Tag - World Health Organisation

Israel’s threat against WHO neither acceptable nor defensible, says Wisma Putra

PUTRAJAYA: Israel’s recent order for the World Health Organisation (WHO) to remove its supplies from a medical warehouse in southern Gaza within 24 hours as the regime continues its offensive ground operations is blatantly inhumane and violates international law, says Wisma Putra. The Foreign Ministry, in a statement Wednesday (Dec 6), said threatening a United Nations...

Ministry on the alert for any possible ‘Disease X’ outbreak, says Dr Zaliha

KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry is always on the alert for any possible new pandemic, including the so-called "Disease X" from an as-yet-undiscovered pathogen, says Dr Zaliha Mustafa (pic). The Health Minister said the World Health Organisation will alert its member countries should there be any outbreak of a new disease. “It was named Disease X as...