The risk of serious adverse reactions of vaccination is much lower than the risk of serious disease or even...
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The World Health Organization characterised Malaysia’s Covid-19 epidemic in the week of March 22-28 as “large-scale community transmission”.
11 March 2021
WHO’s Pandemic Response: From Criticism To Nobel?
Most of the criticism has focused on WHO's initial reluctance to declare a global health emergency, and in particular...
The global death toll from Covid-19 has reached over one million deaths, while some countries have reported an increasing...
18 September 2020
Why Has Malaysia Decided To Opt-Out Of The COVAX Initiative?
The decision to opt-out of COVAX undermines the careful and strong reputation for health care excellence that Malaysia has...
The COVAX Covid-19 vaccine access plan co-led by WHO requires upfront payments from self-financing participant countries.
17 September 2020
WHO Lauded Malaysia’s Health Security Before Pandemic: Adham
A panel of experts by the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended Malaysia to strengthen coordination with the private sector...
08 September 2020
WHO Welcomes Health Minister Adham Joining ‘#SafeHands Challenge’
Dr Adham Baba shows six steps of proper handwashing technique.
19 August 2020
Young People Now Driving Covid-19 Pandemic: WHO
Younger people tend to be less vigilant about preventive measures, thus contract coronavirus at a higher rate.
Too many countries are headed in the wrong direction, says WHO.