Tag: WHO
Tests, masks… the covid crisis is causing an avalanche of medical waste
If you’ve ever done a self-test, you probably know this. A box contains more plastic bags than components that are really useful for carrying out the test. An accumulation of…
a subvariant of the Omicron virus detected in 57 countries
A sub-variant of the Omicron Coronavirus strain which some studies have shown may be more contagious than the original version has been detected in 57 countries, the WHO announced on…
Tedros Ghebreyesus before the WHO executive board for re-election
He was totally unknown to the general public two years ago. It is now the global face of the fight against Covid-19. The Ethiopian boss of the WHO, Tedros Ghebreyesus,…
Covax needs $5.2 billion to continue its action
This had to be the solution to vaccinate the whole world against Covid in the most egalitarian way possible. Covax is now a huge, somewhat seized up machine. With our…
the transition to an endemic form, a scenario not without danger, warns the WHO
We would be on the verge of going from Covid pandemic to endemic. Translation: you will have to get used to living with the virus, a bit like with the…
Half of Europeans could be infected with Omicron within two months, WHO warns
The surge of the Omicron variant in Europe has raised fears of a wave of contamination affecting half of the population. Observations show a very strong increase in the number…
Who is suitable for bariatric surgery?
The body mass index calculated by dividing the person’s weight by the square of the height is over 40; patients who cannot lose weight despite professional support and serious exercise;…
“Good news” from WHO on Omicron
WHO official Dr. Mahamud described this as “good news”. While the variant of the coronavirus, Omicron, which originated in South Africa, continues to spread rapidly all over the world, a…
WHO advocates caution at Christmas and wants to “end the pandemic” in 2022
As the Covid-19 pandemic and the new Omicron variant wreak havoc around the world, the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, called on Monday, December…
Who is Ozan Balik, how old is he and where is he from? Here is his biography…
Ozan Balık, who is interested in oil painting, novel experiments and biomechanical device design as a hobby, graduated from Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine in 1999 and worked in Viranşehir…