W.H.O. Chief Tedros Hospitalized in Rio de Janeiro
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was hospitalized on Wednesday night in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he was attending the G20 summit. Samaritano Barra da Tijuca Hospital in Rio said The 59-year-old WHO director-general said on Wednesday afternoon that he was “admitted to hospital for necessary tests, and while clinical symptoms were […]
W.H.O. Ready to Issue Global ‘Guidance’ on Dealing with Mpox Outbreak
A word of warning: The World Health Organization (WHO) is preparing international “guidelines” on how to best respond to a global MPOX outbreak, the organization’s director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said Thursday from the organization’s headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. WHO warning: China Announced The country will monitor incoming people and goods for MPOX for the next […]
W.H.O. Declares Global Health Emergency for Monkeypox
The World Health Organization declared a global health emergency on Wednesday, a long-debated step, after an outbreak of monkeypox, commonly known as MPOX, broke out in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and began spreading to neighboring African countries. “This should concern all of us.” said “The potential for further spread of the virus within […]
Biden Health Chief Says W.H.O. on Track for a ‘Good Deal’ on Pandemics
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra told reporters on Wednesday he was optimistic that World Health Organization member states would agree on a framework for responding to future pandemics, despite the collapse of talks this week on a proposed “pandemic treaty.” Becerra is in Geneva, Switzerland, for the WHO’s annual World Health Assembly […]
W.H.O. Renews Its Annual Ban on Taiwan Attending World Health Assembly
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday rejected a proposal to include Taiwan at the annual World Health Assembly (WHA) meeting currently taking place in Geneva, Switzerland. This cold attitude was intended to appease the Chinese Communist Party, which opposes international recognition of Taiwan’s existence as a nation. Chinese state media praised the WHO for […]
W.H.O. Takes Up Changing Existing Public Health Laws
The World Health Organization (WHO) Member States are its core legal document International Health Regulations The International Human Rights Treaty (IHR), which opens in Geneva this week, also includes a clause calling for wealthy countries to pump more money into WHO programs. The WHO on Monday marked the first day of its annual global conference, […]
W.H.O. Fails to Secure Global Pandemic Treaty
No deal. That was the message from World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday after a proposed pandemic treaty was rejected in Geneva, Switzerland, after two years of closed-door talks. AP Reports Roland Dries, co-chair of the WHO’s negotiating committee, acknowledged that countries had failed to submit a draft agreement. The WHO […]
W.H.O. Pushes to Seal Global Pandemic Treaty as Closed-Door Talks Conclude
Efforts by the World Health Organization (WHO) to reach a global pandemic treaty are set to conclude on Friday after weeks of closed-door talks in Geneva, Switzerland. Organizers are hoping for a quick agreement as next week’s annual meeting of the U.N. subsidiary body’s 194 member states is looming on the brink of being canceled. […]
Antony Blinken Does Not Commit to Submitting W.H.O. Pandemic Treaty to Senate
Secretary of State Antony Blinken gave no clear answer Wednesday to a congressional question about whether President Joe Biden’s administration plans to submit a binding global document on the pandemic for Senate ratification. The question, posed by Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.), came in the context of the upcoming World Health Assembly (WHA), the annual meeting […]
W.H.O. Expresses Full Confidence in Hamas Death Tolls After Massive Revision
World Health Organization (WHO) spokesperson Christian Lindmeyer said on Tuesday that although the number of women and children killed in the conflict does not appear to be high, the U.N. health agency continues to report that the Ministry of Health in Hamas-controlled Gaza He said he had full confidence in the number of casualties. The […]