GENEVA 8 October 2021: The World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday launched the ‘Strategy to Achieve Global Covid-19 Vaccination’ by mid-2022 to help bring an end to what has become a two-track pandemic: people in poorer […]
According to the World Health Organisation, the global average life expectancy increased by more than six years between 2000 and 2019 while the population grew by more than one billion. This, combined with rising cases […]
GENEVA 29 May 2021: Smokers have up to a 50 percent higher risk of developing severe disease and death from Covid-19, so quitting is best thing smokers can do to lower their risk from this […]
Elon Musk’s notion of settling on Mars a dangerous delusion: Lord Martin Rees Dubai 11 March 2021: The final day of the World Government Summit Dialogues saw healthcare and political leaders from around the world […]
GENEVA 2 March 2021: Even as vaccines continue to roll out, the World Health Organisation (WHO) is urging all governments and individuals to remember that vaccines alone will not keep them safe and that basic […]
DUBAI 17 January 2021: Non-communicable diseases now make up 7 of the world’s top 10 causes of death, according to WHO’s 2019 Global Health Estimates, published recently. This is an increase from 4 of the […]
GENEVA 5 September 2020: The World Health Organization (WHO), does not expect widespread vaccinations against Covid-19 until the middle of next year, a spokeswoman said on Friday, stressing the importance of rigorous checks on their […]
MUZDALIFAH 1 August 2020: The Saudi Ministry of Health said in a statement on Friday that Haj pilgrims’ health status is reassuring with no epidemic diseases reported. The Saudi Press Agency and Wam quoted the […]
NEW YORK 9 July 2020: The United States announced on Tuesday its withdrawal from the World Health Organisation (WHO), after receiving notification of the decision by President Donald Trump, the UN Secretary-General Spokesman Stéphane Dujarric, […]
ABU DHABI 5 June 2020: The United Arab Emirates announced that it had donated US$10 million worth of PCR Covid-19 testing kits sufficient for 500,000 people to the World Health Organization. The donation of the […]