An international pledging conference raised 7.4 bn euros ($8.07bn) Monday to help develop a coronavirus vaccine as well as tests and treatments, launching collective efforts to treat the deadly virus globally.

Qatar has collaborated with the World Health Organisation (WHO) to develop a Covid-19 risk reduction plan for older people, Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has said.

In line with the rapid developments related to the spread of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) globally, the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) announced Monday a number of additional measures

Demand for masks, gowns, gloves and other protective gear has risen up to 100-fold and prices have soared due to the China coronavirus, producing a "severe" disruption in global supply, the World Health Organisation (WHO) chief said Friday.

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), in co-operation with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education and Hamad Medical Corporation and primary health care institutions, organised a workshop

Qatar has been listed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as one of the top 10 countries in the world that is on track for the elimination of the Hepatitis C virus

Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), in collaboration with World Health Organisation (WHO), organised a workshop and simulation exercise on influenza.

The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), an initiative of Qatar Foundation, has participated in the 68th session of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa in Senegal

The reassessment came after the first confirmed case in Mbandaka, a city of around 1.5 million.

The outbreak, publicly declared on May 8, had previously been reported in a rural area of Equateur that lies roughly 150 kilometres from Mbandaka.

The head of the World Health Organisation was due in DR Congo on Saturday to aid preparations for "all scenarios" in combating the latest Ebola outbreak.

Between January 17 and April 6, Australia reported 19 confirmed and one probable case of listeriosis, all of whom were hospitalised. Seven died.