Tag: WHO
Child and teen obesity soars tenfold worldwide in 40 years: WHO...
GENEVA: The number of obese children and adolescents worldwide has jumped tenfold in the past 40 years and the rise is accelerating in low-...
Pakistan hosts WHO’s event on health reflecting country’s growing role globally
Access to good quality healthcare is an issue that is faced worldwide. While health is the basic right of every human being, it is...
WHO committee to discuss health priorities in Eastern Mediterranean
ISLAMABAD: The 64th session of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean will open on Monday, October 9, in Islamabad....
WHO warns of cholera threat in Bangladesh Rohingya camps
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh: The World Health Organisation warned Monday of a growing cholera risk in the makeshift refugee camps in Bangladesh where more than...
WHO plans global war on cholera as Yemen caseload nears 700,000
The World Health Organization will next month launch a strategy to stop cholera transmission by 2030, it said on Monday, as an unprecedented outbreak...
‘World Malaria Day’ to be observed on April 25
The ‘World Malaria Day’ is to be observed on Tuesday, April 25th, across the globe, to raise awareness of malaria and generate support for...
Health experts advise mothers to avoid formula milk
ISLAMABAD: The health experts on Monday advised the mothers to avoid the use of formula milk to protect their infants from medical complications.
According to...
No Chikungunya virus cases in Pakistan, says WHO
Over 100 patients were brought to the hospital on Tuesday who had contracted an unknown disease whose symptoms include joint pain and high fever.
MS...
Pakistan’s candidate for WHO chief reveals her vision
Pakistan’s candidate for the Director General World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr Sania Nishtar presented her vision and plan for the WHO at a forum...
Tax sugary drinks to fight obesity: WHO
The UN health agency on Tuesday urged countries to start taxing sugary drinks as they fight against an obesity epidemic, pointing to evidence that...
Dr Sania Nishtar among six candidates named for WHO DG
Six candidates from Africa, Asia and Europe – including one Briton – have been nominated for the position of director-general of the World Health...
WHO says Zika response plan only 13 percent funded
The World Health Organisation’s Zika response programme is only 13 percent funded, “severely” compromising efforts to combat the virus that is increasingly becoming a...
Gates Foundation grants $38m to develop crucial polio vaccine
Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceuticals is to get $38 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop a crucial, low-cost polio vaccine for use...
Laos reports local transmission of Zika virus: WHO
Laos is the latest country to report a local transmission of Zika virus, according to the World Health Organization, as fears mount over the...
Zika virus can trigger severe neurological disorder: Study
Scientists on Tuesday said they had confirmed that the Zika virus sweeping Latin America and blamed for severe birth defects can also trigger a...
WHO launches $56 million Zika response plan
The World Health Organization on Wednesday released its initial response plan to the Zika virus outbreak, launching a funding appeal for the $56 million...
WHO declares world’s worst-ever Ebola outbreak over as Liberia gets all...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced Thursday that the Ebola epidemic that has ravaged west Africa for two years was over after Liberia, the...
