World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has paid a courtesy visit to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to discuss the health sector’s concerns in this time of the Covid-19 pandemic. WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visits...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that primary health care is on top of the government's agenda in both fighting health crises and sustaining the effective delivery of essential health services as the country continues to address the Covid-19 pandemic. World Health Organization (WHO)...
To further promote proper handwashing as a key component in creating safe schools and communities, the Department of Education (DepED) on Thursday, Oct. 13, announced the celebration of this year’s Global Handwashing Day in Marikina City. (DepED file photo) Representatives of DepED along with the...
DOH Measles outbreak could happen next year in the country if immunization coverage remains low, the Department of Health (DOH) said. Both the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) warned the DOH on such a scenario in 2023, said DOH...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- After years of decline, the planet is now witnessing a "worrying upsurge" in cholera outbreaks, the World Health Organization warned Friday. In the first nine months of this year alone, 26 countries have reported cholera outbreaks, the WHO said, adding that between 2017 and...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- The head of the World Health Organization on Thursday tempered his assertion that the end of the Covid-19 pandemic was near, warning that declaring the crisis over was "still a long way off". WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (AFP) Last week, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus...
KAMPALA, Uganda -- Six new cases of Ebola have been found in Uganda, the World Health Organization said Thursday, after the country reported its first fatality from the highly contagious virus since 2019. (FILES) In this file photo taken on March 08, 2015 Members of the Guinean Red Cross move the...
ACCRA, Ghana -- The Ghana Health Service (GHS) declared an end of the Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak in the country Friday. "Ghana has therefore successfully interrupted the first MVD outbreak and I declare the outbreak officially over," Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the Director-General of the GHS,...
If the World Health Organization (WHO) is optimistic about the current state of the Covid-19 pandemic, then so is Malacañang. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO/KEITH BACONGCO) "If the World Health Organization is optimistic then so are we in our outlook to recovering from this pandemic," Press...
GENEVA, Switzerland — The number of newly reported COVID-19 cases has dropped dramatically, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, urging the world to seize the opportunity to end the pandemic. But the WHO said that future coronavirus waves are expected and that governments across the...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- The number of newly reported Covid-19 cases has dropped dramatically, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, urging the world to seize the opportunity to end the pandemic. World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (Fabrice COFFRINI /...
LOS ANGELES, United States -- The United States now joins a list of about 30 other countries with circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV) identified by the World Health Organization (WHO), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Tuesday. Photo taken on March 30,...
