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'High risk' of flu pandemic in Europe, WHO's pandemic tsar warns
Europe must be prepared for the 'high risk' of a flu pandemic, a World Health Organization (WHO) chief sensationally claimed today. Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, the UN agency's acting director for ...
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Coronavirus: WHO Covid chief warns ‘we’re not out of the woods’ in the fight against the pandemic
Maria Van Kerkhove, the technical lead of the WHO’s Covid-19 response, said 3.1 million known new cases were reported to the United Nations (UN) health agency last week, as well as 54,000 more ...
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WHO launches campaign to promote maternal and newborn health
This week is National Public Health Week and the WHO is launching a new year-long campaign to promote maternal and newborn health. Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove joins Morning Joe to discuss.April 8, 2025 ...
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WHO warns that rumors and misinformation about health can kill
NBC News' Erika Edwards spoke with Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, the acting director of epidemic and pandemic threat management at the WHO. Germany Deploys Troops on Russia's Doorstep for First Time ...
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Dr. Siegel interviews top WHO leader on pandemic lessons and path going forward
Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel joins 'America Reports' to discuss his conversation with Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, technical lead for the COVID-19 response at the World Health ...
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More than 40 Paris Olympics athletes come down with COVID
COVID-19 is still very much with us. The virus is circulating in all countries,' said Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO's epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention director. Data from 84 ...