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30 March 2022
By Amruta Byatnal
The World Health Organization is set to release its estimates of excess deaths caused by COVID-19 in early April, the global health body has confirmed to Devex. The excess mortality estimates will account for both direct and indirect impacts of the pandemic, and the figure is more than double the official death toll of 6 million, Devex has learned.
The estimates were produced as a collaboration between the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, WHO, and a WHO technical advisory group set up for this purpose.
While WHO has said the process was collaborative and member states were involved and consulted, it is bracing for pushback, especially from countries such as India. According to a TAG member who was privy to the process, the Indian government does not agree with the estimates shared by WHO which are at least four times the official figure, which currently stands at 521,101 deaths. ...
https://www.devex.com/news/exclusiv...s-deaths-estimate-101522#.YkTMLGyLFCY.twitter
By Amruta Byatnal
The World Health Organization is set to release its estimates of excess deaths caused by COVID-19 in early April, the global health body has confirmed to Devex. The excess mortality estimates will account for both direct and indirect impacts of the pandemic, and the figure is more than double the official death toll of 6 million, Devex has learned.
The estimates were produced as a collaboration between the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, WHO, and a WHO technical advisory group set up for this purpose.
While WHO has said the process was collaborative and member states were involved and consulted, it is bracing for pushback, especially from countries such as India. According to a TAG member who was privy to the process, the Indian government does not agree with the estimates shared by WHO which are at least four times the official figure, which currently stands at 521,101 deaths. ...
https://www.devex.com/news/exclusiv...s-deaths-estimate-101522#.YkTMLGyLFCY.twitter
