Tag: World Health Organization

As Monkeypox Spreads, U.S. Declares a Health Emergency

Gay rights activists, who have been sharply critical of the administration, have…

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W.H.O. Declares Monkeypox Spread a Global Health Emergency

For the second time in two years, the World Health Organization has…

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What to Know About the Marburg Virus Disease

Ghana announced the country’s first outbreak of Marburg virus disease after two…

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C.D.C. Dismisses Airborne Transmission of Monkeypox. Some Experts Disagree.

Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday pushed…

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‘Everybody Should Be Concerned’ About Monkeypox, Biden Warns

President Biden raised the alarm on Sunday about monkeypox, a viral infection…

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What Is Monkeypox?

The rare monkeypox virus, usually confined mostly to Central and West Africa,…

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As Poor Nations Seek Covid Pills, Officials Fear Repeat of AIDS Crisis

The cost to UNICEF of Paxlovid — including Pfizer’s insistence that UNICEF…

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Death Toll During Pandemic Far Exceeds Totals Reported by Countries, W.H.O. Says

Other experts said that India’s refusal to cooperate with the W.H.O. analysis…

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The Drive to Vaccinate the World Against Covid Is Losing Steam

In the middle of last year, the World Health Organization began promoting…

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