COVID-19, HPV, smallpox and polio: four vaccine successes | Coronavirus pandemic
Most people will agree the key to easing COVID-19 restrictions has been the use of vaccinations. Although they are imperfect
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World Health Organization
COVID deaths in Africa to fall by 94% in 2022: WHO | Coronavirus pandemic News
Richer countries and southern African nations have had around double the mortality rates of poorer ones in other parts of
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Monkeypox has likely spread undetected ‘for some time’: WHO | World Health Organization News
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that hundreds of monkeypox cases have surfaced beyond the African countries where the
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Tobacco industry causing huge environmental damage, WHO warns | Climate Crisis News
The tobacco industry is a far greater threat than many realise as it is one of the world’s biggest polluters,
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No need for mass vaccination against monkeypox now: WHO | Health News
UN health body says outbreak of virus in non-endemic countries can be contained ‘easily’ if contact tracing, isolation measures are
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WHO member states slam Russian attacks on Ukraine health sites | Health News
The WHO resolution states the war has seriously impeded access to healthcare in Ukraine, and has regional implications. Member states
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South Africa: No need for mass monkeypox immunisation – experts | World Health Organization News
The African continent has not recently recorded any confirmed or suspected of cases of monkeypox, unlike Europe and the United
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Map: Where has monkeypox been detected so far? | Infographic News
The World Health Organization (WHO) says it expects to discover more cases of monkeypox as it expands surveillance in countries
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‘Urgency’: WHO expects more monkeypox cases globally | World Health Organization News
World Health Organization reports 92 confirmed monkeypox cases and 28 suspected ones in 12 nations as the mysterious spread continues.
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Europe, US on alert after new monkeypox cases emerge | Health News
US, Spain and Portugal announce cases of rare viral infection, two weeks after UK identified its first case. Health authorities
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