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ACC to probe alleged irregularities in Putul's WHO appointment
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has initiated an investigation against Saima Wazed (Putul), the daughter of the ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, over allegations of irregularities and corruption in securing the position of Regional Director for the World Health Organization (WHO)...
Spike in hMPV infections: WHO issues fresh guidelines
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued updated guidelines following a surge in acute respiratory infections globally, including cases of Human Metapneumovirus (hMPV), Gulf News reported. Amid co-circulating pathogens such as seasonal influenza (flu), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV),...
WHO announces new guidelines for HIV testing protocols
The World Health Organization (WHO) is convening a Guideline Development Group (GDG) to create new guidelines for the use of injectable lenacapavir as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV, along with updated recommendations for optimizing HIV testing services for long-acting prevention products....
WHO urges China to share Covid-19 origins data
The World Health Organization has urged China to share data to help understand the origins of Covid-19, five years on from the start of the pandemic in the Chinese city of Wuhan. On December 31, 2019, the WHOs China office noted a cluster of pneumonia cases in a statement from health authorities...
WHO chief calls for end to hospital attacks in Gaza
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday called for an end to attacks on hospitals in Gaza after Israel struck one and raided another in the past few days, reports The Reuters. Hospitals in Gaza have once again become battlegrounds and the health system is under severe threat,...
Israeli forces killed 36 Palestinians in last 24 hours
Israeli forces again escalated their attacks on Gaza, saying forces are targeting military establishment over there. In the live war update, Al Jazeera reported citing the Wafa news agency that Israeli forces killed at least 36 Palestinians in attacks across Gaza on Saturday, most of them in...
‘Horror must end’: WHO statement on Kamal Adwan destruction
The World Health Organization (WHO) has added its voice to the growing chorus of international condemnation of Israels attack on the Kamal Adwan Hospital, reports Al Jazeera. In a statement published to social media on Friday night, the WHO said Israel has systematically dismantled the health...
I was not sure actually I could survive: WHO chief on Israeli strike on Yemen
World Health Organization (WHO) director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, did not know whether he would survive an air strike on Yemens main airport carried out by Israel on Thursday, reports Al Jazeera. Tedros told the media that he had received no warning of the Israeli strike and the...
Israel targeting health system in Gaza: WHO
Spokesperson for the UNs World Health Organization (WHO) Margaret Harris has expressed concern about the deteriorating health situation in Gaza, after reports of Kamal Adwan Hospital being evacuated by the Israeli military, reports Al Jazeera. We are witnessing the targeting of civilians and the...
Israeli strikes hit Yemen airport as WHO chief prepares to leave
Israeli air strikes hit rebel-held Sanaas international airport and other targets in Yemen on Thursday as the head of the UNs World Health Organization said he and his team prepared to fly out. Yemens civil aviation authority said the airport planned to reopen on Friday after the strikes that it...
WHO issues alert on falsified IMFINZI cancer drug in eastern Mediterranean, European regions
The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised an alert on Monday (Geneva local time) concerning falsified IMFINZI (durvalumab) injection 500mg/10ml, discovered in Armenia, Lebanon, and Türkiye. These counterfeit products, identified in the unregulated supply chain and reported to WHO in November...
WHO urges greater efforts to prevent drowning in South-East Asia
The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged countries in the South-East Asia Region to enhance efforts to prevent drowning, a leading cause of death that disproportionately affects children and vulnerable populations. According to WHOs first Global Status Report on Drowning Prevention, the region...
Dhaka ranks second in global air pollution index with ‘Very Unhealthy’ air quality
Dhaka, the densely populated capital of Bangladesh, recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 258 on Friday morning, making it the second most polluted city in the world at 10:58 am. The air quality was categorized as very unhealthy, a trend that has persisted over the past few days, according...
