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Toxic cough syrups pose ‘an ongoing risk’ to global health, WHO warnsThe WHO has named nine countries where tainted syrups may have been on sale, after the deaths of more than 300 infants on three continents last year were linked to the drugs.WorldJun 16, 2023
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WHO experts meet to decide if COVID-19 is still a global health emergencyA panel of global health experts are meeting on Thursday to decide if COVID-19 is still an emergency under the WHO's rules.HealthMay 4, 2023
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WHO head ‘very concerned’ about COVID deaths as emergency declaration call loomsAs the World Health Organization prepares to decide whether COVID-19 remains a global emergency, key pandemic indicators show from the virus deaths are rising globally.HealthJan 24, 2023
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WHO switching to single-dose cholera vaccine amid ‘unprecedented’ rise in outbreaksAs of Oct. 9, Haiti had confirmed 32 cases and 18 deaths from the disease, while many cases were still awaiting confirmation.HealthOct 19, 2022
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Monkeypox outbreak can be stopped in Europe, WHO saysMore than 47,600 confirmed cases in 90 countries where monkeypox is not endemic have been reported since early May. The WHO has declared the outbreak a global health emergency.WorldAug 30, 2022
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‘Sustained transmission’ of monkeypox will put vulnerable groups at risk, WHO warnsThere have been more than 3,400 cases of monkeypox, and one death, since the outbreak began in May, largely in Europe among men who have sex with men, according to a WHO tally.WorldJun 29, 2022
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WHO chief Tedros to lead U.N health agency for second five-year termThe director general of the WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, was reappointed to a second five-year term Tuesday by the U.N. health agency's member countries.HealthMay 24, 2022
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WHO now ‘strongly supports’ broad access to COVID-19 boostersWHO said its expert group concluded that immunization with authorized COVID-19 vaccines provide high levels of protection against severe disease and death amid Omicron.HealthMar 8, 2022
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