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Education key to reducing COVID-19 transmission, says WHO expert
Dr. Bruce Aylward says Canada is doing a 'superb' job on the fundamentals to help reduce transmission of the virus.
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WHO gives formal name to current novel coronavirus
WHO explains why it is important to find an exact name for the deadly coronavirus.
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Coronavirus: WHO warns of grave risk to poorer countries
WHO praises China's response to virus, says the first vaccine could be available in 18 months.
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WHO begins two-day meeting to craft road map for tackling COVID-19
Canadian infectious disease specialist Dr. John Conly says scientists don't yet understand the virus's transmission.
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WHO sets priorities to contain COVID-19
The World Health Organization has made finding a vaccine one of its priorities for containing the spread of COVID-19.
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The people fighting false information around coronavirus
From garlic cures to huge death tolls, fact-checkers around the world are pretty busy fighting false claims about the 2019 coronavirus.
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Sharp rise in COVID-19 deaths, cases in China
Across mainland China, there were 15,152 new confirmed infections of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday. The record jump reflects a "broader definition" of a case of infection, a World Health Organization official said.
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Busting garlic cures and other false coronavirus claims
From garlic cures to huge death tolls, fact-checkers around the world are busy fighting false claims about the 2019 coronavirus.
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WHO talks misunderstanding vs. misinformation
The WHO says it can deal with misunderstandings around the coronavirus, but misinformation is another matter entirely.
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WHO fighting coronavirus before it gets out of control, wants 'risk management' approach to gatherings
The World Health Organization says we need to use the current opportunity to eradicate the coronavirus.
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WHO chief urges countries to share more data on novel coronavirus
Tedros Adhanom says it's very hard to assess how the outbreak is evolving without more shared data.
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Not the time for fear or panic, WHO says
The World Health Organization says now is the time for evidence-based action and investment to fight the coronavirus.
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WHO officials take questions on how China handled early stage of coronavirus outbreak
WHO officials weigh in on the surveillance process and how early cases were reported
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China coronavirus: Indonesia prepares to evacuate students
Hundreds of Indonesian students will soon be airlifted out of Wuhan, which has been at the centre of a new coronavirus outbreak.
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Libya conflict takes a toll on people's mental health
Libyan women bear the brunt of endless violence with little help coming their way to fight the trauma.
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What we actually know about the coronavirus
Information about the coronavirus outbreak is spreading fast, but what do we actually know about the illness? CBC News medical contributor and family physician Dr. Peter Lin breaks down the facts about what it is, where it came from, how...
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South Africa reports new bird flu outbreak on poultry farms
Authorities are implementing containment measures to prevent further spread.
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WHO says the mpox outbreak remains a public health concern
On Monday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that the Mpox outbreak remains a public health emergency.
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Pregnancy and childbirth in Gaza: More than 300 miscarriages recorded in 80 days
Over 300 miscarriages recorded in just 80 days as the Israeli blockade deprives the enclave of essential prenatal care.
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Flavored tobacco products luring youth to addiction, death - WHO
Flavours like menthol, bubble gum and cotton candy are masking the harshness of tobacco and nicotine products turning toxic products into youth-friendly bait, the agency says. Flavours not only make it harder to quit but have also been...
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New cholera outbreak in Sudan kills 172 people in a week
The alarming spike began mid-May and sickened more than 2,500 people over the past week.
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Starvation-related deaths: At least 29 Palestinians including children have died in Gaza
The WHO says two million Palestinians are going hungry across Gaza.
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Global life expectancy plunges as WHO warns of deepening health crisis Post-COVID
Furthermore, recent disruptions in international aid threaten to destabilize progress, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. The WHO is calling for sustained and predictable financing from both domestic and global sources to...
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RFK Jr. Openly Tells World To Exit 'Bloated' WHO As Global Health Officials Watch Silently
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed the World Health Organization as bloated and moribund. "I urge the world's health ministers and the WHO to take our withdrawal from the organisation as a wake-up...