GENEVA, July 23 — Vaccine inequity is the biggest obstacle to ending the global coronavirus pandemic, Anadolu Agency reported the World Health Organisation chief said Thursday.

PUTRAJAYA, July 19 — A public inquiry under the Communications and Multimedia Act (CMA) 1998 to review the mandatory standard for electromagnetic field emission from radio communications  infrastructure -  Determination Number 1 of 2010 (MS for EMF) will be held from today until Sept 17.

MOSCOW, July 15 — Coronavirus-related disruption to health care services in 2020 led to 23 million children worldwide missing out on routine vaccinations for diseases such as measles, diphtheria, and tetanus, a joint study conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Unicef found.

GENEVA, July 15 — To date, the Delta variant of the novel coronavirus has been identified in 111 countries, territories or areas, and is on the way to becoming the dominant strain of the virus worldwide, causing an increase in new infections and deaths, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday, reported Xinhua.

GENEVA, July 13 —  Director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Monday warned of the "devastating outbreaks" caused by the Delta variant of Covid-19, saying that the new strain of the virus was infecting people "at a scorching pace." "Last week marked...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 12 — The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently issued a warning that the Delta variant which is more extreme as it is always mutating, can put the world in grave danger.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 — The European Union (EU) Ambassador to Malaysia Michalis Rokas clarified that EU member states could allow entry for people vaccinated with vaccines that have not been yet authorised in the EU but have completed the WHO Emergency Use Listing process.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 — The EU should not discriminate over where AstraZeneca vaccines are produced as the same formula is used at all its manufacturing facilities, said the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 — The issue over vaccine recognition must be discussed and clarified at the international level so that there is no discrimination, said Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — The uncertainty surrounding the current pandemic situation, with daily cases hovering around 4,000 to 5,000 cases, is still a cause for concern even after three weeks of a nationwide total lockdown.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 — The World Health Organisation (WHO) should ask all countries to recognise all types of Covid-19 vaccines that are listed by WHO, said National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 — The total number of Covid-19 tests using RT-PCR (PCR) and RTK Antigen (RTK-Ag) recorded yesterday was 92,420.

GENEVA, June 8 — The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned Monday of the dangers of buying overpriced vaccines from intermediaries, reminding that countries should buy vaccines certified by the WHO and make sure to identify the origin of the product, reported Xinhua.

REUTERS, June 4 — A Covid-19 variant which Vietnam authorities thought was a combination of the Indian and UK strains is not a new hybrid but part of the existing Indian strain, the World Health Organization's (WHO) representative in Vietnam told Nikkei.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 2 — Some 18 per cent of Malaysia’s population will benefit from the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine which is approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO), said National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

WASHINGTON, June 2 — Vaccinating the world is the most effective way to boost global output in the near term, International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Kristalina Georgieva said Tuesday, warning that low vaccination rates in some countries are "dangerous" for everyone.

GENEVA, June 2 — The World Health Organisation (WHO) validated on Tuesday the CoronaVac Covid-19 vaccine developed by Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac for emergency use, Xinhua reported.

MOSCOW, May 17 — A World Health Organisation (WHO) and International Labour Organisation (ILO) study showed that long working hours were the cause of 745,000 deaths from stroke and ischemic heart disease in 2016, Sputnik reported.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) today advises the people against taking ivermectin for the treatment and prevention of Covid-19, said Health director-general, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

GENEVA, May 8 — The World Health Organisation (WHO) validated on Friday the BBIBP-CorV Covid-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinopharm for emergency use, Xinhua news agency reported.