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News Articles: World Health Organization

World Health Organization investigative team member Peter Daszak (shown here during a trip to China in February) tells NPR that the group's report calls for additional research on farms that breed exotic animals in southern China.

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  • Global Health

WHO Report: Wildlife Farms, Not Market, Likely Source Of Coronavirus Pandemic

NPR has obtained an early copy of the report, which states that the coronavirus most likely did not originate at the wet market in Wuhan and that a lab leak was "an extremely unlikely pathway."

March 29, 2021
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By:
  • Michaeleen Doucleff and
  • Suzette Lohmeyer
A health officer in a protective suit collects a sample from a package of imported frozen food for a coronavirus rapid test at a wholesale market in China.

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  • Science

Can Frozen Food Spread The Coronavirus?

At a news conference this week, the World Health Organization made a surprising statement: The coronavirus could possibly be transmitted on frozen packages of food.

February 14, 2021
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By:
  • Michaeleen Doucleff
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
The Democratic Republic of Congo saw the end of its second-worst Ebola outbreak in June. More than 2,000 people died in that outbreak. Burial workers, seen above in 2019, follow safe burial practices to mitigate the spread of the virus.

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  • Global Health

2nd Person Dies Of Ebola In Congo, Marking Virus's Return

The Democratic Republic of Congo beat its second-worst outbreak of the Ebola virus in June. The new victims indicate the disease's resurgence in the area.

February 11, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
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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  • Emily Feng
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was one of many global health leaders who spoke bluntly about the coronavirus pandemic at annual meetings that conclude on Tuesday. Discussing the lack of priority given to vaccines for poor countries, he stated, "The world is on the brink of a catastrophic moral failure."

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  • Global Health

'Everything Broke': Global Health Leaders On What Went Wrong In The Pandemic

Six takeaways from discussions at the annual meeting of the World Health Organization's Executive Board.

January 25, 2021
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By:
  • Nurith Aizenman
The World Health Organization, a U.N. agency founded in 1948, is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. Trump had pledged to withdraw U.S. participation by July 2021. Biden says he will rejoin on the first day of his administration.

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  • Global Health

Biden Said He'd Walk Back Trump's WHO Walkout. Can All The Damage Be Undone?

With official withdrawal looming, collaboration on global health issues was more difficult. Biden faces a challenging road to re-establish ties — and a U.S. leadership role.

November 09, 2020
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By:
  • Maria Godoy
A mink is photographed on a farm in October in Hjoerring, Denmark. The country will cull its population of minks after discovering coronavirus outbreaks.

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  • Europe

Denmark To Kill Up To 17 Million Minks After Discovering Mutated Coronavirus

The country said it discovered a virus mutation that can spread to humans. Danish officials are concerned it could impact the body's ability to form antibodies.

November 05, 2020
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By:
  • Reese Oxner
Foreign aid takes many forms — and Trump and Biden have differing perspectives. Above: Members of the Honduran Armed Forces carry a box of COVID-19 diagnostic testing kits donated by the United States Agency for International Development and the International Organization for Migration.

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  • World

Trump And Biden On Global Issues: From Reproductive Rights To Refugees

Here are the positions of the two candidates on issues ranging from the Mexico City policy (involving abortion services) to refugees to membership in the World Health Organization.

October 22, 2020
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By:
  • Joanne Lu
A waiter closes a bar terrace in Paris earlier this month amid a surge in coronavirus cases.

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  • Europe

Spain, France Exceed 1 Million Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Each

Europe has been battling rising case counts, setting a record last week for new cases reported. Spain and France surpassed the 1 million case mark within hours of each other.

October 22, 2020
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By:
  • Reese Oxner
People queue to be tested for the coronavirus in a sports arena on Tuesday in Lyon, France. The World Health Organization said there were more than 700,000 new coronavirus cases reported in Europe last week.

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  • World

Europe Reports Record-High 700,000 COVID-19 Cases Last Week, WHO Says

Europe's cases surged by 36% compared with the prior week. Across Europe, many countries are trying to slow the spread of the coronavirus but avoid a national lockdown.

October 13, 2020
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By:
  • Reese Oxner
A worker feeds vials for production of a vaccine for COVID-19 at the SinoVac vaccine factory in Beijing. China said on Friday that it is joining the COVID-19 vaccine alliance known as COVAX.

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  • World

China Joins WHO-Led Global Coronavirus Vaccine Effort As U.S. Sits It Out

The Chinese foreign ministry said it took this step "to uphold the concept of a shared community of health for all and to honor its commitment to turn COVID-19 vaccines into a global public good."

October 09, 2020
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By:
  • John Ruwitch
In interviews with Bob Woodward in February and March, President Trump said he recognized the severity of the novel coronavirus — even though he publicly criticized the World Health Organization for not alerting him to the degree of threat.

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  • Global Health

Woodward Book Casts New Light On Trump's Fight With WHO

Revelations in Rage lead global health specialists to charge that Trump is scapegoating the World Health Organization.

September 11, 2020
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By:
  • Pien Huang
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