ACTING on a formal request by our Department of Health (DoH), the World Health Organization (WHO) removed the Philippines from its list of SARS infected countries last May 20. The Philippines got into the list after six people who came into contact with Adela Catalon, a nursing attendant ...
WHO, or World health Organization, is a working body under the UN which aims to address issues and emergencies pertaining to health on a global scale. The body was founded on 7th April 1948 and is headquartered in Geneva. WHO is the successor of the health Organization which came under the...
This particular day was an initiative pioneered by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO is a wing of the United Nations dedicated to improving the global health standards. The Day was first observed in 2001 and was known as Africa Malaria Day until 2008 when it was renamed World ...
It was organised by the World Hepatitis Alliance (WHA), co-sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO), and supported by the Ministry of Health, Portugal. Featuring more than 30 sessions, side meetings, plenaries, and workshops, the event welcomed close to 700 delegates from 95 countries,...
People receive China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines at the Lung Center of the Philippines in Manila, the Philippines on March 1, 2021. Xinhua's top 10 world news events in 2021 Vaccination helps global fight against COVID-19 As of Dec. 29, according to the World Health Organization, 8.6 bi...
pioneering work led to today’s leading treatment for malaria—and a Nobel Prize. In 2010, China launched its National Malaria Elimination Action Plan. In 2017, it registered zero local infections for the first time. And in 2021, it was certified malaria-free by the World Health Organization....
This aerial photo taken on Feb. 19, 2023 shows burnt-down houses after a fire in Quezon City, the Philippines. About 500 families lost their homes due to the fire which occurred late on Feb. 18. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali) A man navigated himself in a kayak on a flooded road in Auckland...
and the unregulated burning of waste materials. According to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) report2, the global population faces a severe risk of air pollution, with approximately 99% of people breathing air containing significant pollutant substances that surpass the recommended threshold level...
The World Health Organization (WHO) describes palliative care as "an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problems associated with life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable ...
"As the United States increasingly sees China as its largest adversary, it wants to 'globalize' NATO into Asia and interlock it with existing U.S. alliances in the region, including Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, and Australia," said Russian political analyst Timur Fomenko. ...