World Health Organization

• Montreal non-profit pioneered use of ‘mpox’ before WHO official change

  Long before the World Health Organization's official modification, a Montreal community organization pioneered a movement for change of its own. 

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  Nov 28
  
• Measles vaccination rates in Canada have decreased, PHAC says amid global concern

  There are currently no active cases of measles in Canada but the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted vaccination programs in the country.

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  Nov 24
  
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• COVID-19 remains a global health emergency, WHO says

  Despite a decline in cases and deaths from COVID-19 worldwide, the World Health Organization says the virus remains a public health emergency of international concern.

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  Oct 19
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• Europe headed towards another COVID-19 wave as cases rise: WHO

  WHO's region-wise data showed that only Europe recorded a rise in COVID-19 cases in the week ended Oct. 2, clocking an increase of 8% from the prior week.

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  Oct 12
• Pakistan floods: WHO warns against ‘wave of disease’

  The World Health Organization raised the alarm Saturday about a ``second disaster'' in the wake of the deadly floods in Pakistan this summer.

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  Sep 17
• COVID-19 pandemic not over yet even as deaths decline, experts warn

  While the head of the WHO says the end of the COVID-19 pandemic is 'in sight,' some Canadian experts warn it would be premature to declare the global health crisis over.

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  Sep 16
• WHO ‘advises against’ 2 COVID treatments that may not work on Omicron variants

  COVID-19 has since evolved, and evidence from lab tests suggests the two therapies have limited clinical activity against the latest offshoots of the virus.

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  Sep 15
• Global monkeypox cases drop after month-long surge, WHO says

  The number of monkeypox cases reported globally dropped by 21% in the last week, according to a World Health Organization report issued Thursday.

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  Aug 25
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• McMaster, Mohawk to keep pause on COVID-19 vaccination mandate for those on campus this fall

  Hamilton's two biggest post-secondary institutions say current pauses on COVID-19 vaccination mandates will continue into the fall semester.

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  Aug 24
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• Global COVID deaths fell 15% in past week as cases dipped: WHO

  In its latest weekly assessment of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.N. health agency said there were 5.3 million new cases and more than 14,000 deaths reported last week.

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  Aug 24