WHO Chief

Palestinian children carry pots as they queue to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen, amid shortages in food supplies, as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip December 14, 2023. REUTERS/Saleh Salem/File Photo
Hamas-Israel war

Children starving to death in northern Gaza hospitals: WHO

In all, the Gaza health ministry has said at least 16 children have died of malnutrition in aid-deprived northern Gaza

FILE PHOTO: Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a briefing on global health issues in Geneva, Switzerland, December 14, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/
Hamas-Israel war

WHO chief deplores 'unconscionable' strikes on Red Crescent in Gaza

WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Photo/BSS
World+Biz

WHO chief: 'Colour of skin' may be why Tigray crisis not getting attention

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Coronavirus chronicle

WHO calls out Covid booster shots as rich nations accelerate booster programmes

WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Photo/BSS
Coronavirus chronicle

 ‘6 times more boosters administered globally’: WHO chief wants ‘scandal’ to end

WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Photo/BSS
World+Biz

WHO urges vaccine against bacteria killing 150,000 babies each year

WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Photo/BSS
Coronavirus chronicle

WHO chief warns public, says pandemic is far from over

WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Photo/BSS
Coronavirus chronicle

WHO chief describes current stage of coronavirus pandemic as 'very dangerous'

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Photo: BSS/AFP
Coronavirus chronicle

New COVID-19 variants raise questions around vaccines, WHO says

FILE PHOTO: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference organized by Geneva Association of United Nations Correspondents (ACANU) amid the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus, at the WHO headquarters in Geneva Switzerland July 3, 2020. Fabrice Coffrini/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
World+Biz

WHO chief says drug firms should share vaccine-making capacity

Md Mostafizur Rahman, permanent representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations in Geneva. Photo/Courtesy
Bangladesh

Bangladesh urges for speedy Covid vaccination under Covax facility in developing countries

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Photo: BSS/AFP
Coronavirus chronicle

Covid-19: WHO chief calls on governments to vaccinate at-risk groups in next 100 days

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Photo: BSS/AFP
Coronavirus chronicle

WHO tells rich countries to stop cutting the vaccines queue