Tag: World Health Organization
US, Britain seek new WHO look into COVID origins in China
GENEVA — The United States and Britain are stepping up calls for the World Health Organization to take a deeper look into the possible...
WHO asked to review spiked Italy report, whistleblower case
ROME — Whistleblower protection groups urged the World Health Organization on Wednesday to launch an independent review into the case of an Italian researcher...
Merkel, Macron back efforts to improve WHO as meeting opens
GENEVA — French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday were among leaders rallying around efforts to strengthen the World Health...
UN launches hotlines after sex abuse allegations in Congo
BENI, Congo — The U.N. humanitarian agency urged heavy punishments Friday for aid workers and others who committed sex abuses during the Ebola epidemic...
Malawi burns 20,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses that expired
Blantyre, Malawi — Malawi has burned nearly 20,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines because they had expired.
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Diplomats, donors concerned about sex abuse reports at WHO
LONDON — British, European and American diplomats and donors have voiced serious concerns about how the World Health Organization handled sex abuse allegations involving...
Panel suggests WHO should have more power to stop pandemics
GENEVA — A panel of independent experts who reviewed the World Health Organization’s response to the coronavirus pandemic says the U.N. health agency should...
WHO official denies lying to Italy prosecutors over report
ROME — A top World Health Organization official has strongly denied making false statements to Italian prosecutors about a spiked U.N. report into Italy’s...
Internal emails reveal WHO knew of sex abuse claims in Congo
BENI, Congo — When Shekinah was working as a nurse’s aide in northeastern Congo in January 2019, she said, a World Health Organization doctor...
Internal emails reveal WHO knew of sex abuse claims in Congo
BENI, Congo — When Shekinah was working as a nurse’s aide in northeastern Congo in January 2019, she said, she was offered a job...
