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WHO Chief Urges Israel To Stop "Catastrophe" Of People Starving To Death In Gaza
The World Health Organization chief on Friday urged Israel to stop the "catastrophe" of people starving to death in Gaza, saying at least 370 people have died from malnutrition since the war began.
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Mpox No Longer International Health Emergency: WHO Chief
Mpox no longer represents an international health emergency, the World Health Organization chief said on Friday.
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"Far Below Survival Needs": WHO Chief On Gaza's 'Mass Starvation'
The World Health Organization's chief warned Wednesday of widespread starvation in Gaza, saying food deliveries into the war-ravaged Palestinian territory were "far below what is needed for the survival of the population".
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"People Are Suffering": WHO Chief Begs Israel To Show "Mercy" In Gaza
Fighting back tears, the head of the World Health Organization on Thursday urged Israel to have "mercy" in the Gaza war and insisted peace would be in Israel's own interests.
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"Rich Nations Contribute More To WHO": Soumya Swaminathan on Trump's Funding Remarks
Former chief scientist of the World Health Organisation, Soumya Swaminathan on Saturday said the US opting out of WHO would not be good for anyone including that country.
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"Was Not Sure I Could Survive": WHO Chief On Escaping Israel Strike On Yemen
The head of the World Health Organization said on Friday he was not sure he was going to survive an air strike on Yemen's main airport carried out by Israel a day earlier during a series of attacks on the Iran-aligned Houthi movement.
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Climate Crisis Threatens To Exploit Division, Polarisation: WHO Chief
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday said that the climate crisis threatens to only exploit and exacerbate division and polarisation.
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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Diagnosed With Leptospirosis
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was on Saturday diagnosed with bacterial infection leptospirosis, with doctors saying he is being given antibiotics and his vitals are "completely stable".
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Baby Paralysed In Gaza's First Case Of Type 2 Polio For 25 Years: WHO
A 10-month-old baby in war-shattered Gaza has been paralysed by the type 2 polio virus, the first such case in the territory in 25 years, the World Health Organization said on Friday, with U.N. agencies appealing for urgent vaccinations of every baby
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Polio Detected In Gaza, Says WHO Chief Calling For Preventative Measures
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that polio had been detected in Gaza and warned that children in the war-ravaged enclave would soon be infected by the disease if preventative measures were not quickly taken.
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WHO Sending Over 1 Million Polio Vaccines To Gaza To Protect Children
The World Health Organization is sending more than one million polio vaccines to Gaza to be administered over the coming weeks to prevent children being infected after the virus was detected in sewage samples, its chief said on Friday.
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Aid Delivered To North Of Gaza For First Time In 2 Weeks, Says WHO Chief
A World Health Organization mission reached the north of Gaza for the first time in more than two weeks, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday.
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WHO Chief Says "Confident" Of Pandemic Deal Despite Missed Deadline
The World Health Organization chief on Monday urged countries to nail down a landmark global agreement on handling of future pandemics after they missed a hard deadline.
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Israel's Military Operation In Rafah Could Lead To Bloodbath': WHO Chief
An Israeli military incursion into Gaza's southern city of Rafah could lead to a "bloodbath", the World Health Organization warned Friday, announcing contingency plans.
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Children Starving To Death In Northern Gaza Hospitals: WHO Chief
An aid mission to two hospitals in northern Gaza found horrifying scenes of children dying of starvation, amid dire shortages of food, fuel and medicines, the World Health Organization said Monday.
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WHO Chief Urges Israel To Stop "Catastrophe" Of People Starving To Death In Gaza
The World Health Organization chief on Friday urged Israel to stop the "catastrophe" of people starving to death in Gaza, saying at least 370 people have died from malnutrition since the war began.
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Mpox No Longer International Health Emergency: WHO Chief
Mpox no longer represents an international health emergency, the World Health Organization chief said on Friday.
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"Far Below Survival Needs": WHO Chief On Gaza's 'Mass Starvation'
The World Health Organization's chief warned Wednesday of widespread starvation in Gaza, saying food deliveries into the war-ravaged Palestinian territory were "far below what is needed for the survival of the population".
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"People Are Suffering": WHO Chief Begs Israel To Show "Mercy" In Gaza
Fighting back tears, the head of the World Health Organization on Thursday urged Israel to have "mercy" in the Gaza war and insisted peace would be in Israel's own interests.
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"Rich Nations Contribute More To WHO": Soumya Swaminathan on Trump's Funding Remarks
Former chief scientist of the World Health Organisation, Soumya Swaminathan on Saturday said the US opting out of WHO would not be good for anyone including that country.
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"Was Not Sure I Could Survive": WHO Chief On Escaping Israel Strike On Yemen
The head of the World Health Organization said on Friday he was not sure he was going to survive an air strike on Yemen's main airport carried out by Israel a day earlier during a series of attacks on the Iran-aligned Houthi movement.
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Climate Crisis Threatens To Exploit Division, Polarisation: WHO Chief
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday said that the climate crisis threatens to only exploit and exacerbate division and polarisation.
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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Diagnosed With Leptospirosis
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was on Saturday diagnosed with bacterial infection leptospirosis, with doctors saying he is being given antibiotics and his vitals are "completely stable".
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Baby Paralysed In Gaza's First Case Of Type 2 Polio For 25 Years: WHO
A 10-month-old baby in war-shattered Gaza has been paralysed by the type 2 polio virus, the first such case in the territory in 25 years, the World Health Organization said on Friday, with U.N. agencies appealing for urgent vaccinations of every baby
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Polio Detected In Gaza, Says WHO Chief Calling For Preventative Measures
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that polio had been detected in Gaza and warned that children in the war-ravaged enclave would soon be infected by the disease if preventative measures were not quickly taken.
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WHO Sending Over 1 Million Polio Vaccines To Gaza To Protect Children
The World Health Organization is sending more than one million polio vaccines to Gaza to be administered over the coming weeks to prevent children being infected after the virus was detected in sewage samples, its chief said on Friday.
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Aid Delivered To North Of Gaza For First Time In 2 Weeks, Says WHO Chief
A World Health Organization mission reached the north of Gaza for the first time in more than two weeks, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday.
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WHO Chief Says "Confident" Of Pandemic Deal Despite Missed Deadline
The World Health Organization chief on Monday urged countries to nail down a landmark global agreement on handling of future pandemics after they missed a hard deadline.
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Israel's Military Operation In Rafah Could Lead To Bloodbath': WHO Chief
An Israeli military incursion into Gaza's southern city of Rafah could lead to a "bloodbath", the World Health Organization warned Friday, announcing contingency plans.
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Children Starving To Death In Northern Gaza Hospitals: WHO Chief
An aid mission to two hospitals in northern Gaza found horrifying scenes of children dying of starvation, amid dire shortages of food, fuel and medicines, the World Health Organization said Monday.
