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The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. The WHO Constitution, which establishes the agency's governing structure and principles, states its main objective as "the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health." It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with six semi-autonomous regional offices and 150 field offices worldwide.

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WHO: Covid-19 crisis has brought out the best and worst in humanity Credit: World Health OrganisationWith more than 500,000 people dead and over 10 million confirmed Covid-19 cases worldwide, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said this is "a moment.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:24Published 4 days ago

Apple Watch to Prompt Users to Wash Hands for 20 Seconds The World Health Organization states that washing your hands for 20 seconds is vital in stopping the spread of COVID-19. Credit: Cover Video STUDIO Duration: 01:06Published 5 days ago

Coronavirus: The 11 countries where WHO Europe says COVID-19 is on the rise Which 11 countries in WHO's European region have seen their COVID-19 outbreaks accelerate in recent weeks?View on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 00:40Published 1 week ago

WHO expects to see worldwide Covid-19 cases reach 10 million within next week The World Health Organisation (WHO) said that it expects to see the number of cases of Covid-19 reach 10 million within the next week.Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director general, told a press.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:45Published 1 week ago

WHO: Brazil's COVID-19 cases 'much higher' than reports The World Health Organization says the lack of testing means many cases are likely going undetected in the world’s second-worst affected with 51,000 deaths reported so far. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:22Published 1 week ago

England's cultural hubs to reopen July 4 Cinemas, museums and galleries in one of the nations hardest hit by the global pandemic can reopen from early next month. Emer McCarthy reports. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:11Published 1 week ago

New York reopens, other states spike and global cases hit 'grim record' New York City entered Phase 2 of reopening on Monday while at least 12 other states saw record COVID-19 spikes - and the World Health Organization reported a record number of new daily cases. Lisa.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 03:00Published 2 weeks ago

WHO Cheif says the greatest threat during the pandemic is "lack of global solidarity" The greatest threat from the Covid-19 pandemic is not the coronavirus itself but a "lack of global solidarity" in confronting it, the World Health Organization chief warned on Monday. Tedros Adhanom.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:53Published 2 weeks ago

World entering 'dangerous phase' with coronavirus: WHO The WHO director general on Friday warned that the world has entered a "dangerous" new pandemic phase and that the spread of the coronavirus is accelerating. Gavino Garay has more. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:32Published 2 weeks ago

Pandemic spreading faster in Americas, south Asia, Middle East - WHO The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating, with Thursday's 150,000 new cases the highest in a single day and nearly half of those in the Americas, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:00Published 2 weeks ago

Europeans working with U.S. to restructure WHO, top official says European governments are working with the United States on plans to overhaul the World Health Organization, a top health official for a European country said, signalling that Europe shares some of the.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:07Published 2 weeks ago

WHO: Steroid should be kept for serious cases A cheap steroid that can help save the lives of patients with severe COVID-19 should be reserved for serious cases in which it has been shown to provide benefits, the World Health Organization said on.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:22Published 2 weeks ago

WHO sees "green shoots" of hope in pandemic Signs of hope have started to show in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, but it added that countries must continue to work on prevention.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 00:49Published 2 weeks ago

WHO to update COVID-19 guidance for steroid drug [NFA] The World Health Organization said it was moving to update its guidelines on treating people stricken with COVID-19 to reflect results of a clinical trial that showed a cheap, common steroid can.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:33Published 2 weeks ago

Should People Wear Masks On Public Transportation? Australian Deputy Chief Medical Officer Nick Coatsworth spoke on people wearing masks on buses, trans or trams. He said if you’re “a vulnerable person” then wearing a mask would be a.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:32Published 3 weeks ago

Beijing on alert amid surge in market virus cases Xinfadi wholesale food market is closed, with a second day of record high COVID-19 cases, and no clear source of the cluster. Caroline Malone reports. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:49Published 3 weeks ago

Coronavirus updates: Los Angeles, Florida counties to close beaches for July 4th weekend; WHO warns 'worst is yet to come'; 126K US deaths Los Angeles and several Florida counties will close its beaches for Fourth of July weekend. The WHO issued a warning about the disease. Latest news. USATODAY.com - Published 4 days ago
W.H.O. Warns of ‘Dangerous Phase’ of Pandemic as Outbreaks Widen Beijing and Seoul have had a recent surge in coronavirus cases, and businesses are recoiling in America as infections sharply increase in Southern and Western states. NYTimes.com - Published 2 weeks ago
Steroid should be kept for serious coronavirus cases, WHO says A cheap steroid that can help save the lives of patients with severe COVID-19 should be reserved for serious cases in which it has been shown to provide benefits, the World Health Organization said on.. Reuters - Published 2 weeks ago

