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WHO reiterates complaint about inequity in vaccine distribution

Published on: September 14, 2021
11:28

Geneva, Sep 14 (Prensa Latina) Inequity in the distribution of vaccines to fight Covid-19 is still an issue globally, director general of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

WHO delivers 23 tons of food and medicines to Afghanistan

Published on: September 14, 2021
07:24

Kabul, Sep 14 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) has sent to Afghanistan an aircraft with 23 metric tons of medicines and supplies, as part of the first humanitarian aid to arrive at Kabul airport, it was reported on Tuesday.

WHO, Germany open hub for Pandemic, Epidemic intelligence in Berlin

Published on: September 3, 2021
07:29

Berlin, Sep 3 (Prensa Latina) To better prepare and protect the world from global disease threats, H.E. German Federal Chancellor Dr Angela Merkel and Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organization Director-General, will today inaugurate the new WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence, based in Berlin.

Cuba to present anti-Covid-19 vaccines to WHO next week

Published on: September 3, 2021
07:22

Havana, Sep 3 (Prensa Latina) Cuba will present its three anti-Covid-19 vaccines to the World Health Organization (WHO) next week to begin the international recognition process, international media reported Thursday.

WHO warned about an increase in people with dementia

Published on: September 2, 2021
13:01

Geneva, Sep 2 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) warned today that the number of people with dementia grew throughout the world and there are more than 55 million persons.

BioCubaFarma denies information of refusal to certify Cuban vaccines

Published on: September 2, 2021
07:07

Havana, Sep 2 (Prensa Latina) BioCubaFarma Business Group on Wednesday denied CNN´s information about alleged refusal from the World Health Organization (WHO) to certify Cuba's Covid-19 vaccines. The CNN aired on Wednesday that WHO refused authorization for the emergency use of Cuban vaccine candidate (Abdala), so it cannot be purchased through the Revolving Fund of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).

WHO closely monitors Mu variant of SARS-CoV-2

Published on: September 1, 2021
15:05

Geneva, Sep 1 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) is currently monitoring the Mu variant (B.1.621) of SARS-CoV-2, classified so far as 'of interest.'

WHO considers skepticism about Covid-19 vaccines

Published on: September 1, 2021
07:17

Geneva, Sep 1 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday considered skepticism about the effectiveness of coronavirus vaccines as a serious issue, a position that hinders efforts to put an end to the Covid-19 pandemic.

WHO starts humanitarian aid air corridor to Afghanistan

Published on: August 30, 2021
18:51

Kabul, Aug 30 (Prensa Latina) A humanitarian corridor to Afghanistan started on Monday with the arrival of the first shipment of international medical aid to that country since it fell into the hands of the Taliban.

WHO: Lambda as variant of interest

Published on: August 26, 2021
07:30

Ginegra, Aug 26 (Prensa Latina) Lambda, a SARS-CoV-2 variant reported for the first time in Peru, continues nowadays to be interest for the World Health Organization (WHO), although some experts consider it necessary to study in greater depth.

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