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WHO warns "eye of storm" as some European countries start to ease anti-virus measures
World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge on Thursday described the continent as being in the "eye of the storm" as some European countries start to reopen over signs of a slowing in the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
WHO regrets US decision to halt funding
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said it regretted the US decision to halt funding.
At a virtual press conference from Geneva, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that WHO is reviewing the impact of any withdrawal of U.S. funding and will work with its partners to fill any financial gaps to ensure the work continues uninterrupted.
"Our commitment to public health, science and to serving all the people of the world without fear or favor remains absolute. Our mission and mandate are to work with all nations equally, without regard to the size of their populations or economies," he said.
"The U.S. has been a longstanding and generous friend to WHO, and we hope it will continue to be so," the WHO chief said.
"WHO is not only fighting COVID-19. We're also working to address polio, measles, malaria, Ebola, HIV, tuberculosis, malnutrition, cancer, diabetes, mental health and many other diseases and conditions," he noted.
Tedros called all the nations to be united in the common struggle against a common pandemic, because "When we are divided, the virus exploits the cracks between us."
"WHO is committed to serving the world's people, and to accountability for the resources with which it is entrusted," he said.
Earlier on Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he had instructed his administration to suspend funding to the WHO, which he accused of "severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the coronavirus."
Shortly after the announcement, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the WHO must be supported, as it is "absolutely critical" to the world's efforts to win the war against COVID-19.
WHO warns COVID-19 spreading to rural Africa amid weak health systems
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday sounded alarm over the rapid spread of COVID-19 to rural parts of Africa hence threatening to put a strain on an already fragile health care infrastructure.
WHO, partners call for urgent investment in nurses
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said the Covid-19 pandemic underscores the urgent need to strengthen the global health workforce.
A new report, The State of the World’s Nursing 2020, provided an in-depth look at the largest component of the health workforce.
The report’s message is clear: governments need to invest in a massive acceleration of nursing education, creation of nursing jobs, and leadership.
Without nurses, midwives, and other health workers, countries cannot win the battle against outbreaks, or achieve universal health coverage and the Sustainable Development Goals, according to the report.
Global coronavirus death toll tops 60,000, cases pass 1.1 mln: WHO
A total of 62,784 people died of COVID-19 globally as of 10:00 CET Sunday, as the number of infections surged to 1,133,758, showed the situation dashboard by the World Health Organization (WHO).
WHO secures 2 mln USD to contain COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) said Wednesday it has approved around 208 million Kenyan shillings (about 2 million U.S. dollars) in emergency assistance for the World Health Organization (WHO) to strengthen its capacity to help African countries contain the COVID-19 pandemic and mitigate its impacts.
Commonwealth develops tracker to help countries monitor coronavirus
The Commonwealth has developed a coronavirus tracker that shows daily cases in member countries including Bangladesh.
WHO urges countries to use "a second window of opportunity" to stop COVID-19 transmission
Calling it "a second window of opportunity", the chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday urged countries to use this critical window now to suppress and stop transmission of COVID-19.
Over 1.5 billion globally asked to stay home to escape virus
The hunt for masks, ventilators and other medical supplies consumed the U.S. and Europe, as more than 1.5 billion people — one-fifth of the world’s population — were urged or ordered to stay home Monday to try to blunt the spread of the coronavirus.
COVID-19: Lockdown envelopes film and entertainment sphere
The ongoing COVID-19, recently announced by WHO as a global ‘pandemic’ around the whole world, has been causing a global shutdown in several sectors including media and entertainment – even the most famous event on the annual film festival calendar, at Cannes, has been postponed. The entertainment and film industry of Bangladesh is no different.