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WHO regional director in Manila risks ousting over bullying claims

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 07 06:31 AM

Headquartered in the Philippines' capital Manila, the WHO's Western Pacific region covers almost 1.9 billion people across 37 territories. Read more »

WHO discusses end of COVID-19 emergency status

Deutsche Welle
Updated as of Jan 28 10:09 PM

The World Health Organization began discussions on lowering the level of alert about the coronavirus. Read more »

WHO eyes end to COVID and Mpox emergencies in 2023

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 15 03:52 AM

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said one of the chief lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic was that countries had to respond quickly to surprise outbreaks. Read more »

WHO estimates 90 pct have some resistance to COVID-19

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 03 09:54 AM

Gaps in vigilance were leaving the door open for a new virus variant to appear and overtake the globally dominant omicron, said WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Read more »

G20 ministers launch billion-dollar pandemic fund

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 13 04:17 PM

G20 health and finance ministers launched a $1.4-billion fund Sunday to tackle the next global pandemic. Read more »

WHO chief visits Malacañang, meets with Marcos Jr.

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 25 09:32 PM

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday met with World Health Organization Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Malacañang said. Read more »

WHO begins to reassess highest alert for COVID-19

Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 15 02:02 PM

The WHO Emergency Committee on COVID-19 on Friday started deliberations on whether the pandemic still warrants the highest level of alert. Read more »

Uptick in COVID hospitalizations, deaths 'reasonable to expect': WHO

Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 04 04:16 PM

An increase in global hospitalization and deaths from COVID-19 in the coming months is 'reasonable to expect,' a WHO official said. Read more »

Monkeypox outbreak tops 1,000 cases, WHO warns of 'real' risk

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 09 06:39 AM

The risk of monkeypox becoming established in non-endemic nations is real, the WHO warned Wednesday, with more than a thousand cases now confirmed. Read more »

Ukraine war, pandemic push to color WHO int'l meet

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 22 12:09 PM

The Ukraine war looms large as WHO opens its main annual assembly Sunday, threatening to overshadow efforts on other health crises and a reform push aimed at preventing future pandemics. Read more »

Pandemic's 'acute phase' could end by midyear: WHO

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 12 02:46 AM

The World Health Organization's head said the acute phase of the pandemic could end this year, if around 70 percent of the world gets vaccinated. Read more »

No country can boost its way out of pandemic: WHO chief

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 23 02:02 PM

The World Health Organization chief warned Wednesday that the rush in wealthy countries to roll out additional Covid vaccine doses was deepening the inequity in access to jabs that is prolonging the pandemic. Read more »

Omicron could be milder than Delta, says WHO chief

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 09 02:04 AM

But World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stressed that more data was needed before drawing firm conclusions. Read more »

Vaccines reduce COVID transmission by 40pct: WHO

Robin Millard, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 25 12:47 PM

COVID-19 vaccines reduce transmission of the dominant Delta variant by about 40 percent, the WHO said Wednesday, warning that people were falling into a false sense of security concerning jabs. Read more »

No need for COVID-19 vaccine booster at this time: study

Kelly Macnamara, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 14 11:24 AM

A report by scientists concluded that "booster doses for the general population are not appropriate at this stage in the pandemic". Read more »

WHO wants COVID booster shots suspended till year-end

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 09 08:02 AM

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged some countries to suspend administration of third shots against the novel coronavirus until year-end. Read more »

World passes 4 million COVID deaths as Asia battles fresh outbreaks

Robin Millard with AFP bureaus
Posted at Jul 08 08:25 AM

GENEVA, Switzerland - More than four million people have now died from Covid-19, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, as many rich nations prepare to loosen restrictions even as countries in Asia battle surging infections. Read more »

WHO approves Sinovac COVID shot in second Chinese milestone

Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters
Updated as of Jun 02 01:43 AM

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed the move, calling the vaccine safe and effective and noting its easy storage requirements make it suitable for low-income countries. Read more »

'Time has come' for pandemic treaty as part of bold reforms - WHO's Tedros

Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters
Posted at Jun 01 04:35 PM

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general, told its annual ministerial assembly that the UN agency faced a "serious challenge" to maintain its COVID-19 response at the current level and required sustainable and flexible funding.   Read more »

UNICEF says rich countries can afford to donate Covax jabs

Christophe Vogt, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 17 09:20 AM

GENEVA, Switzerland - Countries belonging to the G7 and the European Union can afford to donate more than 150 million vaccines to countries in need without compromising their own goals, UNICEF said Monday.   Read more »