The World Health Organization (WHO) and Covid-19

Shop an example of humanitarian aid to Venezuelans during the COVID-19 pandemic

It is raining and in one of the 250 irregular passes, better known as trochas, that the municipality of Villa del Rosario has, entire families of Venezuelans, loaded with enormous sacks, prepare to cross the waters of the Táchira River, now raging due to winter. As the border is closed, migrants use these dangerous controlled paths

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Post COVID Syndrome and reinfection are a reality, the safest thing is to avoid contagion

The so-called long COVID already has a code in the International Classification of Diseases and has been designated as the Post COVID Syndrome, the leading epidemiologist of the World Health Organization reported this Friday. María Van Kerkhove assured that the world is learning more and more about the syndrome, which seems to affect many

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The first vaccines will not interrupt COVID-19 in the Americas; maintain containment measures, yeah

The Pan American Health Organization reported this Wednesday that the Americas are experiencing "the highest levels of COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic," which is why it asked that health authorities issue "clear guidance to protect the communities". She also requested, through her director, that the

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"More than XNUMX reasons to quit smoking", a new WHO campaign to help XNUMX million people

The certainty that smoking constitutes a risk factor that can be decisive if the coronavirus is contracted has been a wake-up call for many smokers and at least 780 million of them have expressed their willingness to give up the habit of smoking. The World Health Organization (WHO) presented this Tuesday a

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Ecuadorian chef Rodrigo Pacheco, FAO Goodwill Ambassador for the Year of Plant Health

This Tuesday, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations named Ecuadorian chef Rodrigo Pacheco as a special Goodwill ambassador for the International Year of Plant Health, representing Latin America and the Caribbean. The Ecuadorian chef will advocate for the objectives of the International Year of Health

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COVID-19 vaccine should not be mandatory, says WHO

People should have all the information about vaccines available to protect themselves from COVID-19 and have the freedom to make a decision about getting immunized or not, unless they find themselves in very specific circumstances, said three experts from the World Health Organization. Health this Monday. “We have to convince and persuade

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The Commission on Narcotic Drugs reclassifies cannabis, although it still considers it harmful

In reviewing a series of World Health Organization recommendations on marijuana and its derivatives, the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs removed cannabis from Schedule IV of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, where it was listed alongside addictive opioids and lethal like heroin. With 27 votes to

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Ten Latin American countries will not pay for the COVID-19 vaccine thanks to the WHO initiative

The Pan American Health Organization is aware that in previous public health emergencies, such as influenza A H1N1, the poorest countries in Latin America and the Caribbean received vaccines six to eight months later than rich nations. During the weekly briefing on the evolution of COVID-19 in the

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