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Science, unity and solidarity, key to defeating COVID: UN chief
The Berlin-based summit is backed by the UN World Health Organization (WHO),…
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Long-term symptoms of COVID-19 ‘really concerning’, says WHO chief
“Although we’re still learning about the virus, what’s clear is that this…
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Medical Product Alert N°6/2020
Falsified Fluzone® Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine identified in WHO region of the Americas…
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Start of 1st WHO infodemic management training
The 1st WHO Infodemic Management Training programme kicks off next week, and participants…
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Africa climate change report reveals heat rising north and south, Sahel getting wetter
“In recent months we have seen devastating floods, an invasion of desert…
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Catch-up, ‘get ahead and stay ahead’ of coronavirus, urges UN health agency chief
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organization (WHO), informed journalists…
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Statement on the fifth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
The fifth meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under…
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As COVID-19 spread accelerates, IHR Emergency Committee urges focus on measures that work
The Emergency Committee on COVID-19 met on 29 October to review the…
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Yemeni children suffer record rates of acute malnutrition, putting ‘entire generation’ at risk
New analysis from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), the global standard…
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Solidarity Therapeutics Trial produces conclusive evidence on the effectiveness of repurposed drugs for COVID-19 in record time
In just six months, the world’s largest randomized control trial on COVID-19…
