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# WHO

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17th September 2023 - 23rd September 2023
# Stephen Donnelly
New round of Covid and flu vaccines to roll out at the start of October, minister says
The newest round of vaccines will come online on 2 October.
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August 2023
# Pollution
Air pollution is the greatest global threat to human health, study finds
Residents of Bangladesh would gain 6.8 years of life expectancy if pollution was brought down to WHO guidelines.
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Aug 29th 2023, 7:02 AM
This year
2023
# aspartame
Soft drink sweetener aspartame ‘possibly carcinogenic', says WHO
The acceptable daily intake level remains unchanged.
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Jul 14th 2023, 8:27 AM
# CervicalCheck
'Exponential rise' in number of legal cases being taken against CervicalCheck, says WHO report
The report said that the programme could be rendered financially unsustainable due to the number of claims being taken against it.
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Jul 6th 2023, 11:05 AM
# Health
Donnelly: Sugar tax will remain despite WHO saying artificial sweetener could cause cancer
Aspartame is commonly used in thousands of products including diet fizzy drinks, ice cream and chewing gum.
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Jun 30th 2023, 4:28 PM
# covid19
Ireland's Covid-19 vaccination programme will pause over the summer
This means no state Covid-19 vaccination programme will be active over the summer.
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Jun 14th 2023, 4:58 PM
# factcheck
Debunked: Confusion over news article helps spread baseless claims about Pandemic Treaty
A letter sent by Conservative MPs has been used to allege a treaty will cede sovereignty to the WHO.
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Jun 2nd 2023, 2:26 PM
# Food security
WHO to expand support for farmers to grow food instead of tobacco
Following a successful pilot scheme in Kenya, the UN wants to expand it to other countries and continents.
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May 26th 2023, 8:28 PM
# mpox
Mpox no longer a global health emergency says World Health Organisation
90% fewer cases of the virus have been reported in the last three months, according to the Director General.
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May 11th 2023, 4:19 PM
# Alcohol ads
Alcohol Action Ireland calls for clampdown on '0%' drink ads as WHO labels it 'grey area'
Alcohol Action Ireland believe that the adverts breach the Public Health Alcohol Act which bans certain types of alcohol advertising.
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May 10th 2023, 4:20 PM
# WHO
WHO declares an end to Covid-19 global health emergency
The coronavirus outbreak killed at least seven million people worldwide – and health chiefs stressed that the pandemic is not over.
The World Health Organisation has said Covid-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency.
The announcement marks a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns.
The WHO said that even though the emergency phase is over, the pandemic has not come to an end.
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May 5th 2023, 7:04 PM
# Sudan Conflict
Concern and Goal suspend aid activity in Sudan as NGOs struggle to cope with ongoing violence
“If it continues like this, I don’t know what the consequences will be. It will be terrible.”
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Apr 18th 2023, 7:58 PM
Covid pandemic still volatile, WHO warns
More than 23,000 deaths and three million new cases have been reported to the WHO in the past 28 days.
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Apr 18th 2023, 7:10 PM
# Bird Flu
China records first human death from H3N8 bird flu, WHO says
The woman who died was a 56-year-old from Guangdong province in southeast China.
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Apr 12th 2023, 8:01 AM
# Coronavirus
China defends search for source of Covid-19 after 'offensive' WHO criticism
The director of the China Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said research is “always shared”.
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Apr 8th 2023, 1:44 PM
# Covid-19
Debunked: No, vaccinated people are not more likely to have heart problems from being jabbed
The risk of myocarditis from COVID-19 far outweighs the risk from vaccines
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Apr 6th 2023, 4:11 PM
# World Health Organisation
Eight new cases of Marburg disease confirmed in Equatorial Guinea, WHO says
There are two known current outbreaks of Marburg on the African continent.
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Mar 23rd 2023, 10:20 PM
# H5N1
WHO describes bird flu situation as 'worrying' after death of an infected girl in Cambodia
The girl’s father has also tested positive for the virus, prompting fears that the virus could have been transmitted between humans.
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Feb 24th 2023, 2:45 PM
# pandemic
Three years on, WHO says Covid-19 is still a global emergency
The WHO first declared a so-called public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020.
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Jan 30th 2023, 1:41 PM
# WHO
WHO panel debates Covid's emergency status and whether pandemic merits highest level of alert
The outcome will be issued early next week.
