Tag: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Sweden discards 8.5 million doses of covid-19 vaccine
STOCKHOLM, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) — Sweden has discarded nearly 8.5 million doses of vaccine against covid-19, local media reported on Sunday. The discarded doses correspond to approximately 20 percent of the vaccine doses Sweden has procured, according to the Public Health Agency’s statistics, Sveriges Radio reported. Richard Bergström, Sweden’s former national vaccine coordinator, told Radio […]
World Economic Forum ’23: Participants braced for profound systemic transformation
It says a lot about this gathering that the managing directors and chairmen of most of Denmark’s largest companies – including the managers responsible for Mærsk, Carlsberg, DSV, Lego Group, Novo Nordisk, PensionDenmark, Vestas and Ørsted – will be present, but they won’t even be considered VIPs. So it’s no wonder snipers can be seen […]
"We believe that the monkeypox epidemic can be stopped": WHO
However, he added that time was running out and everyone must work together to fight the disease. On Saturday, the Director General of the WHO Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the spread of the virus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), which is the organization’s highest alert level. “With this, we hope to enhance […]
Monkey pox is not currently a global health emergency: WHO
Developments followed a meeting of the Emergency Committee of the International Health Regulations (2005) on the multinational epidemic of monkeypox. However, the WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed deep concern about this. On Twitter, Tedros wrote: “The response calls for urgent coordinated action to prevent the spread of the apinapox virus now by using public […]
According to the WHO, nearly a billion people have mental health problems
The figure revealed in the report is amazing, but all the more worrying given that it includes about one in seven teenagers. The detailed work provides a blueprint for governments, researchers, health professionals, civil society, and others who want to support the world in changing mental health. “In 2019, nearly a billion people – including […]
Tedros was elected WHO director for a second term
The new mandate of Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will officially begin on August 16, 2022, ”the WHO tweeted. “Humble and honored to be elected for the second term as Director-General of @WHO. I am deeply grateful for the trust of the Member States. I thank all the # health workers and @ WHO colleagues around […]
Zelensky says scenes in Borodianka much more horrific than in Bucha
The destruction left by Russian troops in the town of Borodianka outside of Kyiv is “much more horrific” than the situation uncovered in the nearby town of Bucha, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday. Earlier Thursday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia had sustained “significant losses” in Ukraine since its troops entered on February […]
UNWTO and WHO: Travel measures should be based on risk assessment
In recent days, more and more countries around the world have begun to relax their rules on international arrivals, including the easing of travel bans. These decisions are in line with the latest WHO recommendations on safe international mobility, which highlight the ineffectiveness of general restrictions in controlling the spread of viruses. This trend is […]
The end of the Covid pandemic is likely, the WHO claims
The Omicron variant leads to a period of silence and a possible end to the pandemic in Europe, say health officials The World Health Organization (WHO) claimed on Sunday that the Covid pandemic in Europe could finally come to an end, following the rapid spread of the Omicron variant. “It is likely that the region […]
COVID-19 is not the last pandemic humanity will face, warns the UN chief executive
“COVID19 is not the last pandemic that humanity is facing. In responding to this health crisis, we need to prepare for the next one. Let this international epidemic preparedness day give it the focus, attention and investment it deserves,” UN Secretary-General Guterres said in a tweet. For the first time, International Epidemic Preparedness Day was […]
More than 3.3 million people lost due to COVID this year, 2022 is the year we end the pandemic: WHO chief
“2022 must also be a year in which all countries invest on this scale to prevent a future disaster and accelerate efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a news conference on Monday (local time), emphasizing that “2022 is the year we end the pandemic.” “This means investing […]
Negotiations for a global agreement to deal with future pandemics: WHO Chief Scientist
A few weeks ago, the World Health Assembly (WHA) met in its special session to draw up and negotiate a WHO convention, agreement or international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response. Speaking at the opening of the Panex-21 seminar, a WHO chief scientist said: “Some of the discussions that are now taking place at […]
People infected with Omicron are not allowed to leave South Africa: the embassy
The embassy also said that South Africa respects the rights of other countries to take all necessary measures to protect its citizens. “Our immediate concern is the damage these restrictions are causing to families, the tourism industry and businesses. South Africa has already begun to include countries that have imposed travel bans to reconsider,” the […]
WHO, red bloc allies and NGOs criticize Denmark’s decision to offer third corona jab to the entire population
Two of the government’s allies in the red bloc have questioned whether it is a bit selfish of Denmark to give a third dose of vaccine to the entire population in light of the number of countries fighting to give their people some form of protection. As was widely expected, the Danish government confirmed on […]
The World Health Organization plans to vaccinate 40 people from all countries against COVID-19 by the end of the year
“The WHO today launches a strategy to achieve global COVID-19 vaccination by mid-2022,” the WHO Director-General said. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a press conference on 8 October. “The strategy outlines the path we all need to take together to achieve our goal of vaccinating 40 percent of each country’s population by the end of this […]
