Hand hygiene a must, health ministry says on WHO day
Following strict hand hygiene is a must in preventing infection, regardless of the use of gloves, the health ministry said on Monday, World Hand Hygiene Day.
The ministry said infections ...
WHO chief pushes China for ‘full access’ to determine COVID’s origins – FT
The chief of the World Health Organization urged Beijing to offer more information on the origins of COVID-19 and is ready to send a second team to probe the matter, ...
World Health Organisation to open office in Cyprus
The government approved plans on Wednesday for the opening of a national office of the World Health Organisation in Cyprus.
The bill will now be submitted to the House of ...
WHO cancer arm deems aspartame ‘possible carcinogen’; consumption limits unchanged
The sweetener aspartame is a “possible carcinogen” but it remains safe to consume at already-agreed levels, two groups linked to the World Health Organization (WHO) declared on Friday.
The rulings ...
‘Everything in moderation’ say nutritionists about aspartame sweetener
Dieticians and nutritionists in Cyprus advised the public to consume ‘everything in moderation’ after the World Health Organisation’s cancer research body was reported to declare aspartame sweetener as a ...
Rich nations must do more to fight pandemics -WHO draft treaty
Richer countries should be asked to better pull their weight in helping the world cope with pandemics, according to a new draft of a treaty being negotiated at the World ...
WHO revokes COVID’s global health emergency status
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday declared that COVID-19 was no longer a global health emergency, and the virus that led to more than 6.9 million deaths, disrupted the global ...
WHO dismisses lead COVID origins investigator for sexual misconduct
The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that it has dismissed a senior scientist, known for his role as the head of an international mission to China to probe the ...
WHO meeting on migration and refugee health took place in Larnaca
Health Minister Popi Kanari on Tuesday took part in a World Health Organisation (WTO) conference in Larnaca aimed at finding ways to improve the healthcare conditions for migrants and refugees.
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WHO recommends that China monitor excess Covid-19 mortality
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday it recommended that China monitor excess mortality from COVID-19 to gain a fuller picture of the impact of the surge in cases ...
WHO chief Tedros selects new leadership team, document shows
The World Health Organization’s chief has provisionally appointed several new top managers, a document showed on Friday, as he seeks to cope with growing post-pandemic health challenges and respond ...
‘Blood on your hands’ if world steps back on tackling COVID now – WHO official
If rich nations think the pandemic is over, they should help lower-income countries reach that point too, a senior World Health Organization official told Reuters.
In an interview, WHO senior ...
Stigmatisation of gay community over monkeypox counterproductive
Accept LGBTI Cyprus has said it will not allow any stigmatisation of the LGBTQI+ community after monkeypox, also detected on the island, has been referred to as a ‘gay disease’.
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WHO says monkeypox ‘containable’ as more govts start limited vaccinations
The outbreak of monkeypox cases outside of Africa can be contained, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, as more governments said they would launch limited vaccinations to combat rising ...
WHO sees more evidence that Omicron causes milder symptoms
More evidence is emerging that the Omicron coronavirus variant is affecting the upper respiratory tract, causing milder symptoms than previous variants and resulting in a “decoupling” in some places between ...
WHO’s Tedros warns against over-reaction to Omicron
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) voiced concern on Tuesday that some countries were introducing blanket measures against the Omicron coronavirus variant that may not be necessary and ...
By March 2022, Covid deaths in Europe could exceed 2.2 million – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) said a further 700,000 people could die from Covid-19 in Europe by March, taking the total to above 2.2 million, as it urged people to get vaccinated ...
US and China clash at WHO over scientific mission in Wuhan
The United States called on China on Monday to allow an expert team from the World Health Organization (WHO) to interview “care givers, former patients and lab workers” in the ...