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Mpox No Longer a Global Emergency, WHO SaysT
The World Health Organization says the global outbreak of mpox is no longer an international emergency.
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WHO Fires Doctor After Sexual Misconduct Allegations
The World Health Organization says it has fired one of its doctors who faced allegations, first reported by The Associated Press, that he had repeatedly engaged in sexual misconduct.
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What Happened to Mpox? Here's Why the US Shut Down Its Emergency Response to the Virus
Mpox is no longer the exploding health crisis that it appeared to be less than six months ago. So who deserves the credit for controlling the U.S. outbreak?
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WHO Renames Monkeypox as ‘Mpox,' Citing Racism Concerns
The World Health Organization is renaming monkeypox as mpox amid concerns the original name of the decades-old animal disease could be construed as discriminatory and racist.
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A Record 40 Million Kids Worldwide Have Missed a Measles Vaccine Dose
Millions of children were now susceptible to measles, among the world’s most contagious diseases, according to a new report.
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Cholera Crisis Hits Haiti as Cases and Deaths Rise
Thousands of people across Haiti are becoming sick with cholera as medical staff struggle to care for them despite dwindling supplies of fuel and water.
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WHO: ‘End is in Sight' for COVID as Deaths Drop to Lowest Since March 2020
The head of the World Health Organization says the number of coronavirus deaths last week was the lowest reported number in the pandemic since March 2020, marking what could be a turning point in the years-long global outbreak.
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WHO Says COVID Deaths Are Down by 15% as Cases Fall Nearly Everywhere
WHO said the predominant COVID-19 variant worldwide is omicron subvariant BA.5, which accounts for more than 70% of virus sequences shared with the world’s biggest public viral database.
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World Health Organization Plans to Rename Monkeypox Over Stigmatization Concerns
The World Health Organization says it’s holding an open forum to rename the disease monkeypox after some critics raised concerns the name could be derogatory or have racist connotations.
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WHO Declares Monkeypox a Global Health Emergency
The World Health Organization, WHO, on Saturday declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern. The designation puts Monkeypox on the same list as other other outbreaks such as, COVID-19, Zika, H1N1 Flu, Polio, and Ebola
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WHO Declares an Outbreak of Ebola-Like Marburg Virus in Ghana
The World Health Organization has declared Ghana’s first outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg virus disease after labs confirmed the infections in two cases announced earlier this month.
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25 Million Kids Missed Routine Vaccinations Worldwide Due to the Pandemic
About 25 million children worldwide have missed out on routine immunizations against common diseases like diphtheria, largely because the coronavirus pandemic disrupted regular health services or triggered misinformation about vaccines, according to the U.N.
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WHO: Monkeypox Does Not Constitute a ‘Global Emergency at This Stage'
The World Health Organization said the escalating monkeypox outbreak in more than 50 countries should be closely monitored but does not warrant being declared a global health emergency.
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WHO Considers Declaring Monkeypox a Global Health Emergency
WHO is convening an emergency committee Thursday to consider if the spiraling outbreak of monkeypox warrants being declared a global emergency, a decision that comes only after the disease spilled into the West
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WHO to Rename Monkeypox After Concerns of Racism, Stigma
The World Health Organization announced an urgent move to rename the virus after a group of scientists argued that it is “inaccurate” and “stigmatizing.”
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China Calls COVID ‘Lab Leak' Theory a Lie After WHO Report
China has attacked the theory that the coronavirus pandemic may have originated as a leak from a Chinese laboratory as a politically motivated lie. The response came after the World Health Organization recommended in its strongest terms yet that a deeper probe is needed into whether a lab accident may be to blame. A Foreign Ministry spokesperson also rejected accusations...
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Monkeypox Outbreak Is Primarily Spreading Through Sex, WHO Officials Say
An outbreak of the monkeypox virus in North America and Europe is primarily spreading through sex among men with about 200 confirmed and suspected cases.
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WHO Chief: the COVID Pandemic Is ‘Most Certainly Not Over'
The head of the World Health Organization has warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is “most certainly not over” despite a decline in reported cases since the peak of the omicron wave. He told governments on Sunday that “we lower our guard at our peril.” The U.N. health agency’s director-general told officials gathered in Geneva for the opening of the WHO’s...
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Severe Hepatitis Cases in Kids Continue to Rise, WHO Calls for Investigations
In this U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has only confirmed cases in Alabama thus far, the agency said in a statement to NBC News on Thursday, though other cases are being investigated.
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WHO Says Weekly Covid Deaths Have Dropped to Lowest Level Since March 2020
While Covid deaths are dropping, testing has also fallen, a trend that worries World Health Organization officials.