Disagreement on WHO hindering U.N. Security Council conference: RIA Russia said on Wednesday that differences between other nations over the role of the World Health Organization have delayed a video conference being organized between the permanent members of the U.N... Reuters - Published 2 weeks ago
WHO moves to update COVID-19 guidance after 'great news' in drug study The World Health Organization (WHO) said it was moving to update its guidelines on treating people stricken with COVID-19 to reflect results of a clinical trial that showed a cheap, common steroid can.. Reuters - Published 2 weeks ago
WHO sees 'great news' in steroid's trial results in COVID-19 The World Health Organization (WHO) hailed as "great news" initial clinical trial results that showed a cheap and widely used steroid called dexamethasone can help save the lives of critically ill.. Reuters - Published 2 weeks ago

Around 9% of Guinea-Bissau health workers have been infected with COVID-19 More than 170 of Guinea-Bissau's 2,000 health workers have contracted COVID-19, a World Health Organization expert said on Tuesday, warning that hospitals were close to being overwhelmed. Reuters - Published 2 weeks ago
WHO Americas director says coronavirus pandemic still accelerating in the region The number of people infected with the coronavirus in the Americas is fast approaching 4 million with almost 204,000 deaths, and the pandemic continues to accelerate, World Health Organization (WHO).. Reuters - Published 2 weeks ago
Amid U.S. standoff, WHO chief to address Chinese university graduates The head of the WHO is due to give a speech to Beijing university students this week, as the U.N. body seeks to manage a resurgence of the coronavirus in China amid hostility from its biggest donor,.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago
WHO chief to speak at top Chinese university graduation ceremony The director-general of the World Health Organization is scheduled to give a commencement speech to students at the elite Tsinghua University in Beijing, amid accusations from the United States that he.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago

