World Health Organization

• World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2023 spotlights gender-based violence

  To promote the protection of vulnerable seniors from neglect and abuse, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2023 is celebrated every year on June 15.

  Health

  Jun 15
  
• ‘Imperative’ to assess risks of AI in healthcare, WHO warns

  Its cautionary note comes as artificial intelligence applications are rapidly gaining in popularity, highlighting a technology that could upend the way society operates.

  World

  May 16
  
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• Artificial sweeteners not recommended for weight loss, WHO says

  Research suggests consumption of food and beverages with no-sugar sweeteners don’t have any long-term benefit in reducing body fat, according to new WHO guidelines.

  Health

  May 15
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• Mpox is no longer a global health emergency, WHO declares

  Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is no longer a global health emergency, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Thursday in a press conference.

  Health

  May 11
• COVID-19 ‘here to stay,’ but emergency phase is easing, WHO says

  The UN agency plans to soon publish a guide for countries on how to move from an emergency response to the long-term management of COVID-19.

  Health

  Apr 26
• Kingstonians react after World Health Organization adjusts COVID-19 booster recommendations

  The World Health Organization has classified healthy children up to 17 a low priority for COVID-19 booster vaccinations.

  Canada

  Apr 5
• WHO now recommends high-risk people get COVID booster 12 months after last dose

  The WHO on Tuesday changed its recommendations for COVID vaccines, suggesting that high-risk populations should receive an additional dose 12 months after their last booster.

  Health

  Mar 28
• New COVID data links virus origins to animals, but findings not definitive: WHO

  The analysis of the new COVID origins data has not appeared so far in a peer-reviewed journal. How the coronavirus first started sickening people remains uncertain.

  Health

  Mar 17
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• WHO says search for COVID-19 origins ongoing as U.S. lab leak report causes stir

  One WHO official urged countries, institutions and research groups that might have any information on the origins of the pandemic to share it with the international community.

  Health

  Mar 3
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• Turkey earthquake: WHO deploying delegation, supplies to impacted region

  The WHO will send a high-level delegation to coordinate its response to the Turkey-Syria earthquake as well as three flights with medical supplies.

  World

  Feb 8