"TEDROS GHEBREYESUS"

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) told health ministers on that although reported COVID-19 cases and deaths have declined significantly, it is not time yet for any country to lower its guard. WHO

The Head of the World Health Programme (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said the WHO has issued an updated appeal for almost 150 million US dollars for Ukraine and refugee-hosting countries, but noted the Organization still faces a funding gap of 100 million US dollars. WHO

Globally, reported cases and deaths from COVID-19 are continuing to decline, with reported weekly deaths at their lowest since March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday. WHO

According to the World Health Organization, 169 cases of acute hepatitis of unknown origin have been reported from 11 countries, and 2 Ebola cases in DRC. Tedros also said that globally, reported cases of COVID-19 continue to decline, but the virus is “still spreading, it’s still changing, and it’s still killing.” WHO

The lowest number of COVID-19 deaths since the early days of the pandemic was recorded last week, but “far from being the time to drop our guard, this is the moment to work even harder to save lives,” WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said. WHO

With 82 attacks on health care since the beginning of the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine, the WHO Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, said the UN agency is “outraged” these attacks are continuing. WHO

Briefing reporters in Geneva, WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said, “The global increase in COVID-19 cases continues, driven by large outbreaks in Asia and a fresh wave in Europe,” adding “We all want to move on from the pandemic. But no matter how much we wish it away, this pandemic is not over.” WHO

Speaking to reporters in Geneva on the situation in Ukraine, WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said the disruption to services and supplies in the country “is posing an extreme risk to people with cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, HIV and TB, which are among the country’s leading causes of mortality. Displacement, poor shelter, and overcrowded living conditions caused by the conflict are also increasing the risk of diseases such as measles, pneumonia and polio, as well as COVID-19." WHO

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus said reported cases of COVID-19 are once again increasing globally “after several weeks of declines” and stressed that the “pandemic is not over.” WHO

The global failure to deliver enough COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries “is prolonging the pandemic” and causing tens of thousands of preventable deaths every week, senior UN officials told the Human Rights Council on Thursday. UNTV CH