1,438 new HIV/AIDS cases reported in Bangladesh
As Bangladesh observes World AIDS Day, new statistics reveal a troubling rise in HIV infections. This year, 1,438 new cases of HIV/AIDS have been reported, with a notable shift in the demographics of those affected. While migrant workers and intravenous drug users were once the highest-risk groups,...
WHO wants bird flu surveillance stepped up
The World Health Organization urged countries to step up surveillance for bird flu after the first case was detected in a child in the United States. A small but growing number of H5N1 avian influenza infections have been detected in humans around the world in recent years, WHO epidemic and...
Global coalition forms to fight oral diseases
Delegations from over 110 countries are coming together to produce national roadmaps and negotiate a joint declaration on oral health at the first-ever global oral health meeting organized by the World Health Organization (WHO). The historic event aims to produce national roadmaps and a joint...
WHO chief condemns attacks on northern Gaza hospital
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the ongoing attacks on Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza have resulted in 14 more injuries in the past 48 hours, which includes the hospitals director and several other healthcare workers, reports Al...
WHO grants emergency use listing for LC16m8 Mpox vaccine
The World Health Organization (WHO) has added the LC16m8 mpox vaccine to its Emergency Use Listing (EUL), marking it as the second mpox vaccine to receive this designation following the declaration of mpox as a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on August 14, 2024....
70,000 Gazans at risk of starvation and deadly thirst
Palestinian Civil Defence sources in the Gaza Strip have reported that 70,000 civilians in the northern Gaza Strip at West Bank are at risk of starvation and deadly thirst if they survive the intense Israeli attacks, amid an intensified siege that has been ongoing for over a month, reports Middle...
Dhaka’s air remains ‘very unhealthy’
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the third on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 231 at 9am Monday morning, reports UNB. Mondays air was classified as very unhealthy and such air quality continued for the past few days, according to...
WHO chief deplores killing of Lebanese paramedics in Israeli strike
World Health Organizations (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that he deplores the killing of at least 12 paramedics, who were killed in an Israeli air strike on a Lebanese civil defence centre in Lebanons eastern Baalbek region, reports Al Jazeera. The centre has been...
Measles cases surge worldwide, infecting 10.3 million people
Measles cases have surged globally, with an estimated 10.3 million infections reported in 2023, a 20% increase from the previous year, according to new data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The surge is primarily attributed to...
50 countries warn UN of ransomware attacks on hospitals
The World Health Organization (WHO) and some 50 countries have issued a warning at the United Nations about the rise of ransomware attacks against hospitals, reports AFP. Countries and WHO issued the warning on Friday, where the United States specifically blamed Russia for the potential attack....
WHO chief sounds alarm on famine warning in Gaza
World Health Organization(WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has added his voice to rising concerns that the monthlong Israeli military siege of northern Gaza where as many as 95,000 civilians could be trapped has caused famine conditions, reports Al Jazeera. Deeply alarming,...
WHO prioritizes 17 pathogens for new vaccine development
The World Health Organization (WHO) has unveiled a groundbreaking study on Tuesday (Geneva local time) identifying 17 pathogens as top priorities for the development of new vaccines. This strategic move aims to address critical global health challenges and reduce the burden of infectious diseases,...
Israeli attacks killed 85 on-duty medics in Lebanon: UN
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), citing figures from the WHO, said there had been 36 Israeli attacks on healthcare facilities since the escalation with Hezbollah in September, reports Al Jazeera. It said 85 health workers have been killed and 51 others...
Govt seeks direct communication with WHO, bypassing Putul
The interim government has sent a letter to the World Health Organization (WHO), seeking a direct communication link with the UN health oranisation, bypassing its regional chief Saima Wazed Putul. Putul is the daughter of ousted autocratic premier Sheikh Hasina, and has been implicated in a...
Record 8 million TB infections: WHO
In a concerning report released Tuesday, the World Health Organization(WHO) announced that over 8 million people were diagnosed with tuberculosis last year, marking the highest number recorded since the agency began its tracking efforts. The report also revealed that approximately 1.25 million...