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WHO reports over 6,000 monkeypox cases worldwide

Published on: July 6, 2022
17:38

Geneva, Jul 6 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday reported the number of monkeypox cases exceeded 6,000 in 58 countries, being Europe as epicenter of the disease.

Covid-19 cases increase by 30 percent worldwide

Published on: July 6, 2022
17:12

Geneva, Jul 6 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday reported that Covid-19 cases have soared by 30% worldwide in the last 15 days.

WHO warns about increased acute malnutrition in children

Published on: July 6, 2022
15:51

Geneva, Jul 6 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday regretted about 45 million children under five in wasting, the most acute form of malnutrition, increasing the risk of death up to 12 times.

WHO calls for pressing action to contain monkeypox risk in Europe

Published on: July 2, 2022
08:17

Moscow, Jul 2 (Prensa Latina) The WHO representative in Russia, Melita Vujnovic, on Saturday warned the risk of monkeypox spread across Europe is too high due to outbreaks reported in new regional nations.

Development of new antibacterial treatments is inadequate – WHO

Published on: June 22, 2022
16:15

Geneva, Jun 22 (Prensa Latina) Development of new antibacterial treatments is inadequate to address the mounting threat of antibiotic resistance, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday. The 2021 report described the antibacterial clinical and preclinical pipeline as stagnant and far from meeting global needs. Since 2017 only 12 antibiotics have been passed, 10 of which belong to existing classes with established mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

Over 3.5 billion people suffer from oral diseases – WHO

Published on: June 21, 2022
16:00

Geneva, Jun 21 (Prensa Latina) Over 3.5 billion people worldwide suffer from untreated oral diseases, without situation improving in last 30 years, said an official source.

WHO supports deal to improve global access to Covid-19 testing techs

Published on: June 16, 2022
17:16

Geneva, Jun 16 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday supported a new agreement signed to speed up manufacture and international sale of Covid-19 serological antibodies.

WHO assures full cooperation with Russia

Published on: June 16, 2022
12:27

Moscow, Jun 16 (Prensa Latina) Melita Vuinovich, representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Russia, on Thursday stated that this agency of the United Nations continues cooperating with the country in its entirety and in all areas.

Lebanon on alert for possible cases of monkeypox

Published on: June 15, 2022
11:54

Beirut, Jun 15 (Prensa Latina) The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday remains alert to the emergence of monkeypox cases in the country.

WHO to convene Emergency Committee on global monkeypox situation

Published on: June 14, 2022
18:11

Geneva, Jun 14 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) will convene an Emergency Committee on Thursday next week to assess whether the monkeypox outbreak is a global health emergency of international concern, as confirmed by the WHO's Director-General Tedros Adhanom.

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