China's new virus outbreak needs further testing after 'hypothesis' on cause: WHO The origins of a new cluster of coronavirus infections in Beijing are uncertain, World Health Organization officials said on Monday, but the claim that it might have been caused by imports or packaging.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago
WHO's Kluge warns against further lifting of lockdown in England: Guardian The coronavirus induced lockdown in England should not be further lifted until the government's contact-tracing system proves to be "robust and effective", the World Health Organization's regional.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago
Brazil's COVID-19 deaths surge past UK, WHO says hospital system coping Brazil's COVID-19 death toll overtook Britain's on Friday to become the second highest in the world with 41,828 dead, but the World Health Organization said the nation's health system was standing up.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago	Coronavirus hitting the Americas hardest says World Health Organization The Americas are bearing the brunt of the global coronavirus pandemic at present, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, with North and South America currently having four of the 10 worst.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago
Kremlin defends Russia's coronavirus death data after WHO query The Kremlin denied on Thursday there was anything untoward with Russia's official coronavirus death data after the World Health Organisation said this week that Russia's low death rate was "difficult.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago	Pandemic 'accelerating' in Africa, test kits needed, WHO says The coronavirus pandemic is "accelerating" in Africa, spreading from capital cities where it arrived with travellers, but it does not appear that severe cases and deaths are being missed, the World.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago
WHO hopes to work with U.S. on Ebola despite Trump criticism The World Health Organization hopes to work "side by side" with the United States to contain an outbreak of Ebola in Congo, its chief said on Wednesday, despite their differences over the new.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago	WHO recommends Pakistan reimpose intermittent lockdowns as COVID-19 cases rise sharply The World Health Organization has recommended Pakistani authorities reimpose "intermittent lockdowns" of targeted areas to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, stating the country did not meet the.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago
WHO official walks back comments on asymptomatic transmission being 'very rare' Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO's technical lead for COVID-19 response, clarified Tuesday that asymptomatic transmission is still 'a major unknown.' USATODAY.com - Published 3 weeks ago	WHO says pandemic 'far from over' as daily cases hit record high New coronavirus cases had their biggest daily increase ever as the pandemic worsens globally and has yet to peak in central America, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, urging countries.. Reuters - Published on June 8, 2020
WHO head urges world not to drop guard as pandemic still growing The World Health Organization (WHO) urged countries on Monday to press on with efforts to contain the novel coronavirus, noting the pandemic was worsening globally and had not peaked in central.. Reuters - Published on June 8, 2020	WHO head urges world not to let up on COVID battle The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) urged countries on Monday to press on with efforts to contain the novel coronovirus, noting the global situation is worsening. Reuters - Published on June 8, 2020
Up to 12 infected in Congo's new Ebola outbreak: WHO Up to 12 people have been found infected with Ebola in a new outbreak of the deadly disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. Reuters - Published on June 8, 2020	Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus Some countries have seen COVID-19 cases rising as lockdowns ease, and populations must protect themselves from the coronavirus while authorities continue testing, the World Health Organization said on.. Reuters - Published on June 6, 2020
Bolsonaro threatens WHO exit as COVID-19 kills 'a Brazilian per minute' President Jair Bolsonaro threatened on Friday to pull Brazil out of the World Health Organization after the U.N. agency warned governments about the risk of lifting lockdowns before slowing the spread.. Reuters - Published on June 5, 2020	Bolsonaro calls WHO 'political,' threatens Brazil exit President Jair Bolsonaro threatened to pull Brazil out of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday unless it stops being a "partisan political organization." Reuters - Published on June 5, 2020
Wear masks in public says WHO, in update of COVID-19 advice The World Health Organization (WHO) updated its guidance on Friday to recommend that governments ask everyone to wear fabric face masks in public areas where there is a risk of transmission of COVID-19.. Reuters - Published on June 5, 2020	Factbox: What the WHO recommends on face masks The World Health Organization (WHO) updated its guidance on Friday to recommend that governments ask people wear fabric face masks in public places to curb the spread of the pandemic COVID-19 disease.. Reuters - Published on June 5, 2020
WHO denies its representative falsified Equatorial Guinea COVID-19 data The World Health Organization (WHO) said the expulsion of its representative in Equatorial Guinea followed a "misunderstanding over data" and denied that she had falsified the central African nation's.. Reuters - Published on June 5, 2020	WHO says its representative told to leave Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea is "severely affected" by the coronavirus, the World Health Organization's (WHO) Africa head said on Thursday, as its representative in the country was told to leave. Reuters - Published on June 4, 2020
Two more people infected with Ebola in new Congo outbreak, WHO says The Ebola virus has infected two more people in Equateur province in western Democratic Republic of Congo and spread to a new area 150 km (93 miles) away from the original six cases, the World Heath.. Reuters - Published on June 3, 2020	China rejects report that it delayed COVID-19 information sharing with WHO China said on Wednesday a news report that said it delayed sharing COVID-19 information with the World Health Organization (WHO) is totally untrue. Reuters - Published on June 3, 2020
Venezuela government, opposition agree to seek funds to fight coronavirus Venezuela's government has signed an agreement with the opposition-led National Assembly to work with the regional arm of the World Health Organization to fight the novel coronavirus pandemic,.. Reuters - Published on June 3, 2020	WHO director for Americas urges U.S. help as coronavirus surges in region The World Health Organization's regional director for the Americas urged the United States on Tuesday to keep helping countries in the region to fight the novel coronavirus even as the Trump.. Reuters - Published on June 2, 2020
WHO director for Americas says region close to 3 million COVID-19 cases The World Health Organization's regional director for the Americas Carissa Etienne said on Tuesday that the COVID-19 epidemiological curve is still rising sharply in the region, with close to 3 million.. Reuters - Published on June 2, 2020	COVID cases rising in Russia, Eastern Europe, waning in Western Europe: WHO New cases of COVID-19 reported daily are steadily declining in Western Europe, but not in hotspots in Russia and Eastern Europe, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. Reuters - Published on June 2, 2020
WHO and other experts say no evidence of coronavirus losing potency World Health Organization experts and a range of other scientists said on Monday there was no evidence to support an assertion by a high-profile Italian doctor that the coronavirus causing the COVID-19.. Reuters - Published on June 1, 2020	WHO pushes to keep ties with 'generous' U.S. despite Trump's exit move The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday praised the United States' "immense" and "generous" contribution to global health in a push to salvage relations after President Donald Trump.. Reuters - Published on June 1, 2020
China says U.S. 'addicted to quitting' over plan to withdraw from WHO China said on Monday the United States was "addicted to quitting" following Washington's decision to leave the World Health Organization (WHO) and said the withdrawal reveals a pursuit of power.. Reuters - Published on June 1, 2020	EU urges U.S. to reconsider decision to cut ties with WHO The European Union urged the United States on Saturday to reconsider its decision to cut ties with the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Reuters - Published on May 30, 2020
Live Coronavirus Updates Cases are soaring in India, but its already-eased lockdown may end entirely on Sunday. President Trump said the United States would end its relationship with the World Health Organization. NYTimes.com - Published on May 30, 2020	Trump cutting U.S. ties with World Health Organization over virus The United States will end its relationship with the World Health Organization over the body's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday, accusing the U.N. agency.. Reuters - Published on May 29, 2020
Trump cuts ties with WHO, goes after China President Donald Trump took punitive actions against China on Friday as well as terminating the U.S. relationship wiith the World Health Organization. (May 29) USATODAY.com - Published on May 29, 2020	WHO, 37 countries launch alliance to share tools to battle COVID-19 Thirty-seven countries and the World Health Organization (WHO) appealed on Friday for common ownership of vaccines, medicines and diagnostic tools to tackle the global coronavirus pandemic, taking aim.. Reuters - Published on May 29, 2020
Merkel urges fellow leaders to contribute more to multilateral organisations German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday urged fellow leaders to consider providing further support to multilateral institutions like the United Nations and the World Health Organisation to speed.. Reuters - Published on May 28, 2020	WHO official: European deaths spike since March linked to COVID-19 About 159,000 more people in 24 European countries have died since early March than would have ordinarily been expected, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Thursday, with a "significant.. Reuters - Published on May 28, 2020

