Washington, May 6 (CNA) United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called on the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) to invite Taiwan to this year’s World Health Assembly (WHA), saying it is within a WHO director-general’s power to do so. In a press briefing, Pompeo reiterated Washington’s support for Taipei’s participation […]
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US Congress calls for Palau’s support to end China’s (PRC) exclusion of Taiwan in WHO
Letter from United States Congress calls on Palau to join a number of countries seeking an end to China’s (PRC) efforts to keep Taiwan out of international organizations, especially World Health Organization (WHO). The letter was signed by Chairman of House Committee on Foreign Affairs Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of House Committee on Foreign […]
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Global health experts advise WHO to identify animal source of COVID-19 virus
GENEVA, 04 MAY 2020 (UN NEWS CENTRE)—International experts have advised the World Health Organisation (WHO) to work to identify the animal origins of the virus behind the COVID-19 pandemic and its transmission to humans, the UN agency said on Friday. The recommendation was among the outcomes of the latest meeting of the Emergency Committee on […]
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WHO declines comment on remdesivir in COVID-19, hopes for best
GENEVA, 30 APRIL 2020(REUTERS/THE GUARDIAN)— A top World Health Organisation official declined comment on Wednesday on reports that Gilead Science’s remdesivir could help treat COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, but said that further data was needed. “I wouldn’t like to make any specific comment on that, because I haven’t read those […]
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‘No evidence’ that recovered COVID-19 patients cannot be reinfected, says WHO
GENEVA, 27 APRIL 2020 (UN NEWS CENTRE) —The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that there is currently no evidence that people who have recovered from COVID-19 and have antibodies are protected from a second infection. In a scientific brief issued on Friday, the UN health agency said there was no proof that one-time […]
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WHO reviewing impact of US funding withdrawal amid COVID-19 pandemic
GENEVA, 16 APRIL 2020 (UN NEWS CENTRE/BBC NEWS)—The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday upheld the importance of international solidarity in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic: a “dangerous enemy” to all humanity. Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was speaking to journalists one day after the United States announced that it was cutting funding to […]