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Africa: At Some Point in 2023 We Will Be Able to Say Covid-19 is Over as a Pandemic - WHO Chief
WHO, 13 March 2023
President Santa Ono, Read more »
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Africa: Countries Begin Negotiations On Global Agreement to Protect World From Future Pandemic Emergencies
WHO, 3 March 2023
Countries of the World Health Organization have begun negotiations on a global accord on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, using the "zero draft" as a basis for… Read more »
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WHO, 15 February 2023
The WHO Director-General transmits the report of the fourth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) Emergency Committee regarding the multi-country outbreak of… Read more »
WHO Chief Assures 2023 Covid-19's Last Year as Pandemic
After three years since the outbreak of Covid-19 and over almost 7 million reported deaths, World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus has expressed confidence in the progress made against the novel coronavirus, saying: "I am confident that at some point this year we will be able to say that Covid-19 is over as a public health emergency of international concern - and as a pandemic."
This comes after countries of the WHO held negotiations on a global accord on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, using the "zero draft" as a basis for negotiating an agreement to protect nations and communities from future pandemic emergencies.
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has updated its guidelines on mask-wearing in community settings, Covid-19 treatments, and clinical management. On the wearing of masks, WHO ... Read more »
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The World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned about the COVID-19 surge in China, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in his first virtual briefing for the year. ... Read more »
Tedros Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organisation (file photo).
