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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in World

WHO Chief Resigns Amid Growing Scrutiny

NEW DELHI: Saima Wazed, WHO’s Southeast Asia regional director and daughter of ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, resigned amid fraud investigations. The WHO said a committee had recommended her dismissal before she stepped down. Wazed had been placed on unpaid leave over allegations involving financial fraud and misrepresented academic credentials. She has denied the allegations against her. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

WHO chief blames ‘egos’ for failed peace talks

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has blamed “egos” for the failure of peace talks. He did not refer to any particular conflict, but his comments came as the US-Israel war on Iran completed two weeks, with its impact spreading globally, amid surging oil prices and energy shortages. “Peace talks don’t fail because the issues are too big. They fail because the egos are too big,” the WHO chief said in a post on X. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

WHO chief says 2 million ‘starving’ in Gaza

Two million people are “starving” in the Gaza Strip, with the deliberate blocking of aid driving up the risk of famine, the World Health Organization chief warned Monday. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the WHO and other UN agencies stood ready to deliver aid into the Palestinian territory, if and when it is allowed to enter. Israel has said its blockade since March 2 was aimed at forcing concessions from the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday it was necessary for Israel to prevent a famine… Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

WHO chief calls for end to hospital attacks in Gaza

The head of the World Health Organisation on Monday called for an end to attacks on hospitals in Gaza after Israel struck one and raided another in the past few days. "Hospitals in Gaza have once again become battlegrounds and the health system is under severe threat," WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a post on X. "We repeat: stop attacks on hospitals. People in Gaza need access to health care. Humanitarians need access to provide health aid. Ceasefire!" he added. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza 'no longer functioning': WHO chief

The Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza is "no longer functioning" after it was fully evacuated, World Health Organisation director general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. "Some patients went home, while the majority were referred to Al Ahli Hospital," Dr Tedros wrote in a post on X. "Al Ahli referred stable patients to Al Helou Hospital and retained four critical cases." Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Rafah assault 'could lead to a bloodbath': WHO chief

An Israeli military incursion into Gaza's southern city of Rafah could lead to a "bloodbath", the World Health Organisation said while announcing contingency plans. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to crush Hamas's remaining fighters in Rafah, where much of Gaza's population has sought refuge from nearly seven months of war. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus spoke of possible dire implications for the 1.2 million people sheltering in Rafah. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

WHO chief deplores 'unconscionable' strikes on Red Crescent in Gaza

The head of the World Health Organisation said that he deplored the strikes on the Palestine Red Crescent Society headquarters in Gaza, branding them "unconscionable". WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated that health must never be a target during conflicts and added that Gazans were facing a "dire humanitarian catastrophe". The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said that Israel twice struck its headquarters in the southern city of Khan Younis, resulting in "five casualties and three injuries" among displaced people who had sought refuge there and at a nearby hospital… Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Four in five Gaza homes go days without food: WHO Chief

Residents in Gaza City are facing starvation and selling their possessions for food, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. “Hunger is present, and famine is looming in Gaza,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wrote Saturday on X. Four of five households in northern Gaza and half of the displaced households in the south are going days and nights without eating, said Ghebreyesus. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Situation in Gaza is 'catastrophic': WHO chief

The effect of the Israel-Gaza conflict on the enclave's healthcare sector had been "catastrophic", the World Health Organisation chief has said at an emergency board meeting. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the 34-member board added that conditions were ideal for the spread of deadly diseases. However, he said it would be all but impossible for the WHO to improve the situation. Read More…

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