Tag: World Health Organization
Bangladesh launches typhoid vaccination drive to combat drug-resistant threat
(Removes story link in paragraph 3. Also adds cross-head.)DHAKA (Reuters) -Bangladesh launched a nationwide vaccination campaign on Sunday…
Situation for mothers and babies in Gaza has ‘never been worse’, says UNICEF
By Olivia Le PoidevinGENEVA (Reuters) -Mothers and newborn babies in Gaza face dire conditions as Nasser hospital in…
Exclusive-Alcohol lobby takes on WHO in battle over health impacts
By Emma Rumney and Jennifer RigbyLONDON (Reuters) -The Belgian beer industry, Mexico's tequila makers and Heineken all lobbied…
Darfur cholera cases rising at an ‘alarming’ rate as death toll in Sudan tops 3,000, says WHO
GENEVA (AP) — The number of reported cholera cases is increasing in Darfur and more than 3,000 people…
WHO says Ebola outbreak in DR Congo kills 31
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that 31 people have died from Ebola in the Democratic Republic…
WHO backs weight-loss drugs, urges cheap generics
The World Health Organization recommended a range of blockbuster weight-loss drugs to treat diabetes and obesity globally for…
Got the sniffles? Here’s what to know about summer colds and the COVID-19 variant called stratus
Summer heat, outdoor fun ... and cold and flu symptoms?The three may not go together in many people's…
WHO says nearly 100,000 struck with cholera in Sudan
The World Health Organization on Thursday said nearly 100,000 cholera cases had been reported in Sudan since July…