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Providing life-saving support during the pandemic World Humanitarian Day (WHD) was designated in memory of the 19 August 2003 bomb attack on the Canal Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq, killing 22 …

COVID-19 Emergency Committee highlights need for response efforts over long term

Statement on the fourth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

WHO Director-General announced the initiation of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPR) to evaluate the world’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

WHO discontinues hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir treatment arms for COVID-19 4 July 2020  News release The World Health Organization (WHO) accepted the recommendation from the Solidarity Trial’s International Steering Committee to …

WHO welcomes preliminary results about dexamethasone use in treating critically ill COVID-19 patients 16 June 2020  News release The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the initial clinical trial results from …

Dexamethasone reduces death in hospitalised patients with severe respiratory complications of COVID-19 In March 2020, the RECOVERY (Randomised Evaluation of COVid-19 thERapY) trial was established as a randomised clinical trial …

Stop tobacco industry exploitation of children and young people 29 May 2020  News release The World Health Organization is today launching a new kit for school students aged 13-17 to …

International community rallies to support open research and science to fight COVID-19 29 May 2020  News release Geneva WHO and Costa Rica launch landmark COVID-19 Technology Access Pool 29 countries …

Historic health assembly ends with global commitment to COVID-19 response “Let our shared humanity be the antidote to our shared threat. “-Dr Tedros 19 May 2020 Media release Geneva At …