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WHO warns about real toll of Covid-19 cases in Africa

Published on: October 14, 2021
17:37

Geneva, Oct 14 (Prensa Latina) The real toll of Covid-19 cases in Africa could reach up to 59 million and not 8.5 as previously reported, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.

Covid-19 reverses years of world progress against tuberculosis

Published on: October 14, 2021
16:16

Geneva, Oct 14 (Prensa Latina) Covid-19 reversed years of global progress in the fight against tuberculosis and, for the first time in more than a decade, the deaths from the latter increased, an official document revealed on Thursday.

WHO warns of the actual number of Covid-19 cases in Africa

Published on: October 14, 2021
16:15

Geneva, Oct 14 (Prensa Latina) The actual number of Covid-19 cases in Africa could reach 59 million and not 8.5 million as reported, the World Health Organization (WHO) referred today.

López Obrador asks again WHO to recognize all anti-Covid-19 vaccines

Published on: October 14, 2021
11:30

Mexico, Oct 14 (Prensa Latina) President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, asked today again the World Health Organization (WHO) to approve the anti-Covid-19 vaccines that have already been positively tested.

PAHO highlights Covid-19 vaccination in the Americas but insufficient

Published on: October 13, 2021
18:21

Washington, Oct 13 (Prensa Latina) The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) highlighted on Wednesday that 39% of people are vaccinated against Covid-19 in the Americas, but figures are still insufficient and many regional nations continue falling behind immunization.

WHO notes world’s deficit of investment in global health

Published on: October 8, 2021
14:57

Geneva, Oct 8 (Prensa Latina) A new briefing by the World Health Organization (WHO) noted today existing failures in providing people with the essential mental welfare services, in the face of the Covid-19 impact.

UN, WHO present ambitious global anti-Covid-19 vaccination plan

Published on: October 8, 2021
02:27

United Nations, Oct 8 (Prensa Latina) UN Secretary-General António Guterres presented the new Global Covid-19 Vaccination Strategy, which seeks to immunize 40 percent of the world's population by the end of the year.

WHO supports first vaccine against malaria

Published on: October 7, 2021
10:56

Geneva, Oct 7 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) endorsed the first vaccine that exists today against malaria for children in regions of high risk of transmission of that disease such as sub-Saharan Africa.

WHO reports decrease in Covid-19 cases and deaths in the world

Published on: September 29, 2021
13:53

Geneva, Sep 29 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) reported a 10-percent decrease in Covid-19 cases and deaths in the last week, especially in the Middle East, the Western Pacific and the Americas, it was learned on Wednesday.

WHO launches new health campaign to eradicate meningitis

Published on: September 28, 2021
16:31

Geneva, Sep 28 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) launched today a new health campaign to put an end to epidemics of bacterial meningitis and halve the number of cases by 2030.

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