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The World Health Organization declares Egypt to be malaria-free.
2024-10-21

The World Health Organization announces that European cases of monkeypox have tripled in the past two weeks.
2022-07-2

The World Health Organization designates scientifically-named B.1.621 variant, known as "Mu" and first detected in Colombia, as variant of interest, amid concerns that it has mutations which suggest it is more resistant to vaccines.
2021-08-31

China is declared malaria-free by the WHO, following an eradication effort that began in 1950.
2021-06-30

India reports a record 3,780 deaths from COVID-19 during the past 24 hours and 382,315 new cases. The World Health Organization says that nearly half of the worldwide cases reported last week were from India.
2021-05-5

The World Health Organization announces the approval of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine.
2021-02-15

Rwanda begins a COVID-19 vaccination programme with limited supplies of WHO-approved vaccines acquired through unnamed international partners, making it the first country in East Africa to begin its campaign. Healthcare workers and other high-risk groups will be the first to receive a vaccine.
2021-02-14

The World Health Organization reports a record one-day increase in global cases, with a total of 338,779 cases reported in the last 24 hours led by a surge of infections in Europe, where cases rise by 96,996.
2020-10-8

The World Health Organization announces it will launch an investigation into the allegations regarding its officials committing acts of sexual exploitation and abuse while on mission to control the Kivu Ebola outbreak in the Équateur Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
2020-09-29

The World Health Organization reports a record increase in global COVID-19 cases with 284,196 new cases in last 24 hours. United States and Brazil account for almost half the total.
2020-07-24