This is the first in a series of newsletters, offering the expert insight of Lalita Panicker – consulting editor, views, Hindustan Times, New Delhi – into some of the most pressing health issues of the day. Another term for Tedros? To use a well-worn cliché, the Director-General (DG) of the World Health Organization (WHO) is […]
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100 million more? Stark warning on fresh COVID-19 cases
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), issued a frank and alarming warning about the potential for fresh COVID-19 cases to exceed 100 million by early 2022 – taking the total caseload to 300 million and counting. His warning came just a week after the global case count surpassed 200 million, […]
COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund: One year in
The World Health Organization (WHO) today issued a statement commemorating the one-year anniversary of its COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund – an initiative it says has secured US$242 million in donations from “661,000 individuals, corporations, and other organisations.” However, the organisation maintains that there remains a gap to fill when it comes to funding. “One year […]
World Health Assembly: Tedros cautions countries against a return to the status quo
“Returning to the status quo is not an option,” declared World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in his closing remarks to the 73rd meeting of the World Health Assembly. The event, as with many events, looked markedly different this year than it did in years past due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Following […]
Trump draws condemnation from Lancet over WHO letter
U.S. President Donald Trump has been criticised in a statement from The Lancet concerning a four-page letter he sent to World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, concerning the agency’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis. Trump shared the four-page letter on Twitter and described it as “self-explanatory.” Trump had earlier announced his decision […]
Tedros speaks out on US funding halt
The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has responded to the decision by United States President Donald Trump to withdraw US funding to the agency at the time of the coronavirus pandemic. President Trump announced his decision earlier this week, stating “I’m instructing my administration to halt funding of the WHO while […]