World Health Organisation

Olympics: EU supports Japan to host safe 2021 Games in Tokyo

The European Union backed Japan for hosting the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games, with 100 million vaccine doses to fight pandemic…

3 years ago

WHO: 115k health and care professionals died from pandemic

WHO estimates that at least 115.000 health and care professionals have lost their lives due to COVID-19 pandemic. The head…

3 years ago

Vaccinated Europeans now outnumber those infected by COVID

More Europeans have now been vaccinated, than the number infected, and although new cases are falling, “the threat remains present”.…

4 years ago

Made in China vaccine gets WHO global approval for emergency use

The COVID-19 China vaccine got the WHO green light for global rollout, potentially paving the way for its use in…

4 years ago

Clarity still needed on effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine passports

Being vaccinated against COVID-19 may not prevent transmission and vaccine passports may not be an “effective strategy” for restarting travel,…

4 years ago

World Health Day: Stella Kyriakides EU debates Health Union

As we celebrate World Health Day, health inequalities remain a daily reality for so many of our citizens in the…

4 years ago

UNWTO urges Commissioner Schinas to lead the way in Tourism Restart

As the latest data shows an 85% fall in tourist arrivals across Europe at the start of 2021, UNWTO has…

4 years ago

India donates 200,000 vaccine doses to UN blue helmets peacekeepers

India shipped out 200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines on Saturday to inoculate UN blue helmets serving in peacekeeping missions. The…

4 years ago

When will we travel again in Europe?

The Commission adopted a common Digital Green Certificate to travel again covering vaccination, testing and recovery. A technical framework will…

4 years ago

President von der Leyen looks to speed up vaccine rollout

European Union has secured up to 2.6 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines so far and negotiations are underway to speed…

4 years ago

WHO: Do not STOP vaccinations of AstraZeneca Vaccine

Many more countries have suspended the AstraZeneca vaccinations as a precautionary measure, after thromboembolic events with vaccines. EU countries have…

4 years ago

EMA investigates AstraZeneca Vaccine and thromboembolic events

Several authorities responsible for national vaccine campaigns in EU countries have temporarily paused vaccination with COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine. This is…

4 years ago

WHO and European Medicines Agency investigate AstraZeneca vaccine

Health officials from the UN and the European Union will meet this week on the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine after several…

4 years ago

Hearing loss: A Common Health Problem for 2.5 bn people worldwide

By 2050, around one-in-four people will be living with some degree of hearing loss, the UN health agency warned, in…

4 years ago

Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Authorized in Europe

European Commission granted a conditional marketing authorisation (CMA) for the Johnson & Johnson COVID‑19 vaccine by Janssen Pharmaceutica NV. This…

4 years ago

OECD: Faster vaccine rollout is critical to stronger recovery

A global economic recovery is in sight but a faster and more effective vaccination rollout across the world is critical…

4 years ago

One in three travel destinations still fully closed to international tourists

Around a third of 217 world travel destinations surveyed remain completely closed to international tourists, as concerns grow over the…

4 years ago

African swine fever: devising an ‘exit strategy’ for affected countries

African swine fever (ASF) is an infectious lethal disease affecting domestic pigs and wild boar and in 2020 it has…

4 years ago

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