Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

WHO chief urges global system for sharing pathogen materials

WHO chief urges global system for sharing pathogen materials

Geneva: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), said that the Covid-19 pandemic has shown that there is “an urgent need” for a globally agreed system for sharing […]
Covid-19 pandemic affecting mental health of millions: WHO

Covid-19 pandemic affecting mental health of millions: WHO

Geneva: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), said that the ongoing global Covid-19 pandemic has affected the mental health of millions of people. “For many people, […]
Covid-19 pandemic affecting mental health of millions: WHO

‘Young people play important role in helping stop Covid-19 transmission’

Geneva: Although most young people are not at high risk of severe disease during the Covid-19 pandemic, they play an important role in the collective responsibility to help stop the virus […]
Covid-19 pandemic affecting mental health of millions: WHO

‘Political leadership, community engagement vital for COVID-19 response’

Geneva: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), said that political leadership and community engagement are the two vital pillars of the response to COVID-19. Tedros told a […]
Covid-19 pandemic affecting mental health of millions: WHO

Pandemic entering ‘new and dangerous phase’: WHO

Geneva: The World Health Organization has warned that the Covid-19 pandemic is entering a “new and dangerous” phase. Thursday saw the most cases in a single day reported to the WHO. […]
Covid-19 pandemic affecting mental health of millions: WHO

WHO concerned about COVID-19 impact

Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) said it is “especially concerned” about the impact of COVID-19 on women, children and adolescents. Speaking at a virtual press conference from Geneva on Friday, […]
WHO chief urges global system for sharing pathogen materials

WHO warns of disturbing rates of antimicrobial resistance during COVID-19 pandemic

Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that the world is “losing its ability” to use critically important antimicrobial medicines. Speaking at a virtual press conference on […]
WHO Europe calls for regional coherence as Covid-19 cases soar

WHO says it hopes to continue collaboration with US

Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that his organisation hopes to continue cooperation with the United States. “The world has long benefited from the strong, collaborative […]
Covid-19 pandemic affecting mental health of millions: WHO

Health is “investment in our collective future”: WHO chief

Geneva: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted the importance of stronger health systems and the investment in health for all people. “The pandemic has shown again, and in […]
WHO chief urges global system for sharing pathogen materials

WHO chief warns of risk of returning to lockdown

Geneva: As more and more countries consider how to ease the so-called lockdown restrictions, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that the exit measures should be done extremely […]
WHO chief urges global system for sharing pathogen materials

‘Fight against COVID-19 depends on equal protection of everyone’

Geneva: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the ultimate measure of success in fighting COVID-19 will not be how fast the tools are developed but how equally […]
WHO chief urges global system for sharing pathogen materials

WHO chief defends agency’s handling of pandemic

Geneva: The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO) has defended its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said countries should have listened to the agency after it […]