Tag: World Health Organization (WHO)

Let’s make ear and hearing care a reality for all: WHO

Bhutan has started screening all children for ear and hearing and provided services including hearing aids at free of cost for children.

March 4, 2024

WHO sets up 17 cholera treatment centres in Ethiopia to combat outbreak

"This initiative, which is critical for saving lives, ensures that those affected receive rapid and effective care and treatment," the WHO added.

February 20, 2024

Very concerned about infectious diseases in Gaza: WHO Chief Tedros

Giving details of the catastrophic health situation in Gaza, the WHO Chief wrote that close to 180,000 people are suffering upper respiratory infections.

December 30, 2023

Number of new Covid cases increased 52% globally in past one month: WHO

COVID-19 is not the only respiratory disease circulating. Influenza, RSV, and common childhood pneumonia are also on the rise.

December 23, 2023

More people in Gaza could die of diseases than bombings: WHO chief

Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday said that overcrowding, lack of food, water, sanitation and basic hygiene are hastening the spread of disease in Gaza. In a lengthy post on X, the WHO chief said that 1.3 million people are currently living in shelters in Gaza, where a humanitarian pause...

November 29, 2023