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WHO chief hopes COVID will no longer be emergency next year

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday he is "hopeful" that the COVID-19 pandemic will no longer be considered a global emergency some time next year.

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WHO Appoints Jeremy Farrar as Chief Scientist

The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that Jeremy Farrar will become its new chief scientist as the agency prepares to cope with post-pandemic health challenges. He will join the WHO in the second quarter of 2023, replacing Soumya Swaminathan, who departed in November ahead of a broader shakeup at…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Emerging from the COVID pandemic, again

For much of the world, 2022 marked the beginning of the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Fears of deadly infection surge as China abandons zero-Covid policy

Dramatic U-turn following widespread unrest leaves country ill-prepared for Omicron

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Drop in COVID Alertness Could Create Deadly New Variant, Warns WHO

Lapses in strategies to tackle COVID-19 this year continue to create the perfect conditions for a deadly new variant to emerge, as parts of China witness a rise in infections, the head of the World Health Organization said on Friday. The comments by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus mark a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

WHO pleased to see China ease harsh zero COVID policies

A top official at the World Health Organization said the U_N_ agency was “pleased” to see China loosening some of its coronavirus restrictions, saying “it’s really important that governments listen to their people when the people are in pain.”

The Independent UK

WHO chief Tedros selects new leadership team, document shows

The World Health Organization's chief has provisionally appointed several new top managers, a document showed on Friday, as he seeks to cope with growing post-pandemic health challenges and respond to donor pressure for efficiency.

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How the World Health Organization might fight future pandemics

Negotiations on new rules for dealing with pandemics are underway at the World Health Organization (WHO), with a target date of May 2024 for a legally binding agreement to be adopted by the U.N. health agency's 194 member countries.

Reuters

WHO chief scientist departs ahead of broader shake-up

The chief scientist of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday she was leaving the agency, the first of a series of high-profile departures expected at the global health body as it prepares for a post-pandemic future.

Reuters

Tigray still without aid eight days after deal to end Ethiopia’s blockade

Humanitarian groups hope to deliver huge influx of food and medicine to millions facing famine and disease

The Guardian - UK

Two years of Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict: A timeline

Here’s a look at some of the most important events of the two-year conflict in Ethiopia’s northernmost region.

Al Jazeera

The WHO says monkeypox is still a global health emergency of concern, despite a 'promising' decline in cases

Despite a promising decline in global cases, the World Health Organization has determined that monkeypox should remain a "public health emergency of international concern". Here's why.

ABC News

Ethiopians in US shielded from deportation as war rages at home

Rights group welcomes TPS designation as offering ‘potentially lifesaving reprieve’ to tens of thousands of Ethiopians.

Al Jazeera

WHO Staffers in Syria Accuse Their Boss of Corruption

Staffers at the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Syrian office have accused their boss of mismanaging millions of dollars, plied government officials with gifts -- including computers, gold coins and cars -- and acted frivolously as COVID-19 swept the country. More than 100 confidential documents, messages and other materials obtained by…

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Tigray peace talks to be held after WHO warns of genocide risk

Ethiopian has announced that peace talks on the two-year war in Tigray are to start in South Africa next week. The news comes a day after the WHO warned that urgent "action" was needed to prevent "genocide" in the region.

The Independent UK

WHO Syria boss accused of corruption, fraud, abuse, AP finds

Staffers at the World Health Organization’s Syrian office have alleged that their boss mismanaged millions of dollars, plied government officials with gifts -- including computers, gold coins and cars -- and acted frivolously as COVID-19 swept the country

Al Jazeera

WHO chief warns time running out to ‘prevent genocide’ in Tigray

Tedros says food and health care being used as weapons in his home region in northern Ethiopia.

Reuters

WHO's Tedros says narrow window to 'prevent genocide' in Ethiopia

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday there was a "very narrow window now to prevent genocide" in his home region of Tigray in northern Ethiopia.

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The Guardian - UK

WHO forced to ration vaccine as cholera cases surge worldwide

Health officials halve dose to eke out ‘extremely limited’ supply amid unprecedented rise in outbreaks

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The monkeypox non-pandemic

Experts feared that monkeypox would cause a pandemic on the level of COVID-19. This is why that didn't come to pass

Daily Mirror

Cholera vaccine to be axed from production despite WHO warning of 'turbocharged' spread

The world is facing an “unprecedented” series of deadly outbreaks from the disease, with Haiti, Syria, Lebanon, Nigeria, Malawi and Ethiopia all fighting waves now

The Guardian - UK

Dismay as key cholera vaccine is discontinued

Exclusive: halt to production of Shanchol vaccine alarms WHO amid ‘unprecedented’ global outbreaks

Al Jazeera

WHO says new COVID-19 wave emerging in Europe

UN agency’s regional data show only Europe with an increase in coronavirus cases in the week that ended October 2.

Evening Standard

WHO chief demands ‘immediate action’ to help with devastation of long Covid

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has set out a five-point plan for helping sufferers

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: WHO chief urges action to tackle ‘devastating’ long Covid

Calls for sustained efforts to help people experiencing ‘prolonged suffering’. Plus, Saudi Arabia to face consequences

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