The World Health Organisation (WHO) gave China its backing for “emergency use” of experimental coronavirus vaccines even though they have not yet completed clinical trials, a Chinese health official revealed on Friday.
At a time when the world is patiently waiting for an effective coronavirus vaccine hoping that it will contain the spread of the contagious disease, the World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said they have no guarantee whether a coronavirus vaccine that are in development stage will be effective or not.
India is conducting coronavirus tests at a rate of 875 per million population per day, which is more than six times the figure recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
"We hope to have good news about vaccine for COVID-19, once vaccines are available it will be available to all countries on equitable basis," said Director-General of WHO Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus during 73rd session of WHO Regional Committee for So
The coronavirus is not the last pandemic and the world must be better prepared for the next, World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned, adding the countries must invest in public health to tackle the next pandemic in a better manner.
In a sigh of relief, the World Health Organisation (WHO) based on the research said that cheap steroids may reduce death rate in seriously ill coronavirus patients.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), said that the ongoing global Covid-19 pandemic has affected the mental health of millions of people. "For many people, the lack of social interaction caused by the pandemic has had a profound effect on their mental health," Tedros said at a virtual press briefing from Geneva on Thursday.
Distributing COVID-19 vaccine around the world fairly without letting the rich countries corner the limited doses is going to be a big challenge, the World Health Organisation's Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan said on Wednesday.
Coronavirus is likely to vanish in less time than the time taken by Spanish Flu, said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The WHO director said that the ongoing pandemic could be over in less than two years.
When will coronavirus pandemic be over? This is the most sought-after question that continues to loom large the world over. In a press briefing, the World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he hopes that coronavirus pandemic will be over within two years.
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on his doctors' remark stated that he did not insult doctors, his remarks were in reference to WHO. "I have not insulted doctors.
Swaminathan received the award from Chief Minister K Palaniswami on the 74th Independence Day celebration at Fort St George in Chennai. The WHO representative has been offering suggestions to the state health department to step up measures in fighting the pandemic.
The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the WHO-sponsored plan for new COVID-19 tools has shown results.
India, the third worst-hit nation in terms of infections, has also accounted for over 23 per cent of the cases and more than 15 per cent of the deaths reported worldwide between August 4-10, the data shows.
In a briefing on Monday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus acknowledged that behind these statistics there is a great deal of pain and suffering, but said there were still "green shoots of hope" no matter what stage in an outbreak a country or region might
The Chief Scientist of WHO, Soumya Swaminathan, in an interactive session through video conference said,as of now about 28 vaccine candidates for COVID-19 are under clinical trial, of which five are entering Phase-II and over 150 candidates are in pre-clinical trials across the globe.
The WHO Emergency Committee on COVID-19, convened by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus under the International Health Regulations (IHR), held its fourth meeting on Friday (July 31), WHO said in an online statement released on Saturday, Xinhua news agency reported.
Johnson & Johnson has begun human trials of its coronavirus vaccine after publishing results of its study on monkeys showing it the best vaccine candidate, offering protection from the infectious virus in one single dose.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported a record increase in daily coronavirus cases across the world, despite many countries starting to ease lockdown measures.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported a record increase in daily coronavirus cases across the world, despite many countries starting to ease lockdown measures.
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