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1 day ago · WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus commended parliament's decision in a joint statement with high-level United Nations representatives. "The fragility of progress to end FGM cannot be overstated.
5 days ago · WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus sounded a warning on declining vaccine coverage. ... Dr Tedros declared an end to Covid-19 as an international public health emergency in May 2023, ...
2 days ago · Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director, Catherine Russell, UNFPA Executive Director, Natalia Kanem, WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, UN Women Executive Director, Sima Bahous, and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk “Following the vote today by the National Assembly of The Gambia, we commend the country’s decision to uphold the ban on Female Genital ...
2 days ago · Low vaccine coverage (80% or less) was a major factor. In contrast, 91 countries with strong measles vaccine coverage did not experience outbreaks.“Measles outbreaks are the canary in the coalmine, exposing and exploiting gaps in immunization and hitting the most vulnerable first,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General.
2 days ago · Statement: The Gambia’s decision to uphold ban on FGM critical win for girls’ and women’s rights Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell, UNFPA Executive Director Natalia Kanem, WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous, and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk.
5 days ago · Cookies. Pizza. Cake. All are delicious—but potentially deadly. In addition to their often-high sugar, salt, or fat content, these foods can also contain a toxic ingredient that kills almost 300 000 people from coronary heart disease each year: industrially produced trans fat. Invented in the early 20th century as a substitute for butter, and later used to increase the shelf life of food ...
5 days ago · Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, “remains a global health threat”, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a media briefing. He highlighted that South Africa had recently reported 20 cases,...
