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The World Health Organization has raised the risk of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola to “very high,” at the national level in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters on Friday.

The World Health Organization chief met Democratic Republic of Congo officials on Saturday to reinforce efforts to contain the country’s latest Ebola outbreak, urging international support and a strong community-led response. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus joined Health Minister Samuel Roger Kamba in Kinshasa as authorities battle a fast-growing outbreak that has recorded more than 1,000 suspected...

On Wednesday, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus confirmed there have been 18 attacks on hospitals, health workers and ambulances in Ukraine so far, which led to 10 deaths and 16 injuries. The organization called on Russia to commit to a “peaceful resolution” to the conflict and to allow safe, unimpeded access...

World Health Organization (WHO) Secretary-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday that WHO is calling for a “humanitarian corridor” to be established to ensure access to essential medical supplies as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues. He said supplies sent to Kyiv prior to the outbreak of the war were “currently inaccessible.”

Speaking during a World Health Organization (WHO) meeting on Friday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the continuing negotiations on the pandemic accord are an “unprecedented opportunity.” Tedros added that “the idea that this accord or the amended International Health Regulations will cede sovereignty to WHO is simply bogus.”

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday that the number of COVID-19 cases reported globally each week has “almost doubled” in the past six weeks, with reported deaths also rising.

The World Health Organization (WHO) provided an update on the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday with Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus remarking that “although the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, we’re in a very different situation than we were a year ago. COVID-19 deaths have been increasing for the last five weeks and several countries...

Director-General of the World Health Organization Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus provided an update on the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday, saying that cases are continuing to decline globally and that weekly death rates from COVID-19 are at their lowest point since March 2020. He adds, however, that “South African scientists who identified Omicron late last year,...

Raging wildfires in northern Alberta have prompted thousands of people from their homes, including the Indigenous community of Fox Lake, where more than 3,500 people live. The efforts to fight the flames, how some evacuees had never left their community before, and the fears of what they’ll return to. The end of the COVID-19 pandemic...

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday that “given the devastating consequences on children, youth and our societies as a whole,” school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic should be a “last resort.” He added they should also be temporary, and “only” applied in places with high levels of virus...

World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday that new evidence showed corticosteroids can be life-saving for COVID-19 patients on oxygen and ventilators, but it could be harmful to patients with mild symptoms, and therefore the WHO recommends its use on critical COVID-19 patients only.

WHO director-general Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday that member-states have agreed to draft a pandemic accord, which will cover prevention, preparedness and response. A negotiating body will be established, with its first meeting happening in March 2022, he said.

World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned on Tuesday of the potential dangers of people and countries underestimating the threat the Omicron COVID-19 variant poses, and dismissing it as a mild variant. Tedros said the virus spreads at levels never seen before and the number of cases will overwhelm health systems and called...

On Wednesday, World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that he is “deeply concerned” about the “rapid escalation and global spread” of COVID-19, adding that they expect to reach 1 million confirmed cases and 50,000 deaths worldwide within the next few days.

Speaking to reporters in Geneva on Monday, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the “rule of the game” when it comes to curbing the COVID-19 outbreak is for all countries to “never give up.”

World Health Organization Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday that some countries are starting to lift stay-at-home restrictions too soon. He added that doing so could lead to “a deadly resurgence.” “The way down could be as deadly as the way up if not managed properly,” He added.

The director-general of the World Health Organization, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, delivered a powerful warning to world leaders to not politicize the response to COVID-19, saying doing so will lead to more deaths. Tedros also got personal, saying he received many criticisms and even death threats over the last three months, but cares more about...

World Health Organization’s director-general Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday that he regrets U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withhold funding for the organization as the U.S. has been a “long standing and generous friend to WHO.” He added that with the support and the money of the U.S. government and people, WHO works...

World Health Organization Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday that the first United Nations solidarity flight took off transporting personal protective equipment, ventilators, and lab supplies to many countries across Africa. He said that the solidarity flight is part of a massive effort to ship life-saving medical supplies to 95 countries across...

Asked about reports that U.S. President Donald Trump and other officials have said the World Health Organization was late in terms of response to possible human-to-human transmission of COVID-19, technical lead Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove said Monday they provided guidance on how the virus could be transmitted through droplet and contact transmission on Jan. 10...