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Covid-19 infections surge in 52 percent worldwide – WHO

Published on: January 6, 2024
12:43

Geneva, Jan 6 (Prensa Latina) Covid-19 infections increased by 52% worldwide in four weeks and trend is expected to continue to grow during northern winter, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned.

WHO reported emergency responses in 2023

Published on: January 2, 2024
09:29

Geneva, Dec 2 (Prensa Latina) Regarding health, 2023 began with the response to a major earthquake in Turkey and Syria, and ended with the terrible war in Gaza, said the World Health Organization (WHO) in its annual summary.

Hunger and more food wastage, global contrast – UN

Published on: December 29, 2023
17:05

Geneva, Dec 29 (Prensa Latina) A third of food produced around the world ends up in waste and over three billion people lack conditions to afford a healthy diet, the United Nations reported on Friday.

The world must prepare for the next pandemic – WHO Chief

Published on: December 27, 2023
16:06

United Nations, Dec 27 (Prensa Latina) The UN Secretary-General (UNSG) António Guterres on Wednesday said the world must be ready for the next pandemic, and also act on the basis of lessons learned from Covid-19.

2023 a year of milestones, challenges in global public health – WHO

Published on: December 26, 2023
16:36

Geneva, Dec 26 (Prensa Latina) WHO on Tuesday described 2023 as a year of "milestones and challenges in global public health", among them the end of the Covid-19 pandemic and the M-POX outbreak no longer represented a global health emergency.

WHO prequalifies second malaria vaccine

Published on: December 21, 2023
16:47

Geneva, Dec 21 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Thursday that it added the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine to its prequalified list, the second after the RTS,S/AS01 it obtained in July 2022.

WHO initiative boosts health cooperation between Africa and Caribbean

Published on: December 20, 2023
13:09

Geneva, Dec 20 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) announced the launch of the Health Development Partnership for Africa and the Caribbean (HeDPAC), an initiative to strengthen South-South health cooperation between the two regions.

WHO calls for reorientation of health systems towards primary care

Published on: December 13, 2023
09:27

Geneva, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) called for a reorientation of systems towards primary care to reduce the burden of disease that many nations are currently experiencing.

WHO adopted resolution to enable humanitarian aid to Gaza

Published on: December 11, 2023
10:14

Geneva, Dec 11 (Prensa Latina) The WHO adopted by consensus a resolution calling for the immediate, sustained and unimpeded passage of humanitarian aid to address the catastrophic situation in the Gaza Strip.

WHO initiates critical review of coca leaf

Published on: November 30, 2023
18:23

La Paz, Nov 30 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially initiated procedures for a critical review of the coca leaf, a move that could have significant implications for international drug policy and indigenous cultures in South America. This undertaking comes in response to a request from a Member State seeking to reassess the properties of the coca leaf.

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