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Suspected outbreak of Marburg disease kills 8 in Tanzania: WHO

Observer Online Desk

The World Health Organization said Wednesday an outbreak of suspected Marburg disease has killed eight people in a remote part ...

WHO chief calls for end to hospital attacks in Gaza after Israeli strike

Demands Israel release Gaza hospital director

ZURICH, Dec 30: The head of the World Health Organization on Monday called for an end to attacks on hospitals ...

Gaza's Kamal Adwan hospital 'now empty': WHO

Observer Online Desk

The World Health Organization said Saturday that the Kamal Adwan hospital was "now empty" following an Israeli military raid which ...

Last major health facility in north Gaza 'out of service', WHO says

JERUSALEM, Dec 28: An Israeli military operation Friday targeting Hamas militants near the Kamal Adwan Hospital has put the last ...

WHO chief says narrowly escaped death in Israeli strikes on Yemen airport

GENEVA, Dec 28: The head of the World Health Organization said Saturday he only narrowly escaped death in fatal Israeli ...

Last major health facility in north Gaza 'out of service': WHO

Observer Online Desk

An Israeli military operation Friday targeting Hamas militants near the Kamal Adwan Hospital has put the last major health facility ...

Israeli strikes hit Yemen airport as WHO chief prepares to leave

SANAA, Dec 27: Israeli air strikes hit rebel-held Sanaa's international airport and other targets in Yemen on Thursday as the ...

Trump transition team plans immediate WHO withdrawal

Observer Online Desk

Members of Donald Trump's presidential transition team are laying the groundwork for the United States to withdraw from the World ...

Dhaka air contains pollutants 5 times higher than WHO recommended standard: Study

Mah Alam

Dhaka, often ranked among the most polluted cities in the world, contains air pollutants that were more than five times ...

'End in sight' to talks on pandemic treaty, says WHO chief

Observer Online Desk

Countries trying to negotiate a global agreement on handling future pandemics began an extra week of talks Monday, with the ...

Toxic smog smothering Delhi smashes WHO limit

NEW DELHI, Nov 13: Residents of India's capital New Delhi choked in a blanketing toxic smog Wednesday as worsening air ...

CA Writes To UN Body

Govt wants to work directly with WHO bypassing Saima Wazed

Special Correspondent

Chief Adviser Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus has sent a letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) to ensure direct Communication ...

Interim Govt doesn't want to work with WHO thru' Saima Wazed Putul

Observer Online Report

The interim government has requested for direct communication with the World Health Organization (WHO), citing Saima Wazed Putul, current regional ...

Three health workers injured, dozens detained at north Gaza hospital: WHO

GENEVA, Oct 26: The World Health Organization said it has regained contact with staff at a besieged northern Gaza hospital, ...

WHO loses contact with north Gaza hospital staff

GENEVA, Oct 25: The World Health Organization said it had lost contact on Friday with staff at northern Gaza's last ...

150,000 Gaza children given second polio vaccine dose: WHO

Observer Online Desk

More than 1,50,000 children in Gaza received the required second dose of oral polio vaccine in the first two days ...

COVID-19 disrupted progress on Measles, Rubella elimination: WHO

Observer Online Desk

The Seventy Seventh Regional Committee Session of WHO South-East Asia wrapped up with Member States adopting resolutions setting new targets ...

WHO hopes to start Gaza polio vaccination second round on Oct 14

GENEVA, Oct 4: The World Health Organization said on Friday it hopes to give hundreds of thousands of children in ...

WHO launches plan to rein in 'alarming' dengue spread

GENEVA, Oct 3: The World Health Organization announced Thursday a global plan to battle dengue and other diseases carried by ...