World Health Organization Statements
World Health Organization - Latest statements from the press
United Nations agency concerned with international public health
“ There are ways to manage workers and to manage cases without having a strong, restricted travel ban and we don’t encourage that as WHO,
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,
WHO Chief lands in Congo to address rare Ebola outbreak amid distrust…
“ We cannot build community trust or isolate the sick while bombs are falling,
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,
WHO Chief lands in Congo to address rare Ebola outbreak amid distrust…
“ We are also aware of reports today about another American national with a high-risk contact who has been transferred to the Czech Republic,
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,
WHO raises Ebola outbreak risk in Congo to very high for strain with…
“ These data tell a story of both progress and persistent inequality, with many people, especially women, children and those in underserved communities, still denied the basic conditions for a healthy…
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,
COVID-19 linked to 22.1 million excess deaths globally between 2020…
“ At the moment, there is no sign that we are seeing the start of a larger outbreak,
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,
French hantavirus patient is critically ill, on artificial lung as…
“ We have very good people looking at it. It seems to be okay. They know the virus very well. They’ve worked with it for a long time. They know it very well. Not easy to pass on. So we hope that’s true,
US President,
Americans aboard hantavirus-stricken cruise ship to quarantine in…
“ It seems to be okay. Not easy to pass on, so we hope that’s true,
Donald Trump,
WHO confirms 6 Hantavirus cases, 3 deaths linked to Spain-bound cruise…