WHO welcomes new declaration to halve road traffic deaths by 2030
The World Health Organization (WHO) has welcomed the political declaration to be adopted by Member States during the High-level Meeting of the UN General Assembly...
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhamon Ghebreyesus
COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to decline globally
The number of COVID-19 cases and deaths has continued to decline globally, with 3.1 million new cases and just over 54,000 new deaths, reported over the last week,...
Improve support for rising numbers living with dementia, urges WHO
More than 55 million people globally are living with dementia, and that number continues to grow, according to a new UN health agency report launched...
Delta variant, a warning COVID-19 virus is getting ‘fitter and faster’
Covid-19 cases and deaths resulting from the virus continue to climb globally, mostly fuelled by the highly transmissible Delta variant, which has spread to 132...
WHO welcomes Sweden’s announcement to share Covid-19 vaccine doses with COVAX
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has welcomed the Government of Sweden’s announcement Monday to share 1 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine with the...
More work needed to rule out Covid lab leak – WHO
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) says further investigation is needed to conclusively rule out a theory that Covid-19 emerged from a laboratory...
Kenya’s UHC roll out commended as World Health Assembly kicks off in Geneva
The ongoing rollout of the Universal Health Coverage (UHC), now in the pilot phase, has received global recognition at the World Health Organization’s (WHO) 72nd...