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The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. The WHO Constitution, which establishes the agency's governing structure and principles, states its main objective as "the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health." It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with six semi-autonomous regional offices and 150 field offices worldwide.

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WHO halts malaria drug in COVID-19 trials The World Health Organization said on Saturday that it was discontinuing its trials of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and combination HIV drug lopinavir/ritonavir in hospitalized patients with.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:05Published 1 hour ago

WHO: Covid-19 crisis has brought out the best and worst in humanity Credit: World Health OrganisationWith more than 500,000 people dead and over 10 million confirmed Covid-19 cases worldwide, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said this is "a moment.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:24Published 5 days ago

Apple Watch to Prompt Users to Wash Hands for 20 Seconds The World Health Organization states that washing your hands for 20 seconds is vital in stopping the spread of COVID-19. Credit: Cover Video STUDIO Duration: 01:06Published 6 days ago

Coronavirus: The 11 countries where WHO Europe says COVID-19 is on the rise Which 11 countries in WHO's European region have seen their COVID-19 outbreaks accelerate in recent weeks?View on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 00:40Published 1 week ago

WHO expects to see worldwide Covid-19 cases reach 10 million within next week The World Health Organisation (WHO) said that it expects to see the number of cases of Covid-19 reach 10 million within the next week.Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director general, told a press.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:45Published 1 week ago

WHO: Brazil's COVID-19 cases 'much higher' than reports The World Health Organization says the lack of testing means many cases are likely going undetected in the world’s second-worst affected with 51,000 deaths reported so far. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:22Published 2 weeks ago

England's cultural hubs to reopen July 4 Cinemas, museums and galleries in one of the nations hardest hit by the global pandemic can reopen from early next month. Emer McCarthy reports. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:11Published 2 weeks ago

New York reopens, other states spike and global cases hit 'grim record' New York City entered Phase 2 of reopening on Monday while at least 12 other states saw record COVID-19 spikes - and the World Health Organization reported a record number of new daily cases. Lisa.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 03:00Published 2 weeks ago

WHO Cheif says the greatest threat during the pandemic is "lack of global solidarity" The greatest threat from the Covid-19 pandemic is not the coronavirus itself but a "lack of global solidarity" in confronting it, the World Health Organization chief warned on Monday. Tedros Adhanom.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:53Published 2 weeks ago

World entering 'dangerous phase' with coronavirus: WHO The WHO director general on Friday warned that the world has entered a "dangerous" new pandemic phase and that the spread of the coronavirus is accelerating. Gavino Garay has more. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:32Published 2 weeks ago

Pandemic spreading faster in Americas, south Asia, Middle East - WHO The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating, with Thursday's 150,000 new cases the highest in a single day and nearly half of those in the Americas, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:00Published 2 weeks ago

Europeans working with U.S. to restructure WHO, top official says European governments are working with the United States on plans to overhaul the World Health Organization, a top health official for a European country said, signalling that Europe shares some of the.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:07Published 2 weeks ago

WHO: Steroid should be kept for serious cases A cheap steroid that can help save the lives of patients with severe COVID-19 should be reserved for serious cases in which it has been shown to provide benefits, the World Health Organization said on.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:22Published 2 weeks ago

WHO sees "green shoots" of hope in pandemic Signs of hope have started to show in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, but it added that countries must continue to work on prevention.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 00:49Published 2 weeks ago

WHO to update COVID-19 guidance for steroid drug [NFA] The World Health Organization said it was moving to update its guidelines on treating people stricken with COVID-19 to reflect results of a clinical trial that showed a cheap, common steroid can.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:33Published 2 weeks ago

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WHO asks South-East Asia region countries to pay attention to mental health, suicide prevention With the coronavirus pandemic still accelerating, impacting lives and livelihoods and causing fear and anxiety among people, the World Health Organization on Thursday called upon countries in the.. IndiaTimes - Published 3 days ago
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Amidst focus on WHO, India appoints new envoy to UN bodies in Geneva Indra Mani Pandey will have an important task at hand, given the calls are growing for reforms at the WHO due to its failure to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic DNA - Published 3 days ago
WHO urges rapid dexamethasone production for coronavirus patients The World Health Organization called Monday for a rapid increase in production of the steroid dexamethasone, after British clinical trials found it has life-saving potential for critically-ill.. IndiaTimes - Published 2 weeks ago
Steroid should be kept for serious coronavirus cases, WHO says A cheap steroid that can help save the lives of patients with severe COVID-19 should be reserved for serious cases in which it has been shown to provide benefits, the World Health Organization said on.. Reuters - Published 2 weeks ago

