Switzerland Coronavirus 'cluster' recorded at WHO's headquarters in Geneva According to an email obtained by the Associated Press, the WHO's anti-coronavirus measures have not been enough to stop the spread of the virus among its staff. 16/11/2020
World UN: 870K measles cases in 2019, highest number in 23 years The number of children sickened by measles in 2019 was the highest in 23 years, according to new data published by the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 12/11/2020
World COVID-19 vaccines: US, China and Russia absent from WHO's COVAX scheme COVAX aims to make 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine available by the end of next year, although rich countries are said to have reserved more than half of the world’s global capacity. 22/09/2020
World Africa now free of wild poliovirus, the WHO says The announcement comes after no cases were reported for four years on the continent, with the last case detected in Nigeria. 25/08/2020
World 2019 was the most dangerous year ever for aid workers According to the UN, 483 aid workers were subject to attacks last year, an 18 per cent rise on 2018 and the highest number ever recorded. 19/08/2020
World Global COVID-19 cases pass the 15-million mark The pandemic continues to accelerate, a data tally has shown, and many countries are being forced to step up their prevention measures. 22/07/2020
