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A logo is pictured on the World Health Organisation (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, November 22, 2017. Reuters/Denis Balibouse
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Taiwan excluded from WHO annual assembly following Chinese opposition

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Health

Bangladesh eliminates elephantiasis

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Covid-19 in Bangladesh

WHO provides 11 lakh bivalent vaccines to Bangladesh: Minister

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/
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WHO's Tedros pledges support after first visit to Turkey's quake zone

Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends an ACANU briefing on global health issues, including Covid-19 pandemic and war in Ukraine in Geneva, Switzerland, December 14, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
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WHO says its chief spoke with Chinese officials, welcomes Covid-19 data

FILE PHOTO: People enjoy an evening stroll in front of the skyline and the European Central Bank (ECB) as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Frankfurt, Germany, May 23, 2021. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Europe

Air pollution killed 238,000 Europeans prematurely in 2020: EEA

The sun rises above the London skyline, as a second heatwave is predicted for parts of the country, in London, Britain, August 11, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Europe

At least 15,000 killed by hot weather in Europe in 2022: WHO

Test tubes labelled "Monkeypox virus positive and negative" are seen in this illustration taken May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Monkeypox is not a global emergency for now, says WHO

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Monkeypox presents moderate risk to global public health, WHO says

A logo is pictured on the World Health Organisation (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, November 22, 2017. Reuters/Denis Balibouse
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First steps in reforming global health emergency rules adopted at WHO meeting

The palms of a monkeypox case patient from Lodja, a city located within the Katako-Kombe Health Zone, are seen during a health investigation in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1997. Brian W.J. Mahy/CDC/Handout via REUTERS
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WHO says monkeypox outbreak 'containable', confirms 131 cases outside Africa

Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu speaks after receiving the Silver Commemorative Medal of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, in Prague, Czech Republic, October 27, 2021. REUTERS/David W Cerny/File Photo
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Taiwan says 'very difficult' to get WHO invite, but trying hard

A logo is pictured at the World Health Organization (WHO) building in Geneva, Switzerland, February 2, 2020. Picture taken February 2, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
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WHO says it advised Ukraine to destroy pathogens in health labs to prevent disease spread