COVID-19 eliminated a decade of progress in global level of life expectancy
According to the UN agency, between 2019 and 2021 – the early years of the global health emergency – life expectancy around the world dropped by 1.8 years to 71.4…
‘Just in case’ antibiotics widely overused during COVID-19, says UN health agency
In an alert, WHO noted that although just eight per cent of hospitalized coronavirus patients also had bacterial infections which can be treated with antibiotics, a staggering three in four…
World News in Brief: Global trade rebound forecast, e-waste mountain grows, 7,000 preventable TB deaths in Europe during COVID-19
Last year saw a three per cent contraction, equalling roughly $1 trillion, compared to the record high of $32 trillion in 2022. Despite this decline, the services sector showed resilience…
Europe: 1.4 million lives saved thanks to COVID-19 vaccines
Delivering his first message of the new year, Dr. Hans Kluge stressed that without vaccines, the death toll on the continent “could have been around four million, possibly even higher.”…
The advisory of the National Institute of Health regarding the new variant of Covid-19, JN1, has been released
The National Institute of Health Islamabad has issued an advisory regarding the new variant JN1 of Covid-19. According to the NIH, the purpose of the advisory is to inform relevant…
COVID-19: WHO designates JN.1 ‘variant of interest’ amid sharp rise in global spread
Though its current evaluation of the global public health risk is “low”, the UN health agency cautioned that with the onset of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, the new variant…
Updated guidelines on COVID-19 revise risk of hospitalisation
The guidance will assist healthcare professionals to identify those at high, moderate or low risk of hospitalization and to tailor treatment accordingly. WHO said current COVID-19 virus variants tend to…
Refusal to waive IP rights for COVID-19 vaccines violates human rights: Experts
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) adopted a decision under its “early warning and urgent action” procedures, stating that developed countries’ “persistent refusal” to waive COVID-19…
With COVID-19 ‘here to stay’, new tools essential to continue fight: Tedros
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday announced an expanded partnership to improve access to COVID-19 technology, knowledge and clinical data, stressing the fight against the virus must continue.
Ukraine: Widespread learning loss continues due to war, COVID-19
“Inside Ukraine, attacks on schools have continued unabated, leaving children deeply distressed and without safe spaces to learn”, declared Regina De Dominicis, UNICEF Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia,…