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Jan 27th 2023, 6:17 PM
Last year
2022
# cancer free
Majority of countries to miss targets for decreasing cervical cancer
Ireland had a 3% increase in cervical cancer between 1988 and 2017, one of the highest in the world.
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Dec 14th 2022, 11:30 PM
# mpox
WHO to rename monkeypox to 'mpox' to reduce prejudice and stigma
The World Health Organisation will phase out its use of the term monkeypox over the next year.
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Nov 28th 2022, 12:30 PM
# G20
G20 ministers launch billion-dollar pandemic fund
The fund is viewed as one of the early global outcomes of the G20 summit next week.
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Nov 13th 2022, 9:43 AM
# hot weather
At least 15,000 people killed by hot weather in Europe in 2022, WHO says
The three months from June-August were the hottest in Europe since records began.
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Nov 7th 2022, 8:50 PM
# pandemic
World Health Organisation warns Covid is still an international emergency
The WHO’s Covid-19 technical lead, agreed, warning that there were still millions of cases being reported each week
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Oct 19th 2022, 7:24 PM
# mike ryan
Irish head of emergencies at WHO reveals he received death threats during pandemic
The Sligo-born doctor said that he may have post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Sep 21st 2022, 11:42 AM
# EBOLA
Uganda declares first Ebola death since 2019
Uganda has experienced several Ebola outbreaks in the past, most recently in 2019 when at least five died.
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Sep 20th 2022, 1:16 PM
# monkeypox
'Not the only transmission route': Calling monkeypox an STI may create false sense of security
Speaking to The Explainer podcast, Dr Cillian de Gascun said it should not be overlooked that household contacts and healthcare workers are also at risk.
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Aug 14th 2022, 7:30 AM
# POLIO
Polio detected in NYC’s sewage, suggesting virus circulating
New York city is confronting polio as officials struggle to vaccinate vulnerable populations against monkeypox and adjusting to new Covid guidelines.
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Aug 12th 2022, 6:54 PM
# Outbreak
Spain reports second monkeypox-linked death
It is not confirmed if the deaths were actually caused by monkeypox, with autopsies still ongoing.
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Jul 30th 2022, 3:08 PM
# monkeypox
Monkeypox: Shame and stigma will prolong outbreak, campaigners say
An advocacy group for gay and bisexual men has urged the government to secure enough vaccines for those who are vulnerable.
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Jul 30th 2022, 6:00 AM
# monkeypox
Monkeypox vaccine supplies in Ireland 'low and limited', says HSE
An additional 16 cases of the virus were confirmed here in the past week.
A smallpox vaccine approved for use against monkeypox is to be rolled out to groups most at risk of infection
The HSE and other stakeholders will now decide how to identify those most at risk
The WHO has been asked to rename the virus due to concerns that stigma and shame will prevent people from seeking treatment
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Jul 27th 2022, 6:56 PM
# monkeypox
EU approves smallpox vaccine for use against monkeypox
Imvanex has been approved in the EU since 2013 for the prevention of smallpox.
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Jul 25th 2022, 10:28 AM
# global health emergency
Monkeypox: how a global health emergency is decided
The WHO has declared the surge in monkeypox to be a PHEIC, but what is a PHEIC?
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Jul 23rd 2022, 4:41 PM
# alarm bell
WHO to decide whether monkeypox is global health emergency
Nearly 14,000 cases have been reported from more than 70 countries
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Jul 21st 2022, 7:46 AM
# Public Health
WHO to decide if monkeypox is a global emergency as Ireland records 10 more cases
The WHO decided in June against declaring such an emergency but will reconvene next week amid rising cases.
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Jul 15th 2022, 8:47 AM
# Outbreak
Recent decline in childhood vaccinations reaching crisis point, UN says
24.7 million children missed their first dose of the measles vaccine, while 3.5 million missed the first vaccine for HPV.
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Jul 15th 2022, 6:15 AM
# British Medical Journal
World Health Organization advises against use of two drugs for non-severe Covid-19
Fluvoxamine and colchicine received considerable interest during the pandemic.
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Jul 14th 2022, 6:15 AM
# monkeypox
WHO calls for 'urgent' action in Europe over monkeypox
Some 39 cases of the virus have been confirmed in Ireland.
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Jul 1st 2022, 6:01 PM
# supreme court ruling
WHO chief calls US abortion ruling a 'setback’ that will cost lives
The World Health Organisation’s director-general said safe abortion should be understood as healthcare.
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Jun 29th 2022, 9:58 PM
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