The panel will provide an interim report to an annual meeting of health ministers in November and present a “substantive report” next May
10 Jul 2020 10:02 AM
“We are aware of the article and are reviewing its contents with our technical experts,” WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic said
07 Jul 2020 1:21 PM
Another branch of the WHO-led trial is also looking at the potential effect of Gilead’s antiviral drug remdesivir on COVID-19
05 Jul 2020 10:21 AM
“More than six months into the pandemic, this is not the time for any country to take its foot off the pedal,” said WHO Director Tedros
09 Jun 2020 1:25 PM
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he hoped his organisation could continue its longstanding collaboration with the United States
02 Jun 2020 10:13 AM
Government-ordered lockdowns have become increasingly unpopular as countries suffer economic activities grinding to a halt
07 May 2020 1:24 PM
U.S. President Donald Trump last week criticised the WHO’s handling of the pandemic and announced he was suspending funding
23 Apr 2020 9:36 AM
US President Donald Trump recently announced he would put a hold on America's funding to the World Health Organization
22 Apr 2020 11:08 AM
The cases mark the first US coronavirus deaths outside California and Washington
08 Mar 2020 11:55 AM
Tobacco kills more than 7 million a year and many people know that it increases the risk of cancer.
31 May 2018 11:48 AM
The findings from the study are published in the journal Lancet Public Health.
16 Apr 2018 2:00 PM
The vast majority of deaths were in children under the age of five in the poorest parts of sub-Saharan Africa.
15 Apr 2018 3:07 PM
The findings were reported in the medical journal The Lancet Public Health.
27 Jan 2018 3:07 PM
Humans tolerate the drug well and suffer barely any side effects.
22 Jan 2018 7:15 PM
Researchers also looked at how well the therapy worked relative to each patients headache burden.
03 Dec 2017 6:46 PM
800,000 people commit suicide annually.
10 Sep 2017 2:52 PM
Critics have questioned China's claims of reform and suggested that the WHO should be allowed to conduct surprise investigations
26 Jul 2017 4:16 PM
The WHO has already recommended low-dose aspirin for the prevention of pre-eclampsia.
30 Jun 2017 9:32 AM