WHO in Western Pacific urges action to end tuberculosis by 2030
Manila, March 24 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday called on countries to take “urgent and decisive action” to end Tuberculosis (TB) by 2030. “This is especially urgent in the WHO Western Pacific region, where nearly one in every five TB cases occur,” the WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific said in […]
WHO report: New, unidentified illness in Congo
Kinshasa, Feb 19 (IANS) A new, unidentified illness has been reported in the northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which is buffeted by multiple public health and humanitarian crises, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday. Two clusters of cases and deaths related to the unidentified disease were reported in two health zones of […]
WHO allocates additional two million USD to support Uganda’s Ebola response
Kampala, Feb 14 (IANS) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced the release of additional $2 million to support Uganda’s effort to fight the ongoing Ebola outbreak, bringing the total funding to $3 million in three weeks. In a post on X social media platform, Ghebreyesus said the funds would further […]
WHO faces communication challenges on bird flu after US withdrawal
Geneva, Feb 12 (IANS) Communication with the US regarding the ongoing bird flu outbreak has become increasingly difficult because of the country’s withdrawal from the UN health agency, said the World Health Organization (WHO). Christian Lindmeier, a WHO spokesperson, addressed the issue at a press briefing in Geneva late on Tuesday, explaining, “Communication is a […]
WHO welcomes Ebola vaccine trial in Uganda
Kampala, Feb 4 (IANS) The ongoing Ebola vaccine trial in Uganda is an achievement in the fight against the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. In a statement posted on its website, the WHO said the trial, which began with contacts of the index Ebola case in the country, aims to assess the […]
WHO donates over 2000 doses of Ebola trial vaccine to Uganda following new outbreak
Kampala, Feb 1 (IANS) The World Health Organization (WHO) has donated 2,160 doses of Ebola trial vaccine to Uganda to evaluate the efficacy of the vaccine in combating the virus which in the recent outbreak has killed a health worker in Kampala, the country’s capital. WHO is working with Uganda’s Ministry of Health, Makerere University […]
