31.05.2023 19:50 WHO backs Brazil’s plan to treat indigenous health as global priority BRASILIA. KAZINFORM - The World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, unanimously approved a resolution presented by Brazil aiming to guarantee equal and full access to health care for indigenous people around the world, Kazinform cites Agencia Brasil.
23.05.2023 09:05 World must be ready to respond to next pandemic: WHO chief GENEVA. KAZINFORM Although COVID-19 may no longer be a global public health emergency, countries must still strengthen response to the disease and prepare for future pandemics and other threats, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday in Geneva, the UN News Centre reports.
22.05.2023 07:35 76th World Health Assembly kicks off GENEVA. KAZINFORM The 76th World Health Assembly (WHA), kicked off here on Sunday, focused on «saving lives, driving health for all,» the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement, Xinhua reports.
19.05.2023 19:45 Brazil: Low vaccination rates after 34 polio-free years are concerning SAO PAULO. KAZINFORM - Polio vaccination rates in Brazil have been falling since 2016, the last time the country surpassed 90 percent vaccination coverage of the target audience. The goal of the National Immunization Program (PNI) is to vaccinate between 90 and 95 percent of children under 5 years old, Kazinform cites Agencia Brasil.
10.05.2023 10:27 152M babies born preterm in last decade: WHO GENEVA. KAZINFORM At least 152 million vulnerable babies were born premature from 2010 to 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday, Anadolu Agency reports.
27.04.2023 09:18 COVID deaths fall 95 per cent - WHO ASTANA. KAZINFORM Director General of the World Health Organization Tedros Ghebreyesus on Wednesday said the number of deaths from COVID-19 had fallen by 95 per cent since the year beginning, Kazinform reports citing the UN News Centre.
07.04.2023 11:29 Astana marks World Health Day with mass running race ASTANA. KAZINFORM Astana marks today World Health Day and the 75th anniversary of the World Health Organization with a number of events, Kazinform learned from the Ministry of Healthcare.
07.04.2023 10:46 Kazakh President congratulates WHO on its 75th anniversary ASTANA. KAZINFORM The Head of State, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, congratulated the World Health Organization (WHO) on its 75th anniversary, Kazinform reports.
07.04.2023 08:11 WHO turns 75, calls for health equity GENEVA. KAZINFORM On the eve of its 75th anniversary, the World Health Organization (WHO) marked the occasion on Thursday by calling for a renewed drive for health equity in the face of unprecedented threats.
16.03.2023 11:34 Kazakhstan to host 73rd session of WHO Regional Committee for Europe ASTANA. KAZINFORM Kazakh capital will host the 73rd session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Europe on October 24-26 this year, Kazinform reports.
15.03.2023 10:55 Over 100 countries to partake in Global Primary Health Care conference in Astana in Oct 2023 ALMATY. KAZINFORM On October 23, 2023 Astana will host the International Conference on Primary Health Care dedicated to the 45th anniversary of the adoption of the Alma-Ata Declaration and the 5th anniversary of the Astana Declaration on Primary Health Care. Minister of Healthcare Azhar Giniyat announced it at a meeting of the Standing Committee of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe (SCRC) held in Almaty on March 14, Kazinform reports.
15.03.2023 08:40 55 countries face a health worker crunch linked to COVID-19: WHO UNITED NATIONS. KAZINFORM According to the UN agency, African nations have been worst-hit by the phenomenon, with 37 countries on the continent facing health worker shortages that threaten their chances of achieving universal health care by 2030 – a key Sustainable Development Goals pledge, Kazinform learned from the UN News Centre.
24.01.2023 18:45 WHO urges ‘immediate action’ after deaths from children’s cough syrups GENEVA. KAZINFORM The World Health Organization urgently appealed for countries to prevent, detect and respond to cases of substandard and falsified medical products, citing recent reports of instances of children’s cough syrups with confirmed or suspected contamination, Anadolu Agency reported.
10.01.2023 17:26 WHO special commission to examine Kazakhstan’s COVID QazVac vaccine ASTANA. KAZINFORM – A WHO special commission is to make a visit to Kazakhstan to study its homegrown coronavirus vaccine QazVac this April, Kazinform correspondent reports.
10.01.2023 12:29 Kazakh capital to host 73rd session of WHO Regional Committee for Europe ASTANA. KAZINFORM «Astana will host the 73rd session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Europe on October 24-26 this year,» Kazakh Healthcare Minister Azhar Giniyat told at today’s board meeting of the ministry.
08.12.2022 18:42 WHO Member States agree to develop zero draft of legally binding pandemic accord in early 2023 GENEVA. KAZINFORM - Member States of the World Health Organisation (WHO) today agreed to develop the first draft of a legally binding agreement designed to protect the world from future pandemics. This «zero draft» of the pandemic accord, rooted in the WHO Constitution, will be discussed by Member States in February 2023, WAM reports.
03.12.2022 09:50 COVID-19 emergency phase closer to end despite Omicron transmission: WHO GENEVA. KAZINFORM The World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday that the world was «much closer» to end the emergency phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, while also warning that Omicron was still circulating rampantly around the world and continued to cause significant mortality.
02.12.2022 20:56 EU contributes €125 million to WHO Universal Health Coverage Partnership GENEVA. KAZINFORM The World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Commission agreed on reinforcing a decade-long collaboration to accelerate the achievement of universal health coverage.
29.11.2022 08:31 WHO recommends new name for monkeypox UNITED NATIONS. KAZINFORM Monkeypox will now be known as mpox, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, in the wake of reports of racist and stigmatizing language surrounding the name of the disease, UN News Centre informs.
17.11.2022 17:45 Chile announces 1st monkeypox death SANTIAGO. KAZINFORM -- Chile recorded its first monkeypox death of an elderly man with underlying pathologies, who was diagnosed on Sept. 29, the Ministry of Health announced Wednesday, Xinhua reports.
