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Future of an entire generation at risk, as COVID-19 pandemic drags on
In a report, released on Thursday ahead of World Children’s Day, UNICEF…
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No time for complacency as COVID-19 cases surge: WHO chief
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the UN agency is “extremely concerned”…
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WHO rolls out plan to rid world of cervical cancer, saving millions of lives
“Eliminating any cancer would have once seemed an impossible dream, but we…
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COVID-19: Consequences of ‘chronic under-investment in public health’ laid bare: Tedros
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was making closing remarks at the closing of WHO’s governing…
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‘Bring life to those fighting for breath’, UNICEF urges on World Pneumonia Day
Marking World Pneumonia Day, on 12 November, UNICEF chief Henrietta Fore, highlighted…
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Neglected tropical diseases: Countries endorse new targets to eradicate 20 killers
“We now have the consensus and the commitment of every country to…
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Can ‘Open Science’ speed up the search for a COVID-19 vaccine? 5 things you need to know
Arguing that no-one is safe until everyone is safe, the World Health…
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Independent UN experts decry COVID vaccine hoarding: ‘No one is secure until all of us are’
“This pandemic, with its global scale and enormous human cost, with no…
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WHO’s Tedros says it is time for the world to heal, pushing back on ‘misguided nationalism’
Addressing the World Health Assembly, which resumed proceedings on Monday after its…
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World can save lives and ‘end this pandemic, together’ – WHO chief
“Many countries heard our call back in January when we rang our…
