Tag: WHO
WHO to revise alert terminologies, classifications after COVID-19 pandemic declaration
The World Health Organization (WHO) is to rethink the way it classifies and describes international epidemics after continued backlash over its decision to call the new coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. WHO Director General Tedros A. Ghebreyesus has publicly signaled support […]
WHO: Successful Ebola vaccine may be available for use by 2018
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), a successful Ebola vaccine that protects against the fatal virus may be available for use by 2018 as it is currently being fast-tracked for regulatory approval. Trials conducted in Guinea, one of the […]
Diesel fumes Linked to increased risk of Bladder Cancer
THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported that fumes from diesel engines are carcinogenic (producing cancer) and is especially linked to bladder cancer. The fumes apparently belong in the same potentially dangerous category as asbestos, arsenic and mustard gas. France-based […]
