Posts Tagged: WHO
Israel, Hamas Agree to ‘Humanitarian Pauses’ for Polio Vaccinations in Gaza, WHO Says
JNS.org — The World Health Organization announced that Israel and Hamas have given a "preliminary commitment" to conduct "humanitarian pauses" to allow the global body...
Covid is No Longer a Global Health Emergency – WHO
i24 News - The Covid pandemic, which for over three years has killed millions of people, wreaked economic havoc, and deepened inequalities, is no longer...
WHO Calls Emergency Meeting as Monkeypox Cases Top 100 in Europe, First Detected in Israel
The World Health Organization was holding an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the recent outbreak of monkeypox, a viral infection more common to west...
Lebanon Closes Bars, Nightclubs to Curb Coronavirus
Lebanon said on Sunday it will close bars and nightclubs to help contain the COVID-19 outbreak which has killed more than 450 people in a...
Reform Is Needed at the World Health Organization
The US is the most significant single contributor to the World Health Organization (WHO). US taxpayer-funded contributions total approximately $2 billion -- or roughly half --...
Expert: Ebola Outbreak Could ‘Paralyze’ Israel’s Economy; Netanyahu Convenes Assessment Team
An Israel researcher is warning that the economic and societal breakdown that might accompany an outbreak of the Ebola virus in Israel, might be even...
Israel Ranks Highest Globally in Children’s Internet Usage
According to a new World Health Organization report, Israeli children spend more time daily on the internet than those of any other country in the...
Prostate Cancer Risk Lowered with Circumcision, Study Finds
Circumcision before sex may reduce the risk of prostate cancer in males, according to a new study. Jonathan Wright and a team of researchers at the...
The UNESCO Follies Are Back
The Palestinian Authority succeeded last Monday in becoming a member state in the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The vote was 107...
