https://www.scmp.com/rss/503694/feed Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is director general of the World Health Organisation. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Seventy-five years ago, in the ashes of World War II and the unprecedented human suffering it caused, nations laid out a way to build “the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world” by ensuring the fundamental rights of everyone, everywhere. This principle was captured in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was adopted in 1948. The World Health Organization was founded the same year, with its constitution enshrining health as “one of the fundamental rights of every human... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3244345/prescription-world-stop-putting-wealth-health?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3244345/prescription-world-stop-putting-wealth-health?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 Dec 2023 01:30:11 +0000 More than 1 million people have been lost to Covid-19, and many more are suffering because of the pandemic. This milestone is a difficult moment for the world, but there are glimmers of hope that encourage us now and in the near future. Just nine months on from the virus first being identified, some of the best scientists in the world have collectively developed tests to diagnose cases, identified treatments such as corticosteroids to reduce mortality in the most severe cases of Covid-19 and... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3103495/coronavirus-deaths-cross-1-million-key-lesson-its-never-too-late?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3103495/coronavirus-deaths-cross-1-million-key-lesson-its-never-too-late?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Sep 2020 20:15:07 +0000 Since the turn of the year, the new coronavirus has spread across the world at breakneck speed. Exacerbating the outbreak is misinformation, which is spreading faster online than the coronavirus is on the ground. This “infodemic” is hindering efforts to contain the outbreak, spreading unnecessary panic and confusion, and driving division, when solidarity and collaboration are key to saving lives and ending the health crisis. Obscure conspiracy theories abound, from claiming the virus is an... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3050080/coronavirus-how-who-leading-social-media-fight-against?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3050080/coronavirus-how-who-leading-social-media-fight-against?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Feb 2020 01:00:15 +0000