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WHO member states agree to fix 'rotten' funding model

Wed, 2022-05-25 10:09 — mike kraft

WHO member states agree to fix 'rotten' funding model World Health Organization members formally agreed on Tuesday to a plan to overhaul its funding model which has been described as "fundamentally rotten" due to its over-reliance on the whims of donors. Emma Farge,Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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WHO says no evidence monkeypox virus has mutated

Mon, 2022-05-23 17:55 — mike kraft

WHO says no evidence monkeypox virus has mutated The World Health Organization does not have evidence that the monkeypox virus has mutated, a senior executive at the U.N. agency said on Monday, noting the infectious disease that has been endemic in west and central Africa has tended not to change. Josephine Mason Reuters

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WHO expects more cases of monkeypox to emerge globally

Mon, 2022-05-23 10:09 — mike kraft

WHO expects more cases of monkeypox to emerge globally The World Health Organization said it expects to identify more cases of monkeypox as it expands surveillance in countries where the disease is not typically found. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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Monkeypox" More than 100 confirmed or suspected cases reported in 12 countries

Mon, 2022-05-23 09:35 — mike kraft

More than 100 confirmed or suspected cases of monkeypox have been reported in 12 countries, including the US More cases of a rare disease have been reported worldwide, including in the United States -- where one health official said he expects more cases in the days ahead. Holly Yan, CNN CNN

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Ukraine invasion could cause global food crisis, UN warns

Thu, 2022-05-19 10:54 — mike kraft

Ukraine invasion could cause global food crisis, UN warns UN chief Antonio Guterres warns that developing countries face disaster due to rising prices. BBC News

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the war had worsened food insecurity in poorer nations due to rising prices.

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Worldwide COVID deaths dropped by 21% last week but cases rising --WHO

Thu, 2022-05-19 08:48 — mike kraft

WHO: COVID deaths dropped by 21% last week but cases rising GENEVA (AP) — The number of coronavirus deaths globally dropped by about 21% in the past week while cases rose in most parts of the world, according to the World Health Organization. In its weekly report on the pandemic released Thursday, the U.N. AP NEWS

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World in no better place to fight pandemics than before COVID - WHO review

Wed, 2022-05-18 09:18 — mike kraft

World in no better place to fight pandemics than before COVID - review The world is no better prepared for a new pandemic than it was when coronavirus emerged in 2019 and may actually be in a worse place given the economic toll, according to a panel set up by the World Health Organization (WHO) to evaluate the global response. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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U.N. warns of 'catastrophic' child malnutrition due to price hikes, Ukraine war

Tue, 2022-05-17 17:17 — mike kraft

U.N. warns of 'catastrophic' child malnutrition due to price hikes, Ukraine war The cost of life-saving treatment for the most severely malnourished children is set to jump by up to 16% due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and pandemic disruptions, according to the United Nations' children's agency. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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WHO chief says China’s COVID plan is ‘unsustainable’ due to omicron

Tue, 2022-05-17 17:12 — mike kraft

WHO: China's COVID plan is 'unsustainable' due to omicron GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization said China’s extreme approach to containing the coronavirus is unsustainable because of the highly infectious nature of the omicron variant, but that it’s up to every country to decide what policy to pursue. AP NEWS

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Worldwide, more than 11.7 billion doses have been administered across 184 countries-- Bloomberg data.

Tue, 2022-05-17 10:56 — mike kraft

More Than 11.7 Billion Shots Given: Covid-19 Vaccine Tracker It’s the biggest vaccination campaign in history Bloomberg.com

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World in no better place to fight pandemics than before COVID - WHO review

U.N. warns of 'catastrophic' child malnutrition due to price hikes, Ukraine war

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