February 27, 2021

WHO team probing Covid-19 visits Wuhan lab, meets ‘Bat Woman’

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 27 February, 2021   Wuhan Institute of Virology staff Dr Shi Zhengli earning her the nickname “Bat Woman” – was […]
February 24, 2021

Bangladesh a unique example of containing Covid-19: WHO DG

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 25 February, 2021   The World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has praised Bangladesh for its […]
February 20, 2021

World Bank may approve $1.6bn Covid-19 vaccine funding for Bangladesh, 11 others

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 20 February, 2021 Reuters, Washington World Bank is expected to approve $1.6 billion in Covid-19 vaccine funding for Bangladesh and […]
February 16, 2021

WHO approves emergency use of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine through Covax facility

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 16 February, 2021 AFP, Geneva The World Health Organization gave emergency use approval to AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccines on Monday, allowing […]
February 13, 2021

WHO calls for more research on post-coronavirus complications

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 13 February, 2021   Much more research is needed into the “constellation” of at times debilitating symptoms among people who […]
February 4, 2021

Key workers in 145 countries must get Covid-19 shots by June-end: WHO

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 04 February, 2021 UNB, Dhaka With the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccination programme, the United Nations has urged key workers […]
February 3, 2021

WHO team visits Wuhan research lab at centre of speculation

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 03 February, 2021 AP, Wuhan World Health Organization investigators on Wednesday visited a research centre in the Chinese city of […]
February 3, 2021

Bangladesh to get 1.28 crore vaccines from the COVAX programme

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 03 February, 2021   Bangladesh will get 1,27,92,000 vaccines from the COVAX programme, led by the World Health Organization and […]
January 28, 2021

WHO executive board meeting: Bangladesh wants quick supply of vaccine to developing countries

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 28 January, 2021   Bangladesh has urged the WHO, Vaccine Alliance, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations and UNICEF to play […]