Becker's Hospital Review

Dr. Tedros running unopposed for 2nd term as WHO chief

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, is the sole nominee for the World Health Organization’s next director-general, according to an Oct. 29 statement. Dr. Tedros is the incumbent director-general. A ...

WHO Warns Of Deepening Health Crisis As Middle East Conflict Disrupts Medical Supply Chains

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the conflict has now affected 16 countries in the region and is causing widespread casualties, displacement and disruption to health services.

WHO says it has verified 13 attacks on health sites in Iran

The World Health Organization chief said on Thursday that it has verified 13 attacks on health infrastructure in Iran amid a ...

World Health Organization Declares COVID-19 a ‘Pandemic.’ Here’s What That Means

The World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11 declared COVID-19 a pandemic, pointing to the over 118,000 cases of the coronavirus illness in over 110 countries and territories around the world and ...
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After US cuts funding, WHO chief defends $2.1B budget request by comparing it with cost of war

GENEVA — Stripped of U.S. funding, the World Health Organization chief on Monday appealed to member countries to support its “extremely modest” request for a $2.1 billion annual budget by putting that ...