CoronavirusOctober 164 coronavirus treatments, including remdesivir, hydroxychloroquine, flop in large WHO studyFour coronavirus drugs showed to have little or no effect on patients’ odds of survival and length of hospital stay in a large-scale study by the World Health Organization.
CoronavirusOctober 16Healthy young people may wait for coronavirus vaccine until 2022, WHO official saysHealthy, young people may need to wait until 2022 for a coronavirus vaccine, a World Health Organization warned on Wednesday, as countries look to prioritize people at high risk.
CoronavirusOctober 12Dr. Marc Siegel: 'I'm so happy' to see WHO warning against coronavirus lockdownsThe World Health Organization's recent warning against coronavirus lockdowns is a happy turnaround for the United Nations-backed organization, Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel told “Tucker Carlson Tonight” Monday.
CoronavirusOctober 12WHO warns against COVID-19 lockdowns due to economic damageThe World Health Organization has warned leaders against relying on COVID-19 lockdowns to tackle outbreaks — after previously saying countries should be careful how quickly they reopen.
CoronavirusOctober 2Where is China’s accountability in the coronavirus crisis?The fallout from the coronavirus – officially termed COVID-19 – pandemic has come with a dizzying array of direct and indirect repercussions. More than 34 million people have been infected, over 1.2 million lives have been lost, economies have crumbled, children's education has primarily halted, unemployment has debauched all parcels and planet.
WorldSeptember 30WHO says it will provide $5 COVID-19 tests to lower-income countriesThe tests will provide results in under 30 minutes compared to hours or days and will enable the expansion of testing, particularly in countries that particularly in areas with "under-resourced" health systems, WHO said.
Boris JohnsonSeptember 26UK PM Boris Johnson pledges to boost WHO funding, undercutting USU.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday used a speech to the U.N. General Assembly to give full backing to the embattled World Health Organization, and to promise additional funding -- undercutting the U.S. decision to withdraw from the body earlier this year.
Stop SmokingSeptember 23Tobacco use to blame for 20% of heart disease deaths, WHO saysEach year there are about 1.9 million avoidable deaths from tobacco-induced heart disease, per a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO).
World Health OrganizationSeptember 17WHO outlines ways governments, health care leaders can keep health workers safe amid pandemicWorkers should also have access to proper personal protective equipment as well as mental well-being and social support services, according to WHO. The organization also wants to promote a culture of zero tolerance for violence.
CoronavirusSeptember 17‘Alarming rates’ of coronavirus transmission in Europe should serve as ‘wake-up call,’ WHO official warnsA World Health Organization (WHO) official this week warned of the “alarming rates of transmission” of the novel coronavirus in Europe, urging residents there to view the “very serious situation unfolding before us” as a “wake up call.”