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WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Photo/BSS
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Well-vaccinated countries should prioritise COVAX over booster shots - WHO's Tedros

Speaking in Berlin at the opening of a new epidemic intelligence hub, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged countries with spare vaccines available to donate any deliveries they...

A logo is pictured on the World Health Organisation (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, November 22, 2017. Reuters/Denis Balibouse
South Asia

WHO opens air bridge to Afghanistan with medical supplies

More than 700 million people with untreated hypertension: WHO
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More than 700 million people with untreated hypertension: WHO

A patient suffering from Covid-19 receives treatment at the Afghan-Japan Hospital, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Kabul, Afghanistan June 15, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
South Asia

WHO says it only has medical supplies in Afghanistan for a week

A logo is pictured on the World Health Organisation (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, November 22, 2017. Reuters/Denis Balibouse
World+Biz

WHO says cannot fly medical supplies into Afghanistan

A man carries an object near a warehouse after violence erupted following the jailing of former South African President Jacob Zuma, in Durban, South Africa, July 14, 2021. REUTERS/Rogan Ward
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Ebola, other outbreaks, atop Covid-19, risk straining West Africa health systems - WHO

A logo is pictured on the World Health Organisation (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, November 22, 2017. Reuters/Denis Balibouse
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WHO concerned about Covid-19 in Afghanistan as jabs slow

A logo is pictured on the World Health Organisation (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, November 22, 2017. Reuters/Denis Balibouse
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WHO-led trial to study three anti-inflammatory drugs for Covid-19 patients

FILE PHOTO: New temporary cycle paths are established because of less car traffic, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Berlin, Germany, April 9, 2020. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse
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Ignoring WHO call, Germany, France to give Covid-19 vaccine boosters

FILE PHOTO: The World Health Organization (WHO) logo is pictured at the entrance of its headquarters in Geneva, January 25, 2015. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy/File Photo
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WHO calls for halting Covid-19 vaccine boosters in favor of unvaccinated

World Health Organization logo is reflected in a drop on a syringe needle in this illustration photo taken March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration//File Photo
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WHO's pandemic project faces cash crunch amid vaccine, oxygen shortages

Healthcare workers wearing PPE (personal protective equipment) prepare themselves to treat patients at the emergency hospital for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 17, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana
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Delta variant reported in 124 territories worldwide: WHO

FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) are pictured during the World Health Assembly (WHA) following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Geneva, Switzerland, May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
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WHO panel advises against Covid-19 vaccination proof for travel