(VOVWORLD) - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus may serve as the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) for a second term after becoming the only candidate nominated by 28 countries, Western...
(VOVWORLD) - The World Health Organization on Wednesday inaugurated a new “hub” in Berlin that aims to help prepare the globe better to prevent future pandemics
(VOVWORLD) - The World Health Organization is calling for a moratorium on COVID-19 vaccine booster shots until at least the end of September, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said...
(VOVWORLD) - Global leaders have agreed on a roadmap to hasten access to clean and sustainable energy for public health facilities, arguing that sustainable energy is "essential" for human health, the World Health...
(VOVWORLD) - Global cooperation, instead of competition and confrontation, is the only way to end the COVID-19 pandemic, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a press...
(VOVWORLD) - India set a new global record for one-day rise in coronavirus cases for a fifth straight day, with more than 319,000 new cases. Deaths from COVID-19...
(VOVWORLD) - WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday that confusion and complacency about addressing COVID-19 means the pandemic is a long way from over, but it can...
(VOVWORLD) - A report on the origins of COVID-19 to be released Tuesday by the World Health Organization says it is extremely unlikely that COVID-19 leaked from a lab
(VOVWORLD) - WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Friday that all hypotheses on the origins of COVID-19 remained on the table, following an investigative mission in China
(VOVWORLD) - The world is on the brink of “catastrophic moral failure” in sharing COVID-19 vaccines, the head of the World Health Organization said on Monday, urging countries and manufacturers...
(VOVWORLD) - The World Health Organization on Wednesday urged countries to ensure that COVID-19 vaccines are made available to people at risk everywhere, not just in rich nations
(VOVWORLD) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has said it’s “encouraging" after the US’s Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech's announcement on Monday that a vaccine they jointly developed is...
(VOVWORLD) - Some countries are on “a dangerous track” in the coronavirus pandemic and hospitals are beginning to reach capacity ahead of winter, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO)...
(VOVWORLD) - COVID-19 cases now total 38 million globally, with deaths exceeding 1 million, according to worldometers.info. The US remains the worst-hit country, followed by Brazil, India, Mexico,...
(VOVWORLD) - The World Health Organization on Monday urged countries to continue implementing measures to control the spread of the coronavirus, such as limiting public gatherings and protecting vulnerable groups, as...
(VOVWORLD) - Some 172 countries are joining a WHO-led plan called COVAX, which is designed to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, the World Health Organization said on Monday
(VOVWORLD) - The World Health Organization (WHO) hopes the coronavirus pandemic will be shorter than the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic and last less than two years, as long as the world unites...
(VOVWORLD) - Although COVID-19 is on track to hit 20 million cases and 750,000 deaths in more than 210 countries and territories this week, the head of the World...
(VOVWORLD) - The global coronavirus outbreak is the sort of disaster whose effects will last far into the future, World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a...
(VOVWORLD) - 16.6 million people have been infected with the novel coronavirus, which has claimed more than 657,000 lives worldwide, according to the worldometers.info