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WHO member countries agree on a draft 'pandemic treaty' to try to avoid COVID-19 mistakes
After the world’s largely disastrous response to the coronavirus, countries tasked the WHO with overseeing a pandemic treaty ...
How the world will fight the next pandemic? WHO members agree on a landmark agreement
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced a historic Pandemic Agreement to tackle future pandemics, emphasizing global ...
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The ‘king of poisons’ is building up in rice
Rice feeds more than half of the world’s population. Climate change is loading the beloved grain with arsenic, creating a ...
Roadside bomb kills 3 in southwest Pakistan as 2 polio workers are abducted in the northwest
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A powerful roadside bomb exploded near a vehicle carrying security personnel in Pakistan’s restive ...
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New Antibiotic May Be Effective in Treating Gonorrhea
A newly approved antibiotic to treat urinary tract infections may also help fight drug-resistant gonorrhea, a new study shows ...
How much screen time experts say your child should have at every age
For slightly older toddlers, WHO recommends no more than one hour of sedentary screen time per day. This should be balanced ...
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WHO Announces Completion of Draft Pandemic Agreement
THURSDAY, April 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Member states of the World Health Organization forged a draft agreement seeking to strengthen global collaboration on future pandemic prevention ...
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WHO Announces Completion of Draft Pandemic Agreement
THURSDAY, April 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Member states of the World Health Organization forged a draft agreement seeking to strengthen global collaboration on future pandemic prevention, ...
Trump’s right about the WHO: It’s time to consider an alternative
It is time for the United States to consider an alternative to the WHO — a more nimble, innovative institution that would ...
Countries Agree on Treaty Aimed at Preventing Global Health Crises
The World Health Organization finally reached a compromise on a pandemic treaty after three years of talks. The United States ...
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Countries reach ‘historic’ agreement to tackle future pandemics, WHO says
Members of the World Health Organization reached an agreement to prepare the world for future pandemics after more than three years of negotiations, the organization said early on Wednesday. The ...
WHO members reach deal on how the world would tackle future pandemics
Members of the World Health Organization reached a landmark agreement on Wednesday on how to learn from COVID-19, which ...