A paramedic was among those killed and children were wounded in the blast close to the Emirati Maternity Hospital, ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said in a statement. Israeli troops have carried out multiple operations in and around hospitals in the Gaza Strip since they launched their offensive in the Palestinian...
Gaza a death zone, its humanitarian situation inhumane: WHO chief
"What type of world do we live in when people cannot get food and water, or where people who cannot even walk are not able to receive care? "What type of world do we live in when health workers are at risk of being bombed as they carry out their...WHO-Hamas collusion charges harmful, can endanger staff: Tedros
"WHO refutes Israel's accusation at the executive board meeting yesterday that WHO is in 'collusion' with Hamas and is 'turning a blind eye' to the suffering of hostages being held in Gaza," WHO chief Tedros said on X. "Such false claims are harmful and can endanger our staff who are...
WHO chief warns pandemic accord hangs in the balance
Shaken by the Covid-19 pandemic, the WHO's 194 member states decided more than two years ago to start negotiating an international accord aimed at ensuring countries are better equipped to deal with the next health catastrophe, or to prevent it altogether. The plan was to seal the agreement at the...WHO chief deplores ‘unconscionable’ strikes on Red Crescent in Gaza
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reiterated his call for an immediate ceasefire, alongside urgent action to get food, medical supplies and water to Gazan civilians "forced to live in unspeakable conditions of hunger, disease spread, and lack of hygiene and sanitation". Tedros added that only a "fraction" of Gazans needing...
Gaza ceasefire possible if those with influence take it seriously: WHO
Geneva, Switzerland -- The WHO on Wednesday said that a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was possible but those with influence were not doing enough to secure it, expressing concern at Gaza's "crippled" health system. The World Health Organization's chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said there was a high chance of fighting...WHO’s first global summit on traditional medicine begins Aug 17
Geneva, Switzerland -- The World Health Organization (WHO) is convening the Traditional Medicine Global Summit on 17-18 Aug 2023 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. Co-hosted by the Government of India, the Summit will explore the role of traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine in addressing pressing health challenges and driving progress in...End of COVID-19 emergency doesn’t end its threat
“The threat of another variant emerging that causes new surges of disease and death remains, and the threat of another pathogen emerging with even deadlier potential remains,” he adds, underscoring the need for effective global mechanisms that address and respond to emergencies of all kinds.
Covid-19, which killed nearly 20m, no longer global health emergency
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, however, warns that "the worst thing any country could do now is to use this news as a reason to let down its guard, to dismantle the systems it has built, or to send the message to its people that Covid-19 is nothing to worry...WHO chief lands in rebel-held Syria for first time after quake
In the aftermath of the quake, activists and emergency teams in the rebel-held northwest decried the UN's slow response, contrasting it with the planeloads of humanitarian aid that have been delivered to government-controlled airports.
Syria’s Assad may consider more border crossings for quake aid: WHO
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus met with the Syrian president in Damascus on Sunday afternoon to discuss the response to the devastating earthquake which has killed more than 33,000 people across Syria and Turkey. "The compounding crises of conflict, Covid, cholera, economic decline and now the earthquake have...WHO members agree to overhaul health body’s funding
Shaken by the pandemic, the World Health Organization's member states agreed Tuesday to overhaul how they fund the UN health agency, giving it much more money to spend on its own priorities. The budget revamp is aimed at strengthening the organization and making it more agile when responding to global...
UN slams ‘aggressive’ marketing by formula-milk makers
The failure of countries to crack down on the marketing of breast milk substitutes means far too many children are still being reared on formula, the World Health Organization and the UN children's agency Unicef have warned in a new report.Calling Omicron ‘mild’ is a mistake, warns WHO chief
Just under 9.5 million new Covid-19 cases were reported to the WHO last week — a record, up 71 percent on the week before. But even this was an underestimate, as it did not reflect the backlog of testing around the Christmas-New Year holidays, positive self-tests not registered, and overburdened...
World needs $23bn from G20 to fight pandemic: WHO
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus bluntly told the G20 they could no longer leave poorer countries hanging in the pandemic.
Covid may have killed over 180000 health care workers: WHO
A WHO paper estimated that out of the planet's 135 million health staff, "between 80,000 to 180,000 health and care workers could have died from Covid-19 in the period between January 2020 to May 2021".Lebanon’s health sector is about to collapse: WHO
Lebanon is undergoing one of the worst economic crises in the world, with economists predicting that hyperinflation is imminent in the country.
World needs $1bn right now to vaccinate stragglers: WHO chief
WHO chief Tedros Ghebreyesus also urged wealthy countries to suspend plans to provide booster shots.
WHO chief hails Bahrain efforts to combat Covid-19
Bahrain has seen more than 269,000 Covid-19 cases of the pandemic, which has resulted in 1,383 deaths
