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WHO chief brands COVID-19 PPE corruption 'murder'
The WHO director-general was asked about graft in South Africa, which is reeling from coronavirus-linked corruption scandals that have battered President Cyril Ramaphosa's credibility and the country's image abroad.
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Germany, France want more funding, power for WHO as part of sweeping reforms
The move shows the two countries’ keen interest in an overhaul aimed at strengthening the WHO, despite talks on the matter with the United States collapsing earlier in August at G7 level over differing views about the reform.
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WHO urges nations to join global shared vaccine bid
The World Health Organization's director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that without vaccinating the planet's highest-risk populations simultaneously, it would be impossible to rebuild the global economy.
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COVID-19 pandemic now driven by younger adults - WHO
Countries putting their own interests ahead of others in trying to ensure supplies of a possible vaccine are making the pandemic worse, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in Geneva on Tuesday.
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Mkhize welcomes WHO Surge Team to SA to help with COVID-19 pandemic
A team of about 43 experts from around the globe would assist the country refine its efforts against the pandemic.
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WHO says food safe from coronavirus
The WHO said there was no need to panic - and there were no examples of the respiratory disease being transmitted through food.
