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WHO calls for greater investment in Afghanistan’s health system

Date
Friday, August 18, 2023 - 6:00 AM
Description
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday appealed for donors to ramp up funding to provide healthcare to some 14 million people in Afghanistan, particularly in underserved areas where infrastructure is severely lacking. 

WHO calls for greater regulation of cross-border alcohol marketing

Date
Tuesday, May 10, 2022 - 9:39 AM
Description
Alcohol is increasingly being marketed across borders, with young people and heavy drinkers particularly targeted, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new report on Tuesday that calls for more effective regulation.

WHO calls for moratorium on COVID-19 booster jabs

Date
Wednesday, August 04, 2021 - 12:22 PM
Description
The head of the UN health organization called on Wednesday for a moratorium on COVID-19 vaccine boosters until “at least the end of September” to enable the world’s most vulnerable people to be inoculated.

WHO calls for optimizing brain health to benefit people and society

Date
Tuesday, August 09, 2022 - 10:41 AM
Description
At some point in their life, one in three people will develop some type of neurological disorder – the leading cause of disability and the second leading cause of death, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, launching its first-ever

WHO chief declares end to COVID-19 as a global health emergency

Date
Friday, May 05, 2023 - 6:00 AM
Description
The head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has declared “with great hope” an end to COVID-19 as a public health emergency, stressing that it does not mean the disease is no longer a global threat.