Tag: World Health Organization
WHO Says Pandemic’s End May Be Near
About 11,000 people around the world died from COVID-19 during the week of Sept. 5 to 11, a drop of 22 percent from the previous week
Monkeypox May Get New Name to Curb Stigma
WHO will hold an open forum to consider new names not offensive to specific groups
WHO Guideline Advises Against Fluvoxamine, Colchicine for COVID-19
For nonsevere COVID-19, 11th version of living guideline recommends against fluvoxamine (except in context of clinical trial), colchicine
WHO Says Monkeypox Not a Global Health Threat for Now
Committee said that while the outbreak is not yet a health emergency, that decision should be reviewed again in a few weeks
WHO Experts to Decide if Monkeypox Is a Global Emergency
Doing so would mean the WHO views the normally rare disease as a continuing threat to nations worldwide
Living Guideline Updated for Drug Treatment of COVID-19
Tenth version recommends nirmatrelvir/ritonavir in patients with confirmed COVID-19 who have highest risk for hospitalization
WHO: 99 Percent of Planet’s Population Breathes Dirty Air
Air quality is the worst in WHO Eastern Mediterranean and Southeast Asia regions
In Reversal, WHO Now Supports COVID-19 Boosters
Number of studies show that booster doses help restore weakening immunity and protect against severe COVID-19
Molnupiravir for Nonsevere COVID-19 Added to Living Guideline
Molnupiravir recommended only for those at highest risk for hospitalization given its potential long-term harms
WHO Says Worst of Pandemic Could Ease This Year if Vaccine Inequities Erased
Fewer than 10 percent of people in lower-income countries have received one dose of COVID-19 vaccine
