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Tobacco control treaty fails to stop smokers from hitting 1.3 billion

The World Health Organization’s tobacco control accord has prevented people from quitting smoking through the use of alternative products, resulting in a continuous increase...

WHO asked to avoid tobacco accord blunders in drafting pandemic treaty

International public health experts asked the World Health Organization to examine and avoid duplicating the defects of the existing accord on tobacco control in...

Solon: Scrap eTravel requirement

A lawmaker Sunday urged the government to drop its eTravel registration requirement for incoming international travelers, now that the World Health Organization (WHO) no...

WHO: COVID-19 crisis over

But warns danger still exists, cautions countries not to let guard down Geneva, Switzerland—The Covid-19 pandemic, which for over three years has killed millions of...

WHO sets out future Covid policy

The World Health Organization on Wednesday published its new strategy for fighting Covid-19, seeking to help countries move from emergency mode to a long-term...

WHO assessing risk after fighters seize Sudan lab

The World Health Organization said Wednesday it was assessing the threat posed to public health after fighters in Sudan occupied a national laboratory holding...

Covid deaths down 95 percent this year: WHO

The WHO said Wednesday that Covid-19 deaths had dropped by 95 percent since the start of the year -- but warned the virus was...

Air pollution kills 1,200 children a year: EU agency

Air pollution still causes more than 1,200 premature deaths a year in under 18's across Europe and increases the risk of chronic disease later...

MSD joins the Philippine National Immunization Conference (PNIC)

To accelerate vaccination drive, strengthen adolescent immunization The Philippines remains at risk for vaccine-preventable diseases, underscoring the need to increase vaccination coverage in the new...

COVID ‘still explosive,’ WHO warns; PH cases climb back over 10,000

The Geneva-based World Health Organization has warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is still explosive, saying there could be further trouble before the virus settles...

WHO warns Covid pandemic still volatile

The World Health Organization on Tuesday warned the Covid pandemic was still volatile, saying there could be further trouble before the virus settles into...

WHO: No more massive COVID case outbreaks

Despite the detection several cases of the XBB.1.9.1 COVID-19 variant in the Philippines, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday it does not expect...

WHO Anniversary

Dr. Zsuzsanna Jakab, World Health Organization (WHO) Acting Regional Director for Western Pacific, talks during an in-person press conference at the WHO Regional Office...

P10B to fight malnutrition

The national government’s plan to allot P10 billion to address malnutrition in communities with high incidence of stunting in children is laudable, but perhaps...
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