WHO Director-General
More research needed into COVID-19 effects on children: WHO chief
More research is needed into factors that increase the risk of severe COVID-19 disease among children and adolescents, said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
WHO announces panel for reviewing progress against pandemic
The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday announced the initiation of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPR) to evaluate the world’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Preventing NCDs through sport: WHO, Int'l Olympic Committee team up
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have agreed to work together to promote health through sport and physical activity with a special focus on preventing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) through sport.