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WHO must be supported, says UN chief
Shortly after US President Donald Trump' announcement of halting the nation's funding to the organization, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday said the World Health Organization must be supported.
Trump orders halt to payments to WHO during virus pandemic
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was cutting off US payments to the World Health Organization during the coronavirus pandemic, accusing the organization of failing to do enough to stop the virus from spreading when it first surfaced in China.
Over 22,000 healthcare workers infected by COVID-19: WHO
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit over 22,000 healthcare workers across 52 countries and regions, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Saturday.
Coronavirus: 'Deadly resurgence' if curbs lifted too early, WHO warns
Lifting coronavirus lockdown measures too early could spark a "deadly resurgence" in infections, the World Health Organization chief has warned, reports BBC.
"Please quarantine politicizing COVID": WHO chief
"Please quarantine politicizing COVID. If we want to win, we shouldn't waste time pointing fingers," World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged here on Wednesday, saying "Unity is the only option to defeat this virus."
WHO, partners call for urgent investment in nurses
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said the Covid-19 pandemic underscores the urgent need to strengthen the global health workforce.
A new report, The State of the World’s Nursing 2020, provided an in-depth look at the largest component of the health workforce.
The report’s message is clear: governments need to invest in a massive acceleration of nursing education, creation of nursing jobs, and leadership.
Without nurses, midwives, and other health workers, countries cannot win the battle against outbreaks, or achieve universal health coverage and the Sustainable Development Goals, according to the report.
Steps taken to meet milk, egg, fish, meat crisis: Minister
Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim on Wednesday said the government has taken all necessary steps to address the crisis of milk, eggs, fish and meat during the ongoing precarious situation caused by the coronavirus.
COVID-19: WTO, FAO, WHO call for keeping food trade flowing
The heads of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a joint statement on Tuesday calling on governments to minimise the impact of COVID-19 related border restrictions on trade in food.
Corona Stress: Experts say how to improve one’s psychological resilience
Mentioning that the outbreak of coronavirus as well as subsequent restrictive measures taken to prevent its spread are causing immense mental stress among people, experts said this will have a negative impact on their mental health if the issue cannot be dealt with properly.
Race against time to prevent coronavirus outbreak in Rohingya camps
The sprawling Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar, hosts to more than 1.1 million forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals, are vulnerable to a high risk of coronavirus outbreak which could prove deadly for both the refugees and the local community.