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People wait to receive their booster shot of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the lobby of Taipei main station ahead of Lunar new year in Taipei, Taiwan, January 24, 2022. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo
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US discusses 'opportunities' for Taiwan to participate at WHO meeting

No country met WHO air quality standards in 2021
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No country met WHO air quality standards in 2021

A woman crosses railway tracks as a goods train passes by, on a smoggy day in New Delhi, India, November 12, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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No country met WHO air quality standards in 2021

People line up for a Covid-19 test at a hospital, during the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic in the Bronx borough of New York City, New York, US, 3 January, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
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WHO says global rise in Covid cases is 'tip of the iceberg'

Bangladesh needs to take steps to establish a modern vaccine industry of international standard.
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WHO adds Bangladesh in its list of countries for training to make Covid vaccines

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Unethical, aggressive marketing of formula milk companies influences the breastfeeding decisions of parents

EU countries agree to admit travellers vaccinated with WHO-approved shots
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EU countries agree to admit travellers vaccinated with WHO-approved shots

World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a ceremony to launch a multiyear partnership with Qatar on making FIFA Football World Cup 2022 and mega sporting events healthy and safe at the WHO headquarters, in Geneva, Switzerland, October 18, 2021. Fabrice Coffrini/ Pool via REUTERS
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WHO calls for strengthened role as US proposes new pandemic fund

A healthcare worker administers a dose of the "Comirnaty" Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Parc des Expositions in Angers as part of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccination campaign in France, April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
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WHO: New Covid cases drop by 19% globally, deaths stable

The World Health Organization logo is pictured at the entrance of the WHO building, in Geneva, Switzerland, December 20, 2021. Photo :Reuters
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WHO prequalifies arthritis drug for severe Covid cases

Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference on the situation of the coronavirus (COVID-2019), in Geneva, Switzerland, February 28, 2020/ Reuters
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Pandemic's 'acute phase' could end by midyear, if 70% jabbed: WHO chief

A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, April 6, 2021. Photo: Reuters
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WHO urges rich countries to pay up for Covid plan

A logo is pictured on the headquarters of the World Health Orgnaization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, June 25, 2020. Photo :Reuters
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WHO laments 'tragic' 500,000 Covid death toll since Omicron