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News Articles: WHO

People protest during a rally calling for more government action to combat the spread of monkeypox at Foley Square on July 21, 2022 in New York City.

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  • Global Health

Critics say 'monkeypox' is a racist name. But it's not going away anytime soon

Scientists call the name "discriminatory and stigmatizing." The World Health Organization agrees. But no progress has been made on finding a new name. And some say the name doesn't need changing.

August 01, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Female community health care workers protest in New Delhi, India, in August 2020. The women are part of a government program called Accredited Social Health Activists — and are demanding higher pay and better working conditions. In May, the program won an award from the World Health Organization.

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  • Global Health

These female health-care workers won a huge WHO honor. They'd like a raise, too

India's all-female task force of community health-care workers won the World Health Organization's Global Health Leaders Awards. But instead of recognition, some want a better salary and benefits.

June 02, 2022
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By:
  • Sushmita Pathak
A man wearing a face mask to curb the spread of coronavirus walks past a health campaign poster in the Westminster underground train station, in London.

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  • Health

COVID remains a public health emergency for now, the WHO and Biden administration say

The WHO and the Biden administration extended the public health emergency for COVID-19, saying the virus is still considered a serious health threat.

April 14, 2022
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, the first woman to lead the the World Health Organization's regional Africa office, sits in her office in Brazzaville, Congo on Feb. 8, 2022.

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  • Africa

WHO Africa's 1st woman leader helps continent fight COVID

Dr. Matshidiso Moeti has become one of the world's most compelling voices urging better consideration of Africa's people — especially women.

March 09, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Testing blood for malaria at a Doctors Without Borders clinic in Malawi.

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  • Global Health

Drug-resistant malaria is emerging in Africa. Doctors are worried — yet hopeful

Resistance to the drug artemisinin was confirmed in Africa. Without better surveillance, experts say it is hard to track the threat.

February 06, 2022
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By:
  • Pratik Pawar
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in August. He called on Western nations on Sunday to scrap travel restrictions placed on southern Africa to stem the spread of the omicron variant. "The prohibition of travel is not informed by science nor will it be effective in preventing the spread of this variant," he said.

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  • Africa

African leaders condemn travel restrictions as omicron variant spreads globally

African nations are bristling at the restrictions imposed on them by rich countries — and say they are harmful to local economies and discriminate against countries in the region.

November 30, 2021
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
People line up last week to receive COVID-19 vaccines in Kampala, Uganda, after weeks of no supply. In Uganda, only 2.2% of the population had received one dose of a vaccine as of Aug. 15.

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  • Global Health

Why A Push For Boosters Could Make The Pandemic Even Worse

Public health figures believe a focus on boosters for the already vaccinated will hasten the emergence of new variants among the billions of unvaccinated people — including a vaccine-resistant strain.

August 18, 2021
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By:
  • Michaeleen Doucleff
The director of WHO now says that a booster moratorium should be in force until 10% of the population in all countries is vaccinated. Israel had previously announced plans to give a third Pfizer dose to residents age 60 and up after an uptick in COVID cases. Above: Administering a booster on August 2 in Tel Aviv.

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  • Global Health

Why WHO Is Calling For A Moratorium On COVID Vaccine Boosters

The director general is asking for a halt for at least two months. His hope is to use all available doses to vaccinate 10% of the population in every country by the end of September.

August 05, 2021
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By:
  • Jason Beaubien
The World Health Organization says it will start assigning new names for variants of the coronavirus based on letters from the Greek alphabet — part of an effort to help avoid stigmatization around the virus.

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  • Science

Alpha, Beta Instead Of Britain, South Africa. Why The WHO Is Renaming COVID Variants

The new names won't replace the scientific names already assigned to new variants, but the WHO said it's making the change to help avoid fueling stigma toward nations where new variants arise.

June 01, 2021
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By:
  • Jason Breslow
Members of the World Health Organization team investigating the origins of the coronavirus leave the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan, China, on Feb. 3.

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  • Asia

Theory That COVID Came From A Chinese Lab Takes On New Life In Wake Of WHO Report

Some scientists worry the possibility the coronavirus escaped from research facilities hasn't gotten enough scrutiny. Others say it appears far more likely to have emerged naturally.

April 01, 2021
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By:
  • John Ruwitch
Peter Ben Embarek, of the World Health Organization team (right), shakes hands with Liang Wannian, his Chinese counterpart, after a news conference on Tuesday in Wuhan, China. The White House says it has "deep concerns" over how initial findings were communicated.

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  • Health

White House: China Must Release Data From The 'Earliest Days Of The Outbreak'

The White House has "deep concerns" over how initial findings on the coronavirus were communicated and demands China make data available to investigators, national security adviser Jake Sullivan says.

February 14, 2021
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By:
  • Jason Slotkin
A vial of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. A small study in South Africa has raised concerns about its effectiveness, but the World Health Organization has now stated: "Even if there is a possibility that this vaccine has a reduction in efficacy, we see no reason <em>not</em> to use it, even in countries with variants."

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  • Global Health

Up Against Mutants, WHO Says AstraZeneca Vaccine Is Still A Good Bet

A small study in South Africa has raised concerns about the effectiveness of the AstraZeneca vaccine, particularly in fighting virus variants.

February 11, 2021
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By:
  • Jason Beaubien
Open up any social media app on your phone and you'll see it: links to COVID-19 information from trustworthy sources. Here, a Twitter screen reads, "No, 5G isn't causing coronavirus."

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  • Technology

WHO Is Fighting False COVID Info On Social Media. How's That Going?

A year ago, the World Health Organization declared war on misinformation by partnering with Big Tech, from Facebook to Twitter to ... Uber. They're sending out public health messages. Who's tuning in?

February 09, 2021
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By:
  • Malaka Gharib
Peter Ben Embarek speaks during a news conference to wrap up a visit by an international team of experts from the World Health Organization in the city of Wuhan, China, on Tuesday.

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  • World

WHO: 'Very Unlikely' Coronavirus Leaked From Lab, More Study Needed To Trace Source

The coronavirus is "very unlikely" to have started in a Chinese lab but its path from animals to humans needs further investigation, a World Health Organization team said after visiting Wuhan.

February 09, 2021
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By:
  • Emily Feng
U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci informed the WHO on Thursday that the U.S. will not be leaving the organization. Fauci is seen here last month, receiving the Moderna coronavirus vaccine in Washington.

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  • Global Health

U.S. Will Remain In WHO, Fauci Announces, As Biden Reverses Trump Move

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus responded, "Thank you my brother Tony" and thanks also to the U.S. for renewing its support.

January 21, 2021
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  • Bill Chappell
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