World Health Organization warns of possible tuberculosis surge because of USAID cuts
Health authorities say that the Trump administration’s gutting of USAID raises the risk of a global surge in tuberculosis ...
5 years later, Chicago health care workers say start of COVID pandemic feels like yesterday, yet forever ago
Northwestern Memorial Hospital's Medical Intensive Care Unit was in the process of being transformed into a COVID ICU.
Countries, global health groups band together as US aid gaps threaten lives
Governments and global health groups are working to try to fill the most urgent gaps in the fight against diseases after the ...
5 Years Ago: COVID-19 named public health emergency by W.H.O.
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization had determined the outbreak was a public health emergency. It was the ...
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Five years ago, WHO's pandemic call shook world into action
Five years ago on Tuesday, the World Health Organization announced Covid-19 had become a pandemic -- a moment when the world ...
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COVID-19 five years later: How has the world changed?
The CDC says close to 150 million cases of the virus were reported in America since the start of the pandemic, leading to roughly 1.2 million deaths. In Ohio, nearly 45,000 people lost their lives.
Majority of the world’s population breathes dirty air, report says
BENGALURU, India (AP) — Most of the world has dirty air, with just 17% of cities globally meeting air pollution guidelines, a ...
World Health Organization announces cost cutting after US withdraws funding
A staff memo has revealed the latest in a series of cost-cutting measures at the UN agency since Donald Trump's decision to with the US from the organisation.