2023 marked by achievements and ‘avoidable suffering’: WHO chief

adminDecember 26, 2023September 18, 202406 mins

Reflecting on 2023, which also marked the UN agency’s 75th anniversary, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted key achievements and set out objectives for the coming year. “In May, I declared an end to COVID-19 as a public health emergency of international concern. This marked a turning point for the world following three years of crisis,…

Gaza crisis: aid agencies warn of ‘tragic, avoidable surge’ in child deaths

adminNovember 21, 2023September 17, 202405 mins

“About 160 children are killed every day; that’s one every 10 minutes,” said UN World Health Organization (WHO) spokesperson Christian Lindmeier, echoing concerns from the UN Children’s Fund about the serious additional threat of a mass disease outbreak in the enclave. “If youngsters continue to have restricted access to water and sanitation in Gaza, we…