Tedros Adhanom said the agency is “very concerned” about rising reports of severe coronavirus disease across China after the country largely abandoned its “zero COVID” policy.
In a meeting with the Ministry of Public Health of the Islamic Emirate, the Director of the World Health Organization pledge supporting Afghan health institution by holding development capacity building trainings.
The World Health Organization said that the deaths of dozens of young children in Gambia from acute kidney injuries may be linked to contaminated cough and cold syrups made by an Indian drug manufacturer.
The global polio eradication effort and its success will depend on the progress in the two remaining countries, Pakistan and Afghanistan. The World Health Organization said.
More than 35,000 cases of Monkeypox continue to rise globally across 92 countries, and territories, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) reported.
It has been over a week since the contract of some employees of Afghan-Japan hospital with the World Health Organization (WHO) has ended, but they are working voluntarily in the hospital.
The European Union announced the allocation of two aid packages worth a total of 40 million euros to support Afghan children. These donations are used in the polio vaccination and support for working children.
Local officials said that, United Nations Children’s Fund or UNICEF and World Health Organization (WHO) provided medical and non-medical assistance to the Public Health Department of Logar.
The World Health Organization is sending a team to China next week to investigate the origins of the novel coronavirus, its head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a briefing on Monday.
US President Donald Trump says he is terminating the relationship with the World Health Organization (WHO) over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
Speaking to reporters on Friday at the White House, Trump accused the WHO of becoming essentially a “puppet” organization of China.
The US president said the WHO has failed to implement ...
The director of a high-security laboratory based in the Chinese city of Wuhan has denied US allegations that the new coronavirus originated in the facility or an affiliated lab.