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Two million Palestinians ‘starving’ in Gaza: WHO

TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA) – Director General of World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says that Israel’s deliberate blocking of aid is driving up the risk of famine, saying that two million Palestinians are starving in Gaza.

World Health Organization looks ahead to life without US

TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA) – Hundreds of officials from the World Health Organization will join donors and diplomats in Geneva with one question dominating their thoughts — how to cope with crises from mpox to cholera without their main funder, the US.

WHO chief says new pandemic inevitable

TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – Another pandemic will occur sooner or later, and this is not a "theoretical risk" but an "epidemiological certainty," World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said.

Some 70 people killed in attack on hospital in Sudan

TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – Some 70 people were killed in an attack on the only functional hospital in the besieged city of El Fasher in Sudan, the chief of the World Health Organization said Sunday.

WHO chief survives Israeli attack on Yemen airport

TEHRAN, Dec. 27 (MNA) – A wave of Israeli air attacks hit Yemen’s main airport just as the World Health Organization’s director-general said he was about to board a flight there, wounding one of the United Nations plane’s crew, the WHO chief said.

WHO chief calls for establishing ceasefire in Gaza Strip

TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) – World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus described conditions at Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza as “simply appalling”, calling for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza enclave.

WHO warns healthcare in Gaza in ‘apocalyptic’ state

TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that healthcare conditions for the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have deteriorated to an “apocalyptic” state.

UNRWA ban in Gaza 'will not make Israel safer': WHO

TEHRAN, Nov. 05 (MNA) –The WHO chief on Monday denounced Israel's decision to cut ties with the UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees, saying it would not make the regime safer while increasing civilian suffering in Gaza.

Qatar, Iraq interested in boosting health co-op with Iran

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – Qatari and Iraqi officials have expressed interest in enhancing cooperation with Iran in the health sector.

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65 medical workers killed in Lebanon since Sep. 17

TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – At least 16 attacks on health facilities have been carried out in Lebanon since September 17, killing 65 medical workers and injuring 40 others, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.

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One-quarter of Gaza injured have ‘life-changing injuries’

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) says one-quarter of those wounded during the ongoing Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip have suffered “life-changing injuries.”

WHO: Over 20,000 dead in Sudan conflict

TEHRAN, Sep. 09(MNA)– More than 20,000 people have been killed in the ongoing conflict in Sudan between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group since April 2023, the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) said.

WHO announces 3 day pause in Gaza war for polio vaccination

TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) –The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday a "preliminary commitment for area-specific humanitarian pauses" during a polio vaccination campaign set to begin on Sept. 1 in the Gaza Strip.

WHO chief discusses mpox outbreak with UN agencies in Congo

TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) –The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) met with leaders of UN agencies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Thursday to address the ongoing mpox outbreak that is affecting the region.

Mpox virus can be halted, brought under control: WHO

TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – The World Health Organization secretary general said on Friday that the new mpox virus can be halted and brought under control.

New pandemic may strike at any time: WHO chief

TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – A new pandemic may strike at any time, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned.

Efforts to send fuel to Gaza continue amid WHO warnings: UN

TEHRAN, Jul. 10 (MNA) – United Nations spokesman Stephane Dujarric has said that the world body and its agencies are in continuous efforts to send fuel to Gaza but are facing delays.

WHO chief warns over escalating healthcare crisis in Gaza

TEHRAN, Jul. 10 (MNA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised the alarm over the escalating healthcare crisis in the Gaza Strip amid continuous US-Israeli genocidal war in the war-ravaged besieged territory.

One in five Gazans facing extreme lack of food: WHO chief

TEHRAN, Jun. 26 (MNA) – One in five people in Gaza are facing an extreme lack of food as the risk of famine in the Palestinian enclave remains high, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

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Over 500 Palestinians killed in West Bank since October 7

TEHRAN, Jun. 15 (MNA) – More than 500 Palestinians, including 126 children, have been killed in the West Bank since October 7, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on X.

WHO voices concern over escalating health crisis in West Bank

TEHRAN, Jun. 15 (MNA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has voiced concern over the escalating health crisis in the occupied West Bank.

Iran, WHO to cooperate on eliminating hepatitis C

TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) – The Islamic Republic and the World Health Organization (WHO) are to set up a joint working group to eliminate hepatitis C.

Iran hails aligning participation of Palestine in WHO

TEHRAN, Jun. 02 (MNA) –The Permanent Mission of Iran to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva has hailed aligning the participation of Palestine in the WHO with its participation in the UN as "a historic decision".

Iran's Health Minister attends WHO session in Geneva

TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) – Iran's Health Minister Bahram Einollahi is visiting Geneva to attend the Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly.

WHO head urges Tel Aviv to lift restrictions on aid into Gaza

TEHRAN, May 22 (MNA) – Head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus asks Tel Aviv to lift the blockade on medical supplies into Gaza, saying approximately 700 seriously ill patients are stuck in a war zone.

Iran FM stresses WHO to help Gaza with medical aid

TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has called on international organizations, particularly the World Health Organization (WHO), to provide humanitarian aid and medicine to the war-torn Gaza Strip.

WHO registers 'Family Health Program' as Iranian initiative

TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has recognized the Islamic Republic's "Family Health Program" as an Iranian initiative and registered it in the name of the country.

Children dying of starvation in Gaza, WHO chief warns

TEHRAN, Mar. 05 (MNA) – Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned that children in Gaza are at risk of death due to lack of food.

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Bombing of tents sheltering displaced Palestinians outrageous

TEHRAN, Mar. 03 (MNA) – The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday expressed concern over Israeli bombing on tents housing displaced civilians in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, resulting in casualties.