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Africa: Professor Mohamed Yakub Janabi of Tanzania Nominated As Next Director of WHO African Region
Professor Mohamed Yakub Janabi was today nominated as the next Regional Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) ...
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WHO Chief Ghebreyesus thanks India for support after PM Modi's virtual address
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus thanked PM Modi for India's support at the 78th World Health Assembly where ...
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After US cuts funding, WHO chief defends $2.1B budget request by comparing it with cost of war
“Two-point-one billion dollars is the equivalent of global military expenditure every eight hours,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. “Two-point-one billion dollars is ...
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WHO opens annual assembly as UN health agency faces 'existential crisis' in wake of US funding cuts
Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been grappling with a response to the U.S. cuts as well as reduced outlays from other traditional Western donors who are putting more money toward ...
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Tedros reveals new WHO leadership without deputy Mike Ryan
Most of Tedros' assistant directors-general are leaving, as well as Dr. Mike Ryan, his deputy director-general.
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WHO chief says 2 million 'starving' in Gaza
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the WHO and other UN agencies stood ready to deliver aid into the Palestinian territory -- if and when it is allowed to enter. Israel has said its blockade since ...
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WHO chief says 2 million Palestinians are starving in Gaza amid Israel's aid blockade
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the WHO and other UN agencies stood ready to deliver aid into the Palestinian territory -- if and when it is allowed to enter. "Two months into the latest blockade ...
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Tanzania’s Professor Janabi Nominated to Head WHO Africa Office
By Gift BritonProfessor Mohamed Janabi of Tanzania has been nominated as the next Regional Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region.The nomination came during a Special Session ...