Disagreement on WHO hindering U.N. Security Council conference: RIA Russia said on Wednesday that differences between other nations over the role of the World Health Organization have delayed a video conference being organized between the permanent members of the U.N... Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago
WHO moves to update COVID-19 guidance after 'great news' in drug study The World Health Organization (WHO) said it was moving to update its guidelines on treating people stricken with COVID-19 to reflect results of a clinical trial that showed a cheap, common steroid can.. Reuters India - Published 3 weeks agoAlso reported by •Reuters
WHO sees 'great news' in steroid's trial results in COVID-19 The World Health Organization (WHO) hailed as "great news" initial clinical trial results that showed a cheap and widely used steroid called dexamethasone can help save the lives of critically ill.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago
Around 9% of Guinea-Bissau health workers have been infected with COVID-19 More than 170 of Guinea-Bissau's 2,000 health workers have contracted COVID-19, a World Health Organization expert said on Tuesday, warning that hospitals were close to being overwhelmed. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago

WHO Americas director says coronavirus pandemic still accelerating in the region The number of people infected with the coronavirus in the Americas is fast approaching 4 million with almost 204,000 deaths, and the pandemic continues to accelerate, World Health Organization (WHO).. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago
Amid U.S. standoff, WHO chief to address Chinese university graduates The head of the WHO is due to give a speech to Beijing university students this week, as the U.N. body seeks to manage a resurgence of the coronavirus in China amid hostility from its biggest donor,.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago
WHO chief to speak at top Chinese university graduation ceremony The director-general of the World Health Organization is scheduled to give a commencement speech to students at the elite Tsinghua University in Beijing, amid accusations from the United States that he.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago	China's new virus outbreak needs further testing after 'hypothesis' on cause: WHO The origins of a new cluster of coronavirus infections in Beijing are uncertain, World Health Organization officials said on Monday, but the claim that it might have been caused by imports or packaging.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks agoAlso reported by •Reuters India
WHO says 'hypothesis' about cause of China's new virus outbreak needs further testing The origins of a new cluster of coronavirus infections in Beijing are uncertain, World Health Organization officials said on Monday, describing the claim that it might have been caused by imports or.. Reuters India - Published 3 weeks ago	WHO's Kluge warns against further lifting of lockdown in England: Guardian The coronavirus induced lockdown in England should not be further lifted until the government's contact-tracing system proves to be "robust and effective", the World Health Organization's regional.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago
Coronavirus hitting the Americas hardest says World Health Organization The Americas are bearing the brunt of the global coronavirus pandemic at present, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, with North and South America currently having four of the 10 worst.. Reuters India - Published 3 weeks agoAlso reported by •Reuters	Brazil's COVID-19 deaths surge past UK, WHO says hospital system coping Brazil's COVID-19 death toll overtook Britain's on Friday to become the second highest in the world with 41,828 dead, but the World Health Organization said the nation's health system was standing up.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago
Kremlin defends Russia's coronavirus death data after WHO query The Kremlin denied on Thursday there was anything untoward with Russia's official coronavirus death data after the World Health Organisation said this week that Russia's low death rate was "difficult.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago	Pandemic 'accelerating' in Africa, test kits needed, WHO says The coronavirus pandemic is "accelerating" in Africa, spreading from capital cities where it arrived with travellers, but it does not appear that severe cases and deaths are being missed, the World.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago
WHO hopes to work with U.S. on Ebola despite Trump criticism The World Health Organization hopes to work "side by side" with the United States to contain an outbreak of Ebola in Congo, its chief said on Wednesday, despite their differences over the new.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago	WHO recommends Pakistan reimpose intermittent lockdowns as COVID-19 cases rise sharply The World Health Organization has recommended Pakistani authorities reimpose "intermittent lockdowns" of targeted areas to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, stating the country did not meet the.. Reuters India - Published on June 10, 2020Also reported by •Reuters
