Margaret Chan

China moves up ‘power woman’ list

Chinese women have made their strongest showing on Forbes magazine's list of the world's most powerful women.

WHO calls for Zika research

The World Health Organization (WHO) calls for urgent research into different strains of the Zika virus and says that health services in affected areas should be ready for potential increases in the incidence of neurological syndromes and/or congenital malformations.

Zika outbreak will worsen before it gets better: WHO

The head of the World Health Organization warns that the Zika outbreak would likely worsen before nations besieged by the mosquito-borne virus linked to thousands of birth defects in Brazil see relief.

June 6, 2016
June 6, 2016

China moves up ‘power woman’ list

Chinese women have made their strongest showing on Forbes magazine's list of the world's most powerful women.

March 9, 2016
March 9, 2016

WHO calls for Zika research

The World Health Organization (WHO) calls for urgent research into different strains of the Zika virus and says that health services in affected areas should be ready for potential increases in the incidence of neurological syndromes and/or congenital malformations.

February 25, 2016
February 25, 2016

Zika outbreak will worsen before it gets better: WHO

The head of the World Health Organization warns that the Zika outbreak would likely worsen before nations besieged by the mosquito-borne virus linked to thousands of birth defects in Brazil see relief.

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