All posts tagged "WHO"

‘Dangerous trend’: WHO warns against mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines

The chief scientist of the World Health Organization (WHO) cautioned against mixing and matching coronavirus vaccines on Tuesday, calling it a “dangerous...

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WHO warns of ‘very dangerous period’ as delta variant spreads to 98 nations

The Delta variant is now present in at least 98 countries, the sharing of vaccines was “only a trickle, which is being outpaced...

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China certified malaria-free after 70-year fight

The World Health Organization declared China malaria-free on Wednesday, after a 70-year struggle to eliminate the mosquito-borne disease. In the 1940s, the...

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Any vaccine authorized by WHO should be allowed for travel

The World Health Organization (WHO) said that any Covid-19 vaccine authorized for emergency use should be recognized by countries as they open up their...

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Delta Covid-19 variant is now in more than 80 countries, still mutating

The delta variant of Covid-19 has now spread to more than 80 countries, continues to mutate as it spreads across the globe, says WHO. ...

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WHO presses G20 states for funding, vaccines for COVAX

Emerging powers among G20 countries, such as China, Brazil, and India, are being pressured to contribute urgent funding and COVID-19 vaccines for...

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COVID-19 variants have been given new names to end stigma for countries

Coronavirus variants have now been assigned new alphanumeric names with the Greek alphabet to simplify discussion and pronunciation while avoiding stigma. On Monday, the...

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China’s Sinovac shot cleared for wider global use by WHO

The World Health Organization approved the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use on Tuesday, making it the second Chinese vaccine to do...

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Pandemic won’t be over until 70 percent of people are vaccinated, says WHO

World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the Covid-19 pandemic won’t end until at least 70 percent of people are vaccinated. According...

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WHO says at least 115000 health workers have now died from Covid-19

So far, 115,000 health and care workers have died from Covid-19 since the first case detected, according to updated figures from the...

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Pakistan chosen for WHO award for anti-tobacco campaign

Pakistan has been chosen for the regional winner of the ‘World No Tobacco Day 2021 Award’ by the World Health Organisation (WHO)...

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G7 urged to donate excess supplies to COVAX vaccine-sharing scheme

On Monday, UNICEF’s executive director requested that G7 countries donate supplies to the COVAX vaccine-sharing programme as an emergency step to overcome a serious...

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World to spend $157 billion on Covid-19 vaccines till 2025: report

Total global spending on COVID-19 vaccines is forecast to hit $157 billion by 2025, driven by ongoing mass vaccination campaigns and “booster...

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Shocking, expanding disparity in global vaccine distribution – WHO chief

There remains a shocking and increasing disparity in the global distribution of coronavirus vaccine, says WHO. According to the World Health Organization...

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Virus likely jumped to humans from bats through ‘missing link’ animal: WHO

The World Health Organization has concluded that it was very likely that Covid-19 virus first passed to humans from a bat through...

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WHO urges world not to halt vaccinations as AstraZeneca shot divides Europe

The World Health Organization (WHO)has urged all countries to halt the vaccination campaigns after two more European nations and one in Asia...

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WHO praises Punjab health minister

The World Health Organization (WHO) has acknowledged Dr. Yasmin Rashid, Punjab Health Minister for being one of the exceptional women in leadership during...

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One in four people will have hearing problems by 2050, warns WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that 1 in 4 of the world’s population will suffer hearing problems by 2050. On...

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WHO says coronavirus cannot be completely eradicated by the end of 2021

COVID-19 is not going to be eradicated by the end of 2021 but vaccines are the only hope, said WHO. On Tuesday,...

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WHO authorizes AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID vaccines for emergency use

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday announced that the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine made in two different countries is listed for emergency...

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WHO Declares Madinah One of World’s Healthiest Cities

Madinah, one of the holiest cities of Islam, has been listed among the healthiest cities of world by the World Health Organization...

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UK coronavirus strain now in 50 countries, South African variant in 20: WHO

UK covid variant that was found to be spread only in Britain, has now spread to 50 countries while South African coronavirus...

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WHO team blocked from entering China to study origins of coronavirus

The entry of a World Health Organization (WHO) team investigating the source of the coronavirus pandemic has been blocked by China, arguing...

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WHO says ‘will do everything’ to find COVID-19 origins

The World Health Organization (WHO) claimed that they would do everything in order to find the animal origins of COVID-19. The WHO...

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WHO and Pakistan sign Country Cooperation Strategy (2020–2025)

Pakistan and World Health Organization have signed Country Cooperation Strategy (2020–2025) to strengthen the relationship between the Government of Pakistan and WHO...

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WHO assessing various services to declare Islamabad a ‘healthy city’

World Health Organization (WHO) conducted a study in Islamabad to assess if the city met the parameters of a healthy city. The...

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WHO estimates 10% of world population infected with COVID-19

The World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday that its “best estimates” suggest almost 10 percent of the world has been infected by...

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WHO lists Pakistan among countries to learn from to fight Covid-19, future pandemics

Pakistan is getting highlighted as a Covid-19 success story and now Pakistan has been listed by WHO among those 7 countries from...

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WHO warns there might never be a solution for Covid-19

On Monday, the World Health Organization said that there might never be the Silver Bullet for coronavirus. Chief of WHO Tedros Adhanom...

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WHO urge KPK to increase daily Covid-19 tests

WHO has shown concern over the decrease in Covid-19 tests in Khyber Pukhtunkhwa and they want KPK to scale up the testing...

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Pakistan: World Hepatitis Day being observed today

Doctors on World Hepatitis Day urged all the committees of the country to come together and join hands for making hepatitis free...

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WHO extends travel restrictions for Pakistan and the reason is poliovirus

IHR Emergency Committee and WHO in its 25th meeting decided to extend the travel restrictions for Pakistan due to poliovirus. The travel ban...

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WHO Director General Praises Pakistan’s Efforts against Coronavirus

The Director General of WHO Tedros Adhanom hailed Pakistan’s efforts in bringing down the number of COVID-19 cases since last month via a...

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