World Health Organization (WHO)

World Health Organization (WHO)

N95s offer ‘highest protection’, cloth masks ‘least’: CDC

N95s offer ‘highest protection’, cloth masks ‘least’: CDC

Although medical grade masks are known to provide higher safety, cloth masks became increasingly popular across the world due to their reusability.

Computer image of a betacoronavirus which is the type of virus linked to Covid-19

WHO reports all-time global high of daily coronavirus cases

The World Health Organization logo is pictured at the entrance of the WHO building, in Geneva, Switzerland, December 20, 2021. Photo :Reuters

WHO recommends two new drugs to treat Covid-19

Computer image of a betacoronavirus which is the type of virus linked to Covid-19

WHO reports record-breaking number of new coronavirus cases over 2.6 mln

A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, April 6, 2021. Photo: Reuters

WHO sees more evidence that Omicron causes milder symptoms

UN Secretary General António Guterres. UNB

UN chief calls on global society to be prepared for new pandemic outbreaks

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference in Geneva Switzerland July 3, 2020/Reuters.

WHO says blanket use of booster dose will only widen vaccine inequality, prolong pandemic

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'Significant surge' in European cases expected as Omicron spreads, says WHO

An employee holds a vial containing Sputnik vaccine at a factory of Hankook Korus Pharm, in Chuncheon, South Korea September 10, 2021. REUTERS/Heo Ran

Russian vaccine tourism catches on after Sputnik V hits WHO snag

The Eiffel Tower is surrounded by a small-particle haze which hangs above the skyline in Paris, France, December 9, 2016 as the City of Light experienced the worst air pollution in a decade. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo

New WHO air-quality guidelines aim to cut deaths linked to fossil fuels

WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Photo/BSS

Well-vaccinated countries should prioritise COVAX over booster shots - WHO's Tedros

A logo is pictured on the World Health Organisation (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, November 22, 2017. Reuters/Denis Balibouse

WHO opens air bridge to Afghanistan with medical supplies

More than 700 million people with untreated hypertension: WHO

More than 700 million people with untreated hypertension: WHO