UN News - The Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, re-elected Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to serve a second five-year term as Director-General of the world’s leading public health agency. First elected in 2017, his re-election by secret ballot, was confirmed during the 75th World Health Assembly in
GIS - Grenada Ministry of Health is closely monitoring reports of outbreak of Monkeypox disease in several countries including the US, Canada, Australia, the UK, and other parts of Europe. The Ministry of Health has issued its first public health advisory, notifying the public of the
UN NEWS—The World Health Organization (WHO) is working closely with countries where cases of the rare viral disease monkeypox have been reported, the UN agency said on Friday. The UN agency said in a statement that there were around 80 cases confirmed so far, across
“When war is waged, people go hungry,” Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Thursday during a debate on conflict and food security chaired by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Some 60 per cent of the world’s undernourished people live in areas affected by
UN News - The World Health Organization (WHO) expressed concern over the current COVID-19 outbreak in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), where no public vaccination programme has been put in place, reiterating its commitment to support the country's response to the pandemic. In
UN News - The risk of monkeypox transmission in the United Kingdom is minimal following a confirmed case of the rare and sometimes fatal animal-bourne disease, said the World Health Organization (WHO). On 7 May, UK health authorities notified WHO of the confirmed case of an individual who
UN NEWS—Ensuring everyone has access to a healthy diet is among the goals of a UN-backed initiative launched on Friday in line with efforts to transform food systems globally. The Coalition of Action for Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems for all (HDSFS), brings together governments,
UN NEWS—Approximately 14.9 million deaths globally were directly or indirectly associated with the COVID-19 pandemic by the end 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday in new data on excess mortality attributable to the disease. The figure represents 9.5 million more deaths than those
UN NEWS—With extreme heat gripping large parts of India and Pakistan, the two countries are working to roll out life-saving health action plans to combat the heatwave, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday. The extreme heat is impacting hundreds of millions of people in one of the most
UN News - Against the backdrop of shifting population demographics, conflicts, post-pandemic shocks and climate change, the developing world is on the brink of a “perfect storm” of debt, food and energy crises, experts warned the Commission on Population and Development. While sounding the alarm over
