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WHO Director-General approves tobacco cessation consortium

Published on: November 6, 2021
00:10

Geneva, Nov 6 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved to set up a mechanism to involve everyone in cracking down on tobacco epidemic.

WHO calls on Covid vaccine makers to prioritize Covax

Published on: November 4, 2021
18:14

Geneva, Nov 4 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) called on Thursday for vaccine makers to prioritize deliveries of Covid-19 jabs to the COVAX and AVAT dose-sharing facilities, alliances to guarantee a much more equitable access to these boosters.

WHO stresses significance of ¨One Health¨ approach

Published on: November 4, 2021
00:12

Geneva, Nov 4 (Prensa Latina) The Covid-19 pandemic is a powerful demonstration that human life can only be protected with a comprehensive approach, the World Health Organization (WHO) stressed.

WHO approves India homegrown Covid shot for emergency use

Published on: November 3, 2021
17:49

New Delhi, Nov 3 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said it had approved Indian drugmaker Bharat Biotech´s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, paving the way for the homegrown shot to be accepted as a valid vaccine in many poor countries.

WHO alerts of global impact of streptococcus bacteria

Published on: November 3, 2021
11:29

Geneva, Nov 3 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) warned about the global impact of Group B Streptococcus (GBS), a bacteria that causes some 150,000 annual newborn deaths.

“Cities play a key role in the support of better health,” WHO assures

Published on: October 31, 2021
11:11

Geneva, Oct 31 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on the International Cities Day 2021 assured that the current rapid urban growth worldwide is not only a challenge humanity must face, but also it is an arisen opportunity to take.

WHO to avoid school closing in Europe despite increase in Covid-19

Published on: October 29, 2021
09:42

Geneva, Oct 29 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) for Europe (WHO Europe) stood today for schools to remain open despite the increase in infections reported by the continent this month.

Nearly 4,000 four people die every day on global road traffic crashes

Published on: October 28, 2021
17:31

Geneva, Oct 28 (Prensa Latina) Globally, over 3,500 people die every day on the roads. This amounts to nearly 1.3 million preventable deaths and an estimated 50 million injuries each -making it the leading killer of children and young people worlwide, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported Thursday.

Ending Covid-19 is an urgent priority

Published on: October 27, 2021
17:00

Geneva, Oct 27 (Prensa Latina) One of the most pressing global priorities is to put an end to Covid-19, according to a new book by the Global Governance Project supported by the World Health Organization (WHO).

WHO calls on G20 to redeploy the economy for health-for-all goals

Published on: October 26, 2021
18:08

Geneva, Oct 26 (Prensa Latina) Experts on Tuesday called on a radical economic reorientation in the interests of health for all, prior to the G20 Summit to be held on October 30, in Rome, Italy.

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