Mike Ryan: What next for the ‘Indiana Jones of epidemiology’ as he leaves WHO?
Sligo man exits the crisis-hit World Health Organisation after decades of fighting deadly diseases in some of the most dangerous places
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Ireland’s grubby treatment of Covid-19 heroes will cause frontline workers to think twice next time
Nurses who contracted long Covid remain trapped in a post-pandemic freeze frame, battling extreme fatigue, brain fog, weakened immunity, headaches and pain
World Health Organisation forges ahead as US makes its absence felt
Organisation’s Pandemic Agreement is born amid slashed budgets and American conspiracy theories
How Dr Mike Ryan became a victim of ‘desperate’ funding crisis in WHO
Retrenchment is on the agenda following the US withdrawal from membership and funding of WHO
Dr Mike Ryan is dropped from WHO executive team amid ‘painful’ cost cuts
World Health Organisation has been thrown into crisis by Trump’s order directing the US to withdraw from the agency
US delays outlining Gaza ceasefire deal amid concern over commitment of Israel and Hamas
Palestinian prime minister meets foreign ministers of Ireland, Norway, Slovenia and EU in Spain to discuss steps towards implementing two-state solution
Aidan O’Leary obituary: Humanitarian who led WHO’s polio eradication efforts
Former Irish Army member was renowned for his collaborative leadership style and his ability to find solutions to complex problems
WHO declares mpox a global public health emergency for second time in two years
Decision comes after fresh outbreak of virus in DRC, with more than 500 deaths linked to illness in Africa this year
Irish director of WHO polio programme dies while on holidays with family
Aidan O’Leary was described as a ‘true leader’ by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative
Israel-Hamas conflict: Netanyahu signals ‘long, difficult’ war after ground operation launched in Gaza
Gaza under blackout as Israel attacks Islamist group Hamas ‘everywhere’
WHO urges China to share more data on possible Covid link to raccoon dogs
Coronavirus findings not definitive and all theories, including lab leak, remain on table, health body says
The Irish Times view on China’s zero Covid policy: a strategy under strain
The WHO has expressed doubts about Beijing’s policy but Xi Jinping remains adamant that it is the only way forward
China hits back at WHO over criticism of zero-Covid strategy
UN body’s chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said policy not sustainable
China’s zero-Covid policy not ‘sustainable’, says head of WHO
Increased knowledge and better tools to fight virus suggests time for change of strategy – Tedros
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