COVID-19 eliminated a decade of progress in global level of life expectancy

PNP DeskMay 24, 2024September 20, 202407 mins

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 years, which is the 2012 level. Responding to the findings, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted the fragility of global health advances when confronted with…

The threat of monkeypox has been eliminated, the World Health Organization announced

PNP DeskMay 13, 2023September 12, 202403 mins

File photo The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that the threat of monkeypox has been eliminated. Briefing the media, WHO Director General Dr. Tedros has said that according to the recommendations of the committee created to monitor monkeypox, monkeypox is no longer a threat at the international level. He said that a strong, proactive…