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Millions of children vulnerable to diseases due to poor immunization

Published on: April 28, 2021
00:15

United Nations, Apr 28 (Prensa Latina) Millions of children are vulnerable to major killer diseases, despite the fact that vaccination services started to recover from coronavirus-caused disorders, United Nations agencies warned.

EU, PAHO bet on malnutrition eradication in Guatemala

Published on: April 27, 2021
09:53

Guatemala, Apr 27 (Prensa Latina) Guatemalan Health Minister Amelia Flores on Monday made the Primary Health Care and Nutrition Project official, which will be financially supported by the European Union (EU) and Pan -American Health Organization (PAHO).

WHO denounces limited access to vaccines by poor countries

Published on: April 23, 2021
11:45

Washington, Apr 23 (Prensa Latina) Poor countries received 0.3 percent of nearly one billion doses of vaccines against Covid-19, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organization (WHO) denounced.

Brazil, WHO agree to continue jointly fighting Covid-19

Published on: April 22, 2021
08:11

Brasilia, Apr 22 (Prensa Latina) Brazil and the World Health Organization (WHO) agreed to continue jointly working together to face Covid-19 in the South American country that is currently going through the worst scenario of the pandemic, Brazilian Foreign Ministry reported.

Global shortage of antibiotics fuels emergence of drug-resistance

Published on: April 16, 2021
08:38

Geneva, Apr 16 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday warned that the global shortage of innovative antibiotics is fueling emergence and spread of drug-resistance in the most dangerous bacteria.

WHO warns about harmful alcohol consumption in the Americas

Published on: April 15, 2021
00:30

Washington, Apr 15 (Prensa Latina) A total of 85,000 people in the Americas die every year exclusively due to alcohol consumption, whose per capita intake in the region today is higher than the world average, the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) warned, after a study that analyzed mortality data in 30 countries in the area.

Venezuela, WHO discuss about Covid-19 vaccine distribution

Published on: April 13, 2021
08:14

Caracas, Apr 13 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Monday discussed with the World Health Organization (WHO) about Covid-19 vaccine doses distribution through Covax mechanism.

WHO considers Covid-19 vaccination in Europe unacceptably slow

Published on: April 1, 2021
15:17

Geneva, Apr 1 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday described the slow pace of the Covid-19 vaccination process in Europe as unacceptable.

Paraguay asks to expedite Covax vaccine shipments

Published on: April 1, 2021
08:31

Asunción, April 1 (Prensa Latina) Paraguay on Wednesday asked the World Health Organization (WHO) to expedite the Covax vaccine shipment to the country.

China ensures transparent investigation with WHO on SARS-CoV-2

Published on: March 31, 2021
10:51

Beijing, Mar 31 (Prensa Latina) China assured on Wednesday that it shared some information related to the Covid-19 outbreak with transparency, during the joint investigation with transparency with the World Health Organization (WHO) in Wuhan about the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.

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