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Saudi health expert Hanan Balkhi named WHO Mideast headThe World Health Organisation (WHO) has appointed leading Saudi public health expert Dr Hanan Balkhi as the new regional director of its Eastern Mediterranean Office, after a vote from member states at the organization's regional committee More… |
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UN study warns of a million deaths from TB by 2035UN health innovation initiative (Unitaid) has warned that the failure to implement tuberculosis contact tracing and prevention could lead to close to one million deaths by 2035. The UN agency insisted that impl More… |
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IATA urges governments to follow WHO advice on travel bansThe International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for governments to follow World Health Organisation (WHO) advice and immediately rescind travel bans that were introduced in response to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. More… |
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AI can help cut 50pc road deaths by 2030, says UNCountries and investors need to step up the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) to keep roads safe for everyone, three UN Special Envoys said on Thursday (October 7), leading a new AI for Road Safety initiative. &n More… |
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Moderna gets WHO approval for Covid vaccine emergency useThe World Health Organisation has listed the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine (mRNA 1273) for emergency use, thus making it the fifth vaccine to receive its emergency validation from the global health body. WHO’s More… |
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Culligan urges UAE firms to follow WHO guidelines on LegionellaWater treatment specialist Culligan has called upon UAE businesses to follow the World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines on Legionella and adopt all domestic water hygiene safeguards without any cost cutting to prevent further health risks. More… |
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Two new cases of coronavirus detected in UAEThe UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP), announced today (February 8) two new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to seven in the country. The patients were identified through the More… |
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Unsafe food claims 420,000 lives every year, says WHO chiefUnsafe food kills an estimated 420,000 people every year and of this children under five are the most at risk, carrying 40 per cent of the foodborne disease burden, thus amounting to 125,000 deaths, said the head of the World Health Organisati More… |
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Bahrain PM to get WHO global honourThe World Health Organisation (WHO) said it will honour the Premier for his visionary leadership that has made Bahrain’s health services a role model for other countries. HRH Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khali More… |
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WHO kicks off global initiative to treat children with cancerThe World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a new effort - the WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer - with the aim of reaching at least a 60 per cent survival rate for children with cancer by 2030, thereby saving an additional one More… |
