The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health. It was established on 7 April 1948, and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The WHO is a member of the United Nations Development Group. Its predecessor, the Health Organization, was an agency of the League of Nations.
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called on China on Wednesday to share "correct" information about a new coronavirus and for the World Health Organisation (WHO) not to exclude Taiwan from collaboration on.. Reuters - Published
The World Health Organization will determine if the coronavirus outbreak in China is a global health emergency. Here's what to know about the disease
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Russian airports are screening travelers arriving from China to try to identify those infected with the new coronavirus. In Russia, at least four airports have introduced screening measures to try to..
A study in the United States has found that heart rate and sleep data from wearable fitness tracker watches like the Fitbit can predict and alert public health officials to real-time outbreaks of flu..
European shares were on pace for their sharpest decline in three weeks on Tuesday, as mounting concerns over a new coronavirus outbreak originating in China sparked a rush to safe-haven bets. David..
Newborn babies are both a joy and a sight to behold. But once they're home, it's up to the parents to set a routine for their day-to-day life. According to Business Insider, part of that routine for..
The World Health Organisation said on Tuesday that the new coronavirus was likely to spread to other parts of China and possibly other countries in coming days. Reuters - Published
The World Health Organisation is convening an emergency committee of experts on Wednesday to assess whether the coronavirus outbreak in China constitutes an international emergency, the WHO said on.. Reuters - Published
Chinese authorities and the World Health Organization (WHO) say a new strain of coronavirus is behind the outbreak of pneumonia in the central city of Wuhan. Reuters - Published
Chinese authorities and the World Health Organization (WHO) say a new strain of coronavirus is behind the outbreak of pneumonia in the central city of Wuhan, which has erupted just ahead of the Lunar.. Reuters - Published
There may have been limited human-to-human transmission of a new coronavirus in China within families, and it is possible there could be a wider outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on.. Reuters - Published
BANGKOK (AP) â A Chinese visitor to Thailand has been confirmed to be infected with a new strain of coronavirus that has been linked to a pneumonia outbreak in central China, health officials said.. WorldNews - Published
GENEVA, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) said Sunday that China had shared the genetic sequence of the novel coronavirus in the latest outbreak in the central city of Wuhan,.. WorldNews - Published
Islamabad: The World Health Organization (WHO) has extended travel restrictions to Pakistan for another three months over the frequent outbreak of vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in all.. WorldNews - Published
World Health Organization says a new coronavirus, the family linked to Sars and Mers, may be behind Wuhan cases A cluster of more than 50 pneumonia cases in the central Chinese city of Wuhan may be due.. WorldNews - Published
The measles epidemic within the Democratic Republic of the Congo is "the worst in the world" and has killed greater than 6,000 folks in a single 12 months, mentioned the World Health Organization (WHO).. WorldNews - Published
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has for the first time approved a vaccine for the prevention of the deadly Ebola virus disease. The agency announced the approval of Ervebo, a single-dose,.. WorldNews - Published
Cases of the deadly Ebola virus have risen in the Democratic Republic of Congo where health care workers remain largely cut off from the disease's hotspots since militants attacked their camp, the.. Reuters - Published
The World Health Organization (WHO), a specialized agency of the United Nations working on international public health, has rebuked Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar for stating that there.. IndiaTimes - Published
Nagpur: The World Health Organization (WHO), a specialized agency of the United Nations working on international public health, has rebuked Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar for stating that.. WorldNews - Published
London â Measles infected nearly 10-million people in 2018 and killed more than 142,000, mostly children, as outbreaks of the viral disease hit every region of the world, the World Health.. WorldNews - Published
More than 5,000 people, mainly children, have died in what is currently the worldâs biggest measles outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the World Health Organization (WHO) said.. France 24 - Published
World Health Organization chief warns violence will harm efforts to deal with Ebola outbreak Four health workers fighting the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been killed and.. WorldNews - Published
A measles outbreak has killed 39 people in Samoa and the number of cases being recorded is rising due to the rise of anti-vaccine message, says the World Health Organisation. The Samoan government.. WorldNews - Published
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday evacuated dozens of their staff working on the Ebola epidemic from the town of Beni in the Democratic Republic of.. Reuters - Published
Nearly a quarter of a million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo are thought to have been infected by measles in 2019 alone, the World Health Organization said. NYTimes.com - Published
LONDON (AP) â Four African countries have reported new cases of polio linked to the oral vaccine, as global health numbers show there are now more children being paralyzed by viruses originating in.. WorldNews - Published
Eight out of every 10 teenagers in the world are not as physically active as the World Health Organisation. In India 73.9% of its teenagers classified as âphysically inactiveââ in a WHO report.. IndiaTimes - Published
About 360 people are at potential risk of Ebola after contact with an infected person in eastern Congo yet many of them are out of reach due to clashes and insecurity, the World Health Organization.. Reuters - Published
Chilean President Sebastiån Piñera has announced human rights investigations into the country's police force following an Amnesty International report accusing security forces of deliberately.. CBS News - Published
I am afraid for Dr. Tedrosâ safety. The World Health Organization Director-General and I are walking from the WHOâs midtown-Manhattan offices to the nearby U.N. campus, where Tedros is.. WorldNews - Published
Tedros Adhanom, Director General of the World Health Organization, and Malak Azmirly, Youth Council Member at Plan International Sweden and #Girl2Leader Delegate, speak at the 2019 Women Leaders Global.. CBS News - Published
Increase in screen time has led to many people experiencing eye problems at an early age. Watery eyes, blurry vision and constant headaches are some of the symptoms. According to the World Health.. WorldNews - Published
A new fad sweeping India offers customers a breath of fresh air â literally. As pollution in New Delhi hits toxic levels, âOxygen barsâ are popping up in the city to help locals breathe easy, but.. WorldNews - Published
JUBA, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- UN agencies in collaboration with South Sudan's health ministry will launch a vaccination exercise on Monday targeting some 144,033 people against cholera in Renk, a county.. WorldNews - Published
Hong Kong (CNN)Herbs to increase breast milk supply and heal the spleen. Traditional remedies which promise to cure insomnia and acne. Secret cancer treatments that have been ignored or suppressed by.. WorldNews - Published
Security measures for staff helping to fight health emergencies need to be stepped up urgently, a UN health agency top official said on Monday, after a frontline Ebola epidemic community worker was.. WorldNews - Published
The World Health Organization listed vaccine hesitancy -- when parents delay or withhold vaccines for their children -- as one of the Top 10 health risks for 2019. Now, with more than 700 confirmed.. CBS News - Published
The World Health Organization and Congolese authorities are proposing changes to how some Ebola patients are cared for, new guidelines show, after a patient's death challenged the accepted medical.. Reuters - Published
A newly-approved three-drug treatment for tuberculosis will be available in 150 countries, including India and South Africa, priced at $1,040 for a complete regimen, more than twice the cost proposed.. WorldNews - Published
The World Health Organization welcomed an "historic step" toward a polio-free world on Thursday as an expert panel certified that the second of three types of the crippling virus has been eradicated.. Reuters - Published
Zamfara, 22 October, 2019 - In an effort to reach and vaccinate every eligible child in Nigeria, the World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting the Government to vaccinate as many Almajiri children.. WorldNews - Published
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