Posts Tagged ‘World Health Organization’

COVID enters its 5th year – won’t go away – NZ needs a realistic strategy

Thursday, February 29th, 2024
pandemic

February 28 marks four years since COVID-19 was first reported in Aotearoa New Zealand. Many of us are probably surprised this virus is still causing a pandemic. The World Health Organization refers to COVID-19 as a continuing pandemic. As Scientific American put it recently, it “has been the elephant in every room — sometimes confronted Read more

Holy See receives permanent observer status at the WHO

Thursday, June 3rd, 2021

The World Health Assembly adopted a resolution to formalize the participation of the Holy See in the World Health Organization as a nonmember state observer. The annual assembly, which is the decision-making body of WHO, held its sessions online and at its headquarters in Geneva May 24-31. The assembly adopted “by consensus” May 31 a Read more