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Global Childhood Immunization Levels Stagnate in 2023

Published on: July 16, 2024
00:15

Washington, Jul 16 (Prensa Latina) Global childhood immunization coverage stagnated in 2023, leaving 2.7 million more children unvaccinated or who did not received full doses compared to 2019, according to a recent report.

WHO demands lifting restrictions on entry of medicines into Gaza

Published on: July 12, 2024
09:32

Ramallah, Jul 12 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) has demanded more medicines for the Gaza Strip, after warning that only five trucks laden with supplies entered the territory last week.

World health agency demands access to aid for Sudan

Published on: July 9, 2024
10:39

Khartoum, Jul 9 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday requested the opening of the border between Chad and Sudan to bring humanitarian aid to the Sudanese region of Darfur.

WHO criticizes Israel’s orders to evacuate hospitals in Gaza

Published on: July 9, 2024
10:32

Ramallah, Jul 9 (Prensa Latina) The generaq director of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Tuesday warned about the crisis in the healthcare sector in the Gaza Strip, and criticized the evacuation orders announced by the Israeli army.

Gaza health system on the brink of collapse due to lack of fuel

Published on: July 5, 2024
16:16

Geneva, Jul 5 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Friday that the lack of fuel poses a "catastrophic" risk for the Gaza health system and the loss of other hospitals in the Strip would be disastrous.

WHO issued global alert on counterfeit drugs

Published on: July 4, 2024
13:34

Geneva, Jul 4 (Prensa Latina) The WHO warned of the growing global problem of counterfeit medicines, which is worsening in low- and middle-income countries where more than 10% of drugs are of poor quality or imitations.

WHO succeeds in evacuating children with cancer from Gaza

Published on: June 27, 2024
16:42

Geneva, Jun 27 (Prensa Latina) A score of children suffering from cancer managed to leave the Gaza Strip on Thursday through the Kerem Shalom crossing in an operation coordinated by the World Health Organization (WHO).

WHO reports high lethal level of alcohol consumption

Published on: June 27, 2024
01:00

Geneva, Jun 27 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that in 2019, 2.6 million deaths were attributed to alcohol consumption, which accounts for 4.7 percent of all deaths.

UN steps up efforts to response to cholera fresh outbreak in Nigeria

Published on: June 22, 2024
09:43

United Nations, Jun 22 (Prensa Latina) Several United Nations agencies are currently collaborating to strengthen their response to the cholera fresh outbreak reported in Nigeria, where over 300 cholera cases have been confirmed in Lagos state alone.

WHO describes health, humanitarian situation in Gaza as critical

Published on: June 22, 2024
07:47

Geneva, Jun 22 (Prensa Latina) The Director-General of the WHO, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreysus, described the health and humanitarian situation in Gaza as critical, which he considered a devastated dead zone.

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