WHO calls for help in global cervical cancer fight
Australia is on track to eliminate cervical cancer by 2035, but is being called upon to do more to help prevent the deaths of a woman every 30 seconds from the disease.
- by Latika Bourke
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Tedros to be renamed WHO boss after going unchallenged
Dr Tedros will retain the top job at the WHO despite coming under heavy criticism for the body’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
- by Latika Bourke
UN experts approve first malaria vaccine in major breakthrough
The WHO recommended that the world’s first malaria vaccine be given to children across Africa, in a move officials hope will spur stalled efforts to curb the spread of the parasitic disease.
- by Maria Cheng
WHO employees took part in Congo sex abuse during Ebola crisis, report finds
The World Health Organisation’s director-general said the report made “harrowing reading” and apologised to the victims.
- by Emma Farge and Hereward Holland
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