Fallen hero's response to SARS outbreak in Vietnam resonates in COVID-19 times
Lessons he and the government showed us many years ago are relevant today
WHO thanks unsung heroes of fight against COVID-19 in Vietnam
WHO Vietnam expressed its appreciation toward the government, doctors, nurses, journalists, security guards, and sanitation workers
Vietnam could become candidate for COVID-19 vaccine production: WHO representative
There are now 20 candidates for the vaccine production and Vietnam could become one with its strong capability
'This is not a drill': WHO urges world to take virus more seriously
'This epidemic is a threat for every country, rich and poor.'
What's in a name? WHO tiptoes around what to call virus
The novel coronavirus first emerged in Wuhan, but WHO will not name the virus after the city
WHO calls for more measles vaccination in Europe as large outbreaks persist
Saying she was "taken aback" by high case numbers, Zsuzsanna Jakab, the U.N. health agency's European director, said the 22,149 reported cases from seven countries threatened the region's goal of eliminating measles by the end of 2015.
WHO urges billions to fight neglected tropical diseases
WHO urges billions to fight neglected tropical diseases
WHO said some 1.5 billion people across 149 countries are affected by the diseases, insisting additional investments would save lives, prevent disability, end suffering and improve productivity.
Ebola cases fall in West Africa, but challenges remain - WHO
Guinea reported 52 new confirmed cases, its first week-to-week decline since Jan. 25. Sierra Leone saw 74 new cases, 45 of which were in the capital Freetown. Liberia reported 2 new confirmed cases in the four days to Feb. 12.
Only a third of Ebola aid pledges delivered, says study
Ebola crisis could last through 2015 as marks year since outbreak - expert
Two-year-old Emile Ouamouno died in the remote village of Meliandou in southern Guinea on Dec. 28 last year after suffering from a fever, headache and diarrhoea. His 3-year-old sister, mother and grandmother died days later.
Time names Ebola fighters as 'person' of 2014
Drug-resistant tuberculosis at crisis levels, warns WHO
In recent years, the emergence of multi drug-resistant TB -- a manmade problem caused by regular TB patients being given the wrong medicines, the wrong doses, or failing to complete their treatment -- has posed an increasing global health threat
