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Akjemal Magtymova, the World Health Organisation's representative in Syria. AP

WHO 'disturbed' by reports Syria director paid for parties and gifts

SyriaOctober 24, 2022

A health worker administers the live polio vaccine to a child during a vaccination campaign in Lahore. AFP

WHO: Polio outbreaks in London and Ukraine show 'children have been left behind'

UKOctober 24, 2022

Akjemal Magtymova, the World Health Organisation's representative in Syria, February 2, 2021. AP

WHO Syria head accused of mismanaging millions and cosying up to regime

SyriaOctober 20, 2022

A suspected cholera patient receives treatment at a hospital in north-eastern Syria. Reuters

Syria’s cholera case numbers on the increase

USOctober 18, 2022

The headquarters of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle. AP

Gates Foundation pledges $1.2bn to eradicate polio

HealthOctober 16, 2022

Cough and cold syrups are being blamed for the deaths of more than 60 children in Gambia. Getty

Gambia recalls syrups blamed for 66 child deaths

AfricaOctober 06, 2022

A cameraman outside the office of Maiden Pharmaceuticals company, in New Delhi, India, on Thursday. Reuters

India investigates WHO claim over cough syrup deaths of 66 Gambian children

WorldOctober 06, 2022

The Afrigen Biologics & Vaccines lab is part of the WHO's mRNA technology transfer hub in South Africa. Bloomberg

Moderna will help WHO develop Covid-19 vaccine, but Pfizer declines

TechnologySeptember 19, 2022

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People wearing masks in Beijing this week. The report has said that misinformation, fuelled by social media, hampered basic public health measures, such as mask wearing and vaccines. EPA

Covid response was a 'massive global failure', report says

HealthSeptember 14, 2022

A lab technician works on samples to test for cholera, at a hospital in Syria's northern city of Aleppo. AFP

Syria cholera outbreak poses 'serious threat'

MENASeptember 13, 2022

Mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. CDC via AP

Egypt records first case of monkeypox

EgyptSeptember 07, 2022

Cyrus Mistry, former chairman of Tata Sons, died in a car crash on Sunday while travelling to Mumbai from Ahmedabad. EPA

Cyrus Mistry's death puts spotlight on India's dismal road safety record

AsiaSeptember 06, 2022

Nine people infected with bilateral pneumonia of unknown origin have been treated at Luz Medica hospital in Tucuman, Argentina. AFP

WHO investigates pneumonia cases of unknown origin in Argentina

HealthSeptember 02, 2022

An internally displaced woman washes the face of a child in the makeshift camp where they are sheltered in the village of Erebti northern Ethiopia. AFP

Ethiopian government calls for official ceasefire with Tigray rebels

AfricaAugust 18, 2022

The WHO says more monkey-pox related deaths are likely after fatalities were reported in Brazil and Spain. AP

WHO Europe expects more monkeypox-related deaths

HealthJuly 30, 2022

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