Coronavirus patients most infectious when they first feel unwell - WHO Studies show people with the coronavirus are most infectious just at the point when they first begin to feel unwell, World Health Organization (WHO) experts said on Tuesday. Reuters India - Published on June 9, 2020	Are asymptomatic people safe? World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that people infected with the virus — SARS-Cov-2 — but not showing any symptoms, described as asymptomatic, may not pose a risk to others in transmitting.. IndiaTimes - Published on June 9, 2020
Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus The World Health Organization urged countries to press on with efforts to contain the novel coronavirus, noting the pandemic was worsening globally and had not peaked in central America. Reuters India - Published on June 9, 2020Also reported by •Reuters	WHO says pandemic 'far from over' as daily cases hit record high New coronavirus cases had their biggest daily increase ever as the pandemic worsens globally and has yet to peak in central America, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, urging countries.. Reuters - Published on June 8, 2020
WHO head urges world not to drop guard as pandemic still growing The World Health Organization (WHO) urged countries on Monday to press on with efforts to contain the novel coronavirus, noting the pandemic was worsening globally and had not peaked in central.. Reuters - Published on June 8, 2020Also reported by •Reuters India	WHO head urges world not to let up on COVID battle The World Health Organization (WHO) urged countries on Monday to press on with efforts to contain the novel coronovirus, noting the pandemic was worsening globally and had not peaked in central.. Reuters India - Published on June 8, 2020Also reported by •Reuters
Up to 12 infected in Congo's new Ebola outbreak: WHO Up to 12 people have been found infected with Ebola in a new outbreak of the deadly disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. Reuters - Published on June 8, 2020	Covid-19 could be opportunity for India to speed up Ayushman Bharat: WHO chief The COVID-19 pandemic, which has presented challenges for several nations, could be an “opportunity” for India to speed up the health insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom.. IndiaTimes - Published on June 6, 2020
Covid-19 not 'exploded' in India but risk remains: WHO expert IndiaTimes - Published on June 6, 2020	Bolsonaro threatens WHO exit as COVID-19 kills 'a Brazilian per minute' President Jair Bolsonaro threatened on Friday to pull Brazil out of the World Health Organization after the U.N. agency warned governments about the risk of lifting lockdowns before slowing the spread.. Reuters - Published on June 5, 2020
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Factbox: What the WHO recommends on face masks The World Health Organization (WHO) updated its guidance on Friday to recommend that governments ask people wear fabric face masks in public places to curb the spread of the pandemic COVID-19 disease.. Reuters - Published on June 5, 2020	COVID-19 epidemics in India, South Asia growing but not exploding - WHO The number of COVID-19 cases in India has been doubling every three weeks but the epidemic is not growing exponentially in the country and South Asia region, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on.. Reuters India - Published on June 5, 2020
'It's not over': COVID-19 cases rise in some nations easing lockdowns - WHO Some countries have seen "upticks" in COVID-19 cases as lockdowns ease, and populations must protect themselves from the coronavirus while authorities continue testing, the World Health Organization.. Reuters India - Published on June 5, 2020	WHO denies its representative falsified Equatorial Guinea COVID-19 data The World Health Organization (WHO) said the expulsion of its representative in Equatorial Guinea followed a "misunderstanding over data" and denied that she had falsified the central African nation's.. Reuters - Published on June 5, 2020
WHO’s stay on HCQ trials was knee-jerk reaction: CSIR chief A day after the World Health Organisation (WHO) endorsed resuming trials of anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) for treatment of Covid-19 patients, chief of Council for Scientific and.. IndiaTimes - Published on June 5, 2020	WHO says its representative told to leave Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea is "severely affected" by the coronavirus, the World Health Organization's (WHO) Africa head said on Thursday, as its representative in the country was told to leave. Reuters - Published on June 4, 2020
Two more people infected with Ebola in new Congo outbreak, WHO says The Ebola virus has infected two more people in Equateur province in western Democratic Republic of Congo and spread to a new area 150 km (93 miles) away from the original six cases, the World Heath.. Reuters - Published on June 3, 2020

World Health Organization

Specialized agency of the United Nations

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WHO asks South-East Asia region countries to pay attention to mental health, suicide prevention

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WHO urges rapid dexamethasone production for coronavirus patients

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Disagreement on WHO hindering U.N. Security Council conference: RIA

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WHO sees 'great news' in steroid's trial results in COVID-19

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