Geneva, June 27 (IANS): As the highly contagious Delta variant of coronavirus disease is spreading rapidly across the globe, being vaccinated may not be enough,...

Copenhagen, March 19 (IANS): Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Director for Europe, has warned countries against premature easing of Covid-19 restrictions. Kluge’s...

Geneva, Jan. 22 (IANS): Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), said that the global Covid-19 caseload is expected to hit 100...

Geneva, Jan. 1 (IANS): The World Health Organization (WHO) has granted emergency use validation for the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, opening the door for countries to...

Geneva, Oct 31 (IANS): The World Health Organization (WHO) Emergency Committee on Covid-19 has unanimously agreed that the ongoing global pandemic still constituted a public...

London, Sep 17 (AP/PTI) The emergencies chief of the World Health Organization says scientific disagreements over Covid-19 interventions like masks and vaccines shouldn’t be treated...

Beijing, Aug. 4 (AP/PTI): China and the World Health Organization are discussing plans to trace the origin of the coronavirus outbreak following a visit to...

Geneva, June 27 (IANS): The World Health Organization (WHO) has said the WHO-led global response to Covid-19 needs $31.3 billion for therapeutics, vaccines and diagnostics...

Brasilia, June 6 (IANS): Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has threatened to withdraw his country from the World Health Organization (WHO), accusing the body of being...

Dimapur, May 22 (EMN): An inter-denomination prayer programme “Zunheboto Prays for the World,” was held on Friday at the cultural hall in Zunheboto town. According...