Tedros Ghebreyesus

Leaders meeting at the World Health Summit in Berlin on Tuesday pledged an extra $2.6 billion in funding toward the Global Polio Eradication Initiative’s (GPEI) 2022-2026 Strategy to end polio. The historic boost came at an event…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the onset of winter in northern countries could spike COVID-19 hospitalisation and deaths. It, therefore, urged people to get vaccinated to stop the spread of the virus. WHO director-general…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the world has recorded one million COVID-19 deaths in 2022, a ”tragic milestone” that must lead to more people being vaccinated against the disease. Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general,…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday reconvened the Monkeypox Emergency Committee to assess the public health implications of the evolving multi-country outbreak, as global cases passed 14,000, with six countries reporting their…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on drug manufacturer Pfizer to do more to ensure that its new COVID-19 oral antiviral medication is available quickly to provide effective treatment to countries that may struggle to afford it.…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says COVID-19 cases are on the rise in 110 countries, driven by the BA.4 and BA.5 variants of the virus. WHO director-general Tedros Ghebreyesus disclosed this on Wednesday at the agency’s headquarters…