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Chief sanitary doctor was asked about the Marburg virus outbreak in Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz - Chairperson of the Committee of Sanitary and Epidemiological Control, Kazakhstan's chief state sanitary doctor Sarkhat Beysenova,
10 October 2024
WHO calls for urgent rethinking of alcohol issues
Tengrinews.kz - The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes that alcohol is responsible for one in eleven deaths in the European region and
03 October 2024
Scientists have identified the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic
Tengrinews.kz - A group of scientists from the United States, Britain, France, and other countries has proven that the seafood market in the
20 September 2024
WHO approves first monkeypox vaccine
Tengrinews.kz - The World Health Organization has officially approved the use of the first vaccine against monkeypox. This approval is expected
16 September 2024
WHO explains why masks don't work against monkeypox
Tengrinews.kz - Head of the European Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO), Hans Kluge, stated that a mask will not protect
21 August 2024
First case of the mpox virus detected outside Africa
Tengrinews.kz - The first case of Mpox virus (known as monkeypox) outside of Africa has been recorded in Sweden, according to Euronews.
16 August 2024
Next pandemic could be near, says WHO head
Tengrinews.kz - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organization (WHO), has warned about the risk of a new pandemic.
17 July 2024
80 percent of world's city dwellers breathing bad air: UN
Over 80 percent of the world's city dwellers breathe poor quality air, increasing their risk of lung cancer and other diseases: WHO
12 May 2016
Number of adults with diabetes has quadrupled since 1980: WHO
The number of adults estimated to be living with diabetes has nearly quadrupled over 35 years: the World Health Organization
06 April 2016
Zika link to new, paralysing disease
Causing brain damage in babies and a rare neurological ailment in adults, the Zika virus is also linked to paralysis-causing myelitis.
09 March 2016
WHO country office to cost Kazakhstan $2 million a year
Majilis, the country’s lower chamber, approved of the agreement with the WHO to launch a country office in Almaty.
09 September 2015
WHO says MERS outbreak in S.Korea a 'wakeup call'
The World Health Organization said that the MERS outbreak in South Korea was a "wakeup call" and urged all countries to be more vigilant.
17 June 2015
S.Korea MERS virus outbreak "large and complex": WHO
South Korea's outbreak of the deadly MERS virus is "large and complex" and more cases should be expected, a team of World Health Organization (WHO) experts said.
13 June 2015
WHO chief announces shake-up of organisation after Ebola shock
The World Health Organization will dramatically reform its emergency response operations this year, after the UN agency faced blistering criticism for its slow Ebola response.
19 May 2015
Drastic improvements in Kazakhstan oncology: increased financing and higher detection rates
Chief Oncologist of the Ministry of Healthcare and Social Development Kuanysh Nurgaviyev has reported on positive trends in the oncological situation in Kazakhstan and explained the increase of new cancer cases.
21 March 2015
One billion young at risk of hearing loss from loud music: WHO
More than one billion young people risk damaging their hearing through listening to loud music, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
28 February 2015
WHO names Ebola response chief
The World Health Organization said it had appointed its assistant director-general Bruce Aylward to head its overall response to the deadly Ebola outbreak.
04 February 2015
WHO pledges reforms as it admits Ebola mistakes
The World Health Organization's chief admitted the UN agency had been caught napping on Ebola and pledged reforms to avoid similar mistakes in future.
26 January 2015
WHO makes cervical cancer protection easier, cheaper
The WHO introduced new cervical cancer guidelines, making it easier and cheaper to protect women against one of the deadliest, but most preventable, diseases.
03 December 2014
WHO advises Kazakhs against drinking tea
The World Health Organization has recommended Kazakhstanis to abstain from drinking tea during mealtime.
22 October 2014