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  WHO urges UN to take steps to boost production of COVID vaccines

  United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka | Updated at 03:23pm on March 06, 2021

  The head of the World Health Organisation has called for urgent action to increase the production of COVID-19 vaccines for distribution through the UN global...

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  COVID origins report due out week of March 15: WHO

  Agence France-Presse . Geneva | Updated at 09:22pm on March 05, 2021

  The international investigation into the COVID-19 pandemic’s origins in China will publish its report in the week of March 15, the World Health Organisation chief...

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  WHO says one-fourth of population to have hearing problem by 2050

  Agence France-Presse . Geneva | Updated at 10:15am on March 02, 2021

  One in four of the world’s population will suffer from hearing problems by 2050, the World Health Organisation warned on Tuesday, calling for extra investment...

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  WHO criticizes wealthy countries for hogging COVID-19 vaccines

  Agence France-Presse . Geneva | Updated at 10:25am on February 23, 2021

  The World Health Organisation on Monday blasted wealthy countries for not only hogging COVID vaccines but in doing so, hindering the pathway for poorer nations...

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  WHO gives global green light for AstraZeneca COVID shot

  Agence France-Presse . Geneva | Updated at 10:02am on February 16, 2021

  The World Health Organisation gave emergency use approval to AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccines on Monday, meaning distribution can start to poorer countries starved of doses to...

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  US, WHO ask China for more data about early stage of outbreak

  Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 10:48am on February 14, 2021

  The United States and a World Health Organisation expert demanded more data from Beijing on Saturday about the origins of the coronavirus pandemic after a...

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  Origin of coronavirus yet to be certained: WHO

  Agence France-Presse . Geneva | Updated at 12:52pm on February 13, 2021

  The head of the World Health Organisation said on Friday that all hypotheses on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic remained on the table following...

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  COVID-19 pandemic not to end without equal distribution of jabs

  Agence France-Presse . Paris | Updated at 11:32am on February 13, 2021

  Developing new COVID-19 vaccines will fail to end the pandemic unless all countries receive doses in a fast and fair manner, disease experts warned on...

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  COVID-19 deaths in Africa jump 40pc in one month: WHO

  Agence France-Presse . Brazzaville | Updated at 10:06pm on February 12, 2021

  Deaths from COVID-19 in Africa surged by 40 per cent over the last month, the World Health Organisation said Thursday, as the continent’s toll approaches...

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  WHO OKs AstraZeneca vaccine for COVID variants, over-65s

  Agence France-Presse. Geneva | Updated at 11:05am on February 11, 2021

  The AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine can be used for people aged over 65, and also where coronavirus variants of concern are circulating, WHO experts said Wednesday,...