World Health Organization

Specialized agency of the United Nations

World Health Organization ▸ Facts ▸ Comments ▸ News ▸ Videos

Coronavirus updates: Los Angeles, Florida counties to close beaches for July 4th weekend; WHO warns 'worst is yet to come'; 126K US deaths

W.H.O. Warns of ‘Dangerous Phase’ of Pandemic as Outbreaks Widen

Steroid should be kept for serious coronavirus cases, WHO says

Disagreement on WHO hindering U.N. Security Council conference: RIA

WHO moves to update COVID-19 guidance after 'great news' in drug study

WHO sees 'great news' in steroid's trial results in COVID-19

Around 9% of Guinea-Bissau health workers have been infected with COVID-19

WHO Americas director says coronavirus pandemic still accelerating in the region

Amid U.S. standoff, WHO chief to address Chinese university graduates

WHO chief to speak at top Chinese university graduation ceremony

China's new virus outbreak needs further testing after 'hypothesis' on cause: WHO

WHO's Kluge warns against further lifting of lockdown in England: Guardian

Brazil's COVID-19 deaths surge past UK, WHO says hospital system coping

Coronavirus hitting the Americas hardest says World Health Organization

Kremlin defends Russia's coronavirus death data after WHO query

Pandemic 'accelerating' in Africa, test kits needed, WHO says

WHO hopes to work with U.S. on Ebola despite Trump criticism

WHO recommends Pakistan reimpose intermittent lockdowns as COVID-19 cases rise sharply

WHO official walks back comments on asymptomatic transmission being 'very rare'

WHO says pandemic 'far from over' as daily cases hit record high

WHO head urges world not to drop guard as pandemic still growing

WHO head urges world not to let up on COVID battle

Up to 12 infected in Congo's new Ebola outbreak: WHO

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus

Bolsonaro threatens WHO exit as COVID-19 kills 'a Brazilian per minute'

Bolsonaro calls WHO 'political,' threatens Brazil exit

Wear masks in public says WHO, in update of COVID-19 advice

Factbox: What the WHO recommends on face masks

WHO denies its representative falsified Equatorial Guinea COVID-19 data

WHO says its representative told to leave Equatorial Guinea

Two more people infected with Ebola in new Congo outbreak, WHO says

China rejects report that it delayed COVID-19 information sharing with WHO

Venezuela government, opposition agree to seek funds to fight coronavirus

WHO director for Americas urges U.S. help as coronavirus surges in region

WHO director for Americas says region close to 3 million COVID-19 cases

COVID cases rising in Russia, Eastern Europe, waning in Western Europe: WHO

WHO and other experts say no evidence of coronavirus losing potency

WHO pushes to keep ties with 'generous' U.S. despite Trump's exit move

China says U.S. 'addicted to quitting' over plan to withdraw from WHO

EU urges U.S. to reconsider decision to cut ties with WHO

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