WHO begs Israel to show 鈥榤ercy鈥� in Gaza
Fighting back tears, the head of the World Health Organisation on Thursday urged Israel to have 鈥榤ercy鈥� in the Gaza war and insisted peace would be in Israel鈥檚 own interests.
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WHO adopts landmark pandemic agreement
The UN health agency on Tuesday adopted a landmark Pandemic Agreement on tackling future health crises, struck after more than three years of negotiations sparked by the Covid-19 crisis.
WHO chief says 2 million 鈥榮tarving鈥� in Gaza
Two million people are 鈥榮tarving鈥� in the Gaza Strip, with the deliberate blocking of aid driving up the risk of famine, the World Health Organisation chief warned on Monday...
WHO urges urgent action to curb road accidents in Bangladesh
Road accidents in Bangladesh were claiming the lives of young people at an alarming rate鈥攁n 鈥榰nacceptable reality鈥� that had to be urgently addressed, said Ahmed Jamsheed Mohamed, the World Health Organization representative to Bangladesh, on Sunday...
Half a million children in Bangladesh miss full immunisation: UNICEF, WHO, Gavi
The UNICEF, World Health Organisation and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in a joint press release raised serious concerns that nearly half a million (5,00,000) children in the country miss full immunisation...
WHO announces major overhaul, layoffs amid US funding cuts
The World Health Organisation chief acknowledged Tuesday that United States funding cuts had left the UN agency with a huge budget gap, forcing it to slash operations and lay off staff...
WHO countries strike landmark agreement on tackling future pandemics
Years of negotiations culminated early Wednesday with countries agreeing the text of a landmark accord on how to tackle future pandemics, aimed at avoiding the mistakes made during the Covid-19 crisis...
6-week media campaign on Tobacco Control Law begins Wednesday
A six-week media campaign styled 鈥楤an on Tobacco Advertisement, Promotion and Sponsorship (TAPS)鈥� begins on Wednesday to make people aware about the tobacco control law.
Nurullah joins Bank Asia as AMD
Nurullah Chaudhury has joined Bank Asia PLC as additional managing director and chief wholesale banking officer on Monday...
City Bank gets new heads of wholesale banking, corporate banking
City Bank has announced the appointment of Mesbaul Asif Siddiqui, DMD, as its new head of Wholesale Banking. Prior to this role, he served as the chief risk officer of the bank...
Now or never for pandemic accord: WHO
The head of the World Health Organization insisted on Monday it was 鈥榥ow or never鈥� to strike a landmark global accord on tackling future pandemics, despite the United States withdrawing from negotiations.
WHO launches plan for free child cancer medicines
The World Health Organisation launched on Tuesday a new platform providing cost-free cancer medicines for thousands of children living in low- and middle-income countries, in a bid to improve lagging survival rates.
BDR MUTINY: Wholesale release of BDR soldiers unjust, say survivors
Survivors and families of the victims of February 25鈥�26, 2009 rebellion in the erstwhile Bangladesh Rifles on Wednesday at a press conference in Dhaka said that it would be unjust if all imprisoned and death row convicts were released on a wholesale basis as all BDR soldiers were not innocent...
70 killed in attack on western Sudan hospital
An attack on the main hospital in El-Fasher, a besieged town in western Sudan, has killed 70 people and wounded 19 others, the World Health Organisation chief said on Sunday....
$10 billion needed to rebuild Gaza health system: WHO
At least $10 billion will likely be needed to rebuild Gaza鈥檚 devastated health system over the next five to seven years, according an initial World Health Organisation assessment Thursday.
WHO demands Israel release Gaza hospital director
The WHO chief called Monday for the immediate release of Hossam Abu Safiyeh, director of Gaza鈥檚 Kamal Adwan Hospital, who is being held by Israel鈥檚 military following a major raid on the facility.
US wholesale prices pick up in Nov
US producer inflation climbed in November, government data showed Thursday, logging its biggest year-on-year increase since February 2023 as food costs jumped...
Deadly attacks in Darfur shocking: WHO
The World Health Organisation voiced alarm Thursday at recent attacks in Sudan鈥檚 war-ravaged Darfur region, which it said had killed dozens of people and injured many more.
Increases in cigarette prices must exceed average rate of inflation : discussion
Discussants at a workshop on Tuesday said as cigarette prices did not increase in alignment with the rate of inflation, this harmful product had been becoming increasingly affordable in Bangladesh.
End in sight to talks on pandemic treaty: WHO
Countries trying to negotiate a global agreement on handling future pandemics began an extra week of talks on Monday, with the WHO chief insisting the end was in sight.
Flawed, wholesale cases may hinder justice
The filing of flawed and wholesale cases over the murders of and attacks on protesters during the student-people uprising is likely to hinder justice and pave the way for perpetrators to escape punishment.
Managing drug-resistant bacteria
CONSIDERING the growing inefficacies of antibiotics, a set of empirical studies has claimed that we are sliding back to the 鈥榩re-antibiotic era,鈥� highlighting the present and future crises borne out of antibiotic resistance. In today鈥檚 world, particularly in the global health discourse, antibiotic resistance has turned out to be a focal point of discussion due to its ominous public health concern. This is evident from seven...
FIFA's 2022 World Cup legacy fund to donate money to WHO, WTO and UNHCR
FIFA will give $50 million to the WHO, WTO and UNHCR as part of its Qatar World Cup legacy fund, football's global governing body announced on Wednesday.
US producer inflation edges higher in October
US wholesale prices rose slightly in October, according to government data published Thursday, as an increase in services inflation pushed up the overall figure...
Kids feel less family support, more school pressure: WHO
Youths in Europe, Canada and Central Asia feel less family support and more school pressure than before, the World Health Organisation warned Wednesday, urging countries to improve teens鈥� social environments...
WHO 鈥榙eeply concerned鈥� about 鈥榬ising attacks鈥� on Lebanon healthcare
The World Health Organisation said Friday it was deeply concerned about Israeli attacks hitting healthcare workers and facilities in Lebanon, in its war against Hezbollah.
Bangladesh to work with WHO directly
The government of Bangladesh does not want to work with the regional director of the World Health Organization and ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 daughter Saima Wazed...
WHO approves first mpox diagnostic test
The UN health agency said on Friday that it had approved the use of the first diagnostic test for mpox, a key tool in countries battling outbreaks...
WHO launches plan to rein in dengue spread
The World Health Organisation announced Thursday a global plan to battle dengue and other diseases carried by mosquitos as they spread faster and further amid climate change...
Mpox vaccine access set to speed up as WHO approves first jab
The WHO said on Friday it had for the first time prequalified an mpox vaccine 鈥� a move expected to speed up access to the jabs to fight an epidemic raging in Africa.