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WHO calls for pressing action to contain monkeypox risk in Europe

Published on: July 2, 2022
08:17

Moscow, Jul 2 (Prensa Latina) The WHO representative in Russia, Melita Vujnovic, on Saturday warned the risk of monkeypox spread across Europe is too high due to outbreaks reported in new regional nations.

Development of new antibacterial treatments is inadequate – WHO

Published on: June 22, 2022
16:15

Geneva, Jun 22 (Prensa Latina) Development of new antibacterial treatments is inadequate to address the mounting threat of antibiotic resistance, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday. The 2021 report described the antibacterial clinical and preclinical pipeline as stagnant and far from meeting global needs. Since 2017 only 12 antibiotics have been passed, 10 of which belong to existing classes with established mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

Over 3.5 billion people suffer from oral diseases – WHO

Published on: June 21, 2022
16:00

Geneva, Jun 21 (Prensa Latina) Over 3.5 billion people worldwide suffer from untreated oral diseases, without situation improving in last 30 years, said an official source.

WHO supports deal to improve global access to Covid-19 testing techs

Published on: June 16, 2022
17:16

Geneva, Jun 16 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday supported a new agreement signed to speed up manufacture and international sale of Covid-19 serological antibodies.

WHO assures full cooperation with Russia

Published on: June 16, 2022
12:27

Moscow, Jun 16 (Prensa Latina) Melita Vuinovich, representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Russia, on Thursday stated that this agency of the United Nations continues cooperating with the country in its entirety and in all areas.

Lebanon on alert for possible cases of monkeypox

Published on: June 15, 2022
11:54

Beirut, Jun 15 (Prensa Latina) The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday remains alert to the emergence of monkeypox cases in the country.

WHO to convene Emergency Committee on global monkeypox situation

Published on: June 14, 2022
18:11

Geneva, Jun 14 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) will convene an Emergency Committee on Thursday next week to assess whether the monkeypox outbreak is a global health emergency of international concern, as confirmed by the WHO's Director-General Tedros Adhanom.

WHO rules out acceptable level of Covid-19 deaths

Published on: June 14, 2022
17:57

Geneva, Jun 14 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday deep-sixed the present acceptable level of Covid-19 deaths and asked not to close one's eyes to the current pandemic.

WHO confirms over 700 acute childhood hepatitis cases

Published on: June 8, 2022
17:16

Geneva, Jun 8 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom on Wednesday reported that over 700 cases of unexplained acute childhood hepatitis in 34 countries and that 112 are under investigation.

Over 1,000 monkeypox cases reported to WHO- Briefing

Published on: June 8, 2022
16:43

Geneva, Jun 8 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday reported over 1,000 confirmed cases of monkeypox from 29 countries that are not endemic for the disease.

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