World Health Organization

WHO says Omicron is not unstoppable, vaccines work against new Covid strain

<p> Chief WHO scientist Soumya Swaminathan has cautioned against knee-jerk reactions to early studies that hinted the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine may…

3 years ago

WHO says Omicron is not unstoppable, vaccines work against new Covid strain

<p> Chief WHO scientist Soumya Swaminathan has cautioned against knee-jerk reactions to early studies that hinted the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine may…

3 years ago

Existing vaccines will be effective against Omicron too, says WHO expert

<p> Existing vaccines will still protect people who contract the Omicron variant from severe Covid-19 cases, according to a top…

3 years ago

WHO warns that Omicron variant of coronavirus poses a very high risk, backs travel curbs

<p> The new Covid-19 Omicron variant poses a "very high" overall risk of global surge in infections, the World Health…

3 years ago

Why WHO skipped two Greek letters– Nu & Xi to name the new coronavirus variant Omicron

<p> The World Health Organization has skipped two letters of the Greek alphabet, Nu and Xi, when naming Omicron, the…

3 years ago

Surge in bird flu cases in Asia and Europe triggers alarm

<p> The bird flu virus has started spreading again in Europe and Asia with several cases being reported in recent…

3 years ago

1 million malnourished Afghan children may die as winter gets colder, says WHO official

<p> As many as 1 million children suffering from severe malnutrition in Afghanistan face the risk of dying as temperatures…

3 years ago

Afghanistan stares at healthcare crisis as medical supplies dry up

<p> Afghanistan is staring at a healthcare crisis as most medical facilities in the country are headed for closure with…

3 years ago

Afghanistan needs urgent health response following the escalating conflict: WHO

<p> <strong>Deterioration in the humanitarian situation continues to unfold in Afghanistan with nearly 300,000 people having been newly displaced in…

3 years ago

WHO urges China to facilitate study into origins of COVID-19 at Wuhan

<p> <strong>The World Health Organization (WHO) plans to create a new advisory group to carry forward its search for the…

3 years ago