President Trump continued to play down the dangers of the coronavirus pandemic as experts warned of a worsening crisis: A World Health Organization official said Tuesday that “we are now seeing a very large acceleration” in U.S. coronavirus infections, adding that… Read More ›
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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public: WHO
Basic protective measures against the new coronavirus Stay aware of the latest information on the COVID-19 outbreak, available on the WHO website and through your national and local public health authority. COVID-19 is still affecting mostly people in China with… Read More ›
40% essential drugs priced much higher than manufacturing cost: WHO
NEW DELHI: Around 40% of the essential medicines in India with lowest MRP are priced significantly higher than estimated production costs, an assessment by the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows highlighting the “exorbitant” profiteering by pharmaceutical companies and the scope… Read More ›
Poorest countries in the world still lag far behind in health spending
Spending on health has increased around the world but lower income countries still lag behind Credit: Peter Byrne/PA Anne Gulland, Global health security correspondent Source: telegraph.co.uk Countries around the world are spending a greater proportion of their domestic budgets on… Read More ›
Air pollution and climate change are global threats in 2019: WHO
This year, the United Nations Climate Summit in September will aim to strengthen climate action and ambition worldwide. Even if all the commitments made by countries for the Paris Agreement are achieved, the world is still on a course to… Read More ›