Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the pandemic has been on a downward trend for more than a year.

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus thanks PM Modi for collaboration in building global traditional health centre

Prime Minister Modi, World Health Organisation Director-General Ghebreyesus and Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth laid the foundation stone for the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (GCTM) in Gujarat's Jamnagar city in April.

WHO chief warns about devastating long Covid situation; here’s all we know about the infection so far

Recently WHO chief warned about devastating long Covid situation, underscoring the impact of persistent Covid symptoms on health and productivity of people. Over the last year researchers have focused on understanding the long-term effects of the disease. So what do the studies tell us?

'We're still in the tunnel': WHO chief says pandemic not over

He stressed, "it is still a long way off, and the tunnel is still dark, with many obstacles that could trip us up if we don't take care."

'Colour of skin' may be why Tigray crisis not getting attention: WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Calling it the "worst humanitarian crisis in the world", with 6 million people unable to access basic services, Tedros questioned in an emotional appeal why the situation is not getting the same attention as the Ukraine conflict.

The COVID pandemic is ‘most certainly not over’: WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

The UN health agency’s director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, told officials gathered in Geneva for opening of the WHO’s annual meeting that “declining testing and sequencing means we are blinding ourselves to the evolution of the virus.” He also noted that almost 1 billion people in lower-income countries still haven’t been vaccinated.

Zero COVID policy not sustainable; shift strategy: WHO tells China

As we all know the virus is evolving, changing its behaviour and becoming more transmissible. With that changing behaviour, changing your measures will be very important, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

Access to safe abortions saves lives: WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Without explicitly mentioning the US case, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that "restricting access to abortion does not reduce the number of procedures."

In Pics | WHO chief visits Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad, tries his hand at spinning wheel

WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus along with Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Minister Sarbananda Sonwal visited Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad on April 20

Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya meets WHO chief; discusses promoting Ayurveda to further global wellness

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organisation (WHO) is in India for the ground breaking ceremony of the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (GCTM) at Jamnagar in Gujarat with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

WHO says most likely scenario shows COVID severity will decrease over time

The WHO head, however, cautioned that periodic spikes in cases and deaths may occur as immunity wanes, which may require periodic boosting for vulnerable populations.

WHO says global rise in COVID cases is 'tip of the iceberg'

After more than a month of decline, COVID cases started to increase around the world last week, the WHO said, with lockdowns in Asia and China’s Jilin province battling to contain an outbreak.

WHO chief says discussed collaboration on COVID origins with Chinese premier

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has previously pressed China to be more forthcoming with data and information related to the origin of the virus.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus nominated as sole candidate to remain at WHO helm

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, one of the most recognisable figures of the global battle against Covid-19, acknowledged that his first five-year term had been "challenging and difficult", and said it was a "great honour" to be given the opportunity to continue the battle.

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says world at 'critical juncture' in COVID pandemic

"The COVID-19 pandemic is now entering its third year and we are at a critical juncture," said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a press conference alongside Germany's development minister Svenja Schulze.

Huge, quick tsunami" of new COVID-19 cases overwhelming health systems around the world: WHO chief

The COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update, released by the global health agency Thursday, said that during the week December 27, 2021 to January 2, 2022, following a gradual increase since October, the global number of new cases increased sharply by 71 per cent as compared to the previous week.

Omicron Variant threat: WHO worried for health systems over Covid cases 'tsunami'

The WHO said the Delta and Omicron variants of concern were "twin threats" that were driving new case numbers to record highs, leading to spikes in hospitalisations and deaths.

WHO chief says 2022 must be year 'we end the pandemic'

"If we are to end the pandemic in the coming year, we must end inequity," WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

Omicron wave heads for UK, but it’s not clear how bad it’ll be

So far, the number of omicron cases — 817 confirmed by Thursday, though officials say the real figure is likely much higher — is small compared with the daily average of 48,000 new coronavirus cases overall.

WHO warns against vaccine hoarding as poorer countries go without

Many Western nations have been rolling out boosters, targeting the elderly and people with underlying health issues, but worries about the fast-spreading Omicron have prompted some to expand their programmes.

Omicron may pose higher reinfection risk but could be milder than Delta: WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

"Emerging data from South Africa suggests increased risk of reinfection with Omicron," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters, adding that there was "also some evidence that Omicron causes milder disease than Delta."

WHO urges 'rational' measures against Omicron Covid variant

"We call on all member states to take rational, proportional risk-reduction measures," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a briefing to countries.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus sole candidate for WHO chief

Tedros secured the backing of 28 countries, including France, Germany, Indonesia, the Netherlands and Spain, the WHO said.

WHO chief discusses Covaxin, resumption of AstraZeneca vaccine supplies to COVAX facility with Mansukh Mandaviya

Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya had also tweeted that he had a detailed interaction with the WHO chief, accompanied by other senior officials of the global health agency on various issues related to health, including pandemic management and WHO reforms.

WHO recommends use of first malaria vaccine for children

The WHO said in a statement it was recommending the widespread application of the vaccine among children in sub-Saharan Africa and in other regions with moderate to high malaria transmission.