Health & Wellness
UN experts decry COVID vaccine hoarding: ‘No one is secure until all of us are’
The only way to fight the COVID-19 crisis is to make affordable vaccines available to everyone, independent UN human rights experts said on Monday,...
New Funding to Improve Food Systems Will Help Prevent Zoonotic Diseases
Germany became the first donor today to invest in Food Systems 2030, a new World Bank Multi-Donor Trust Fund that proposes to help countries...
If we invest in health systems, we can bring this virus under control
Health systems and global preparedness are not only an investment in the future but “the foundation of our response” to today’s COVID-19 health crisis,...
Long-term symptoms of COVID-19 ‘really concerning’
With some COVID-19 patients reporting long-term symptoms, including damage to major organs, the World Health Organization (WHO) urged Governments to ensure they receive necessary...
Escaping the ‘Era of Pandemics’: Experts warn worse crises to come options offered to reduce risk
Future pandemics will emerge more often, spread more rapidly, do more damage to the world economy and kill more people than COVID-19 unless there...
‘Very tough’ months ahead in COVID battle- WHO
Facing another critical juncture in the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief told reporters on Friday that a “very tough” few months lie ahead...
WHO: Focus on fundamentals as COVID-19 caseloads rise
As COVID-19 cases continue to accelerate, particularly in Europe and North America, the World Health Organization (WHO) is advising governments and people everywhere not...
COVID-19: ‘Little or no’ benefit from trials of anti-virals
Latest results from a UN-coordinated international trial on four COVID-19 therapeutic drugs, indicate that they have “little or no” positive impact on preventing deaths in patients infected with the new...
China joins global effort to ensure COVID vaccine access for all
China is among three additional countries to have signed on to a global initiative that aims to ensure fair and equitable access to a...
COVID-19 rise in Europe a great concern: WHO
COVID-19 is now the fifth leading cause of death in Europe, where nearly 700,000 cases were reported this week: the highest weekly incidence since...