World Health Organization News Update

世界衛生組織新聞更新

Jul 3, 2026, 16:10
AfricaHealth

Introduction

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is the leader of the WHO. He gave a report about three big health problems in the world.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus 是世界衛生組織（WHO）的領導人。他提交了一份關於全球三大健康問題的報告。

Main Body

The hantavirus is gone. 13 people got sick and 3 people died. Now, 21 countries work together to stop this virus in the future.

漢坦病毒已經消失。有 13 人染病，3 人死亡。現在有 21 個國家共同合作，防止這種病毒在未來再次出現。

Ebola is still a big problem in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Many people are sick and dying. Some people are angry and they destroyed a hospital. This makes the work very hard.

伊波拉在剛果民主共和國仍然是一個大問題。許多人染病並死亡。有些人感到憤怒，甚至摧毀了一間醫院。這使得工作變得非常困難。

Two big earthquakes hit Venezuela. More than 2,300 people died. The WHO sent medicine and 1.5 million dollars to help the people there.

委內瑞拉發生了兩次大地震。超過 2,300 人死亡。世界衛生組織提供了藥品和 150 萬美元以援助當地民眾。

Conclusion

The hantavirus is finished. But the WHO still helps people with Ebola and the earthquakes.

漢坦病毒已結束。但世界衛生組織仍持續援助受伊波拉和地震影響的人們。

Vocabulary Learning

📦 The 'Action' Words

Look at how the text talks about things that happened. In A2 English, we use simple words to show a finished action.

  • Past →\rightarrow Now
  • gave →\rightarrow give
  • got →\rightarrow get
  • died →\rightarrow die
  • destroyed →\rightarrow destroy
  • sent →\rightarrow send

💡 Simple Rule: If you see -ed at the end (like destroyed), it usually means it happened yesterday or a long time ago. Some words change completely (like give becomes gave). These are called 'irregular' words.

🌍 Describing Groups

To reach A2, you need to connect people to places. Note these patterns:

The WHO→helps people\text{The WHO} \rightarrow \text{helps people} 21 countries→work together\text{21 countries} \rightarrow \text{work together}

Key Vocabulary for Health:

  • Sick: Not feeling well.
  • Gone/Finished: It is not here anymore.
  • Hard: Not easy.

Vocabulary Learning

leader (n.)
A person who is in charge of a group or organization.
Example:The leader of the team helps everyone work together.
report (n.)
A description of an event or situation written or spoken to give information.
Example:The student gave a report about the weather.
future (n.)
The time that will come after now.
Example:I want to be a doctor in the future.
destroyed (v.)
Damaged something so badly that it cannot be used or fixed.
Example:The fire destroyed the old house.
earthquakes (n.)
Sudden shaking of the ground.
Example:Some countries have many earthquakes every year.
medicine (n.)
Something you drink or eat to feel better when you are sick.
Example:The doctor gave me medicine for my cough.
Practice A2 words in a crossword→