Health experts warn efforts to contain pandemic could lead to an increase in preventable but fatal childhood diseases.

Disease clusters, like the COVID-19 one in Beijing, offer a unique opportunity to understand transmission better, says the World Health Organization.  

Speaking to CBC's Chief Political Correspondent Rosemary Barton, U.S.'s top infectious-disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci says he supports the World Health Organization — and is pushing for improvements to "correct some of the missteps of...

The World Health Organization welcomes news about the apparent effectiveness of the steroid, but says there is still much to learn about it.  

Rural areas do not have adequate access to healthcare or awareness of preventive measures.

The World Health Organization is urging more countries to make a political commitment so that any emerging vaccine for COVID-19 will be shared equitably.

PAHO says the spread of COVID-19 in Latin America will take longer to slow.

The WHO believes many more people in Yemen are affected by coronavirus than official reporting shows.

Accusing WHO of 'ideological bias', Bolsonaro says he may follow US president's footsteps and leave the UN health body.

After announcing a pause in the drug trial for hydroxychloroquine, the World Health Organization now says it will resume after a safety review concluded there was no reason to modify trial protocols.

The WHO is urging more use of masks in areas of possible community transmission and providing advice about the best materials to use for cloth masks.

With close to half a million confirmed cases, the minister of health says the real number could be 15 times higher due to the lack of testing.

The world may see a second peak of the coronavirus, even within this first wave, says Dr. Michael Ryan, executive director of the World Health Organization's emergencies program. 

As daily death rate climbs to the highest in the world, new study warns total toll could surge five-fold by early August

Venezuela has 1,177 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 10 deaths, but rights groups say the real numbers are much higher.

Brazil, whose president has resisted restrictions, is the hardest-hit country in the region with over 330,890 cases.

The grim milestone comes as the WHO calls South America 'a new epicentre' of the deadly virus.

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director general, says the organization will continue providing strategic leadership as the world battles the coronavirus.

WHO member states pass resolution calling for an investigation into the global response to the coronavirus pandemic.

The World Health Organization says development of a vaccine against the coronavirus must be done as efficiently as possible, but no steps can be skipped.

Dr. Michael Ryan of the World Health Organization says there is a fear that lifting lockdowns prematurely could lead to a vicious cycle of public health disaster followed by economic disaster.

'It's going to be nearly impossible to put that genie back in the bottle,' says Craig Jenne of the virus's prevalence around the world.

The Word Health Organization is warning that the novel coronavirus may never be eliminated. The global health body is cautioning against trying to predict how long COVID-19 will keep circulating around the world.Keywords:

The World Health Organization is advising countries to lift measures in a slow, controlled way to prevent the coronavirus from taking off again.