UN News - Even with the emergence of the new Mu COVID-19 variant, the Delta strain remains the top concern globally, appearing to “outcompete” others, senior officials with the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. “I think the Delta variant for me is the one that's
UN NEWS—A new coronavirus “variant of interest” named Mu – also known by its scientific name as B.1.621 – is being closely monitored by the World Health Organization (WHO), the agency has said. In its weekly epidemiological update, published on Tuesday, WHO warned it was becoming increasingly prevalent in
UN NEWS—The next three months will be a critical period for stepping up global collective action against future pandemics, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, pointing to three major meetings on the international agenda. Although the COVID-19 caseload stabilized last week, after nearly two
UN News - The vast majority of people with high blood pressure, or hypertension, – a serious medical condition that significantly increases the risks of heart, brain, kidney and other diseases – live in low and middle-income countries, a World Health Organization (WHO) report released
A case of Ebola virus has been confirmed in Ivory Coast for the first time in 25 years, the country’s Ministry of Health has confirmed. Health Minister Pierre Dimba said that it was an isolated case of an 18-year-old girl who had travelled to Ivory Coast
UN NEWS—Three new candidate drugs are being tested in the latest phase of global Solidarity clinical trials to find effective treatments against COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday. The therapies — artesunate, imatinib and infliximab — will be tested on hospitalized COVID-19 patients in 52
UN NEWS—The head of the UN health organization called on Wednesday for a moratorium on COVID-19 vaccine boosters until “at least the end of September” to enable the world’s most vulnerable people to be inoculated. “I understand the concern of all Governments to protect their people from the Delta variant, but we cannot
Press Release - After a near-halt of COVID-19 vaccine shipments in Africa, delivers have ramped up in recent months, the UN health agency said on Thursday. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) nearly four million doses of coronavirus vaccines from the UN-partnered COVAX initiative arrived in Africa last week, compared with just 245,000
UN NEWS—The variant’s spread, along with increased social mobility and the inconsistent use of proven public health measures, is driving an increase in both case numbers and deaths, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus described the recent data in
UN NEWS—An international hub for pandemic control, dubbed the "pandemic hub," is to open in Berlin to ensure better preparedness and transparency in the fight against likely future global health threats, the UN health agency announced on Wednesday. Supported by the German Government, the centre will
