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50 million sign call for clean air action for better healthMore than 47 million health professionals, patients, advocates, representatives from civil society organisations, and individuals worldwide have signed a call for urgent action to reduce air pollution and to protect people’s health from More… |
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Trump announces plan to maximise US oil, gas outputDonald Trump, after taking over as the 47th President of the United States yesterday, issued a flurry of decisions and executive orders on everything from oil, WHO, immigration, climate to pardons for his supporters. More… |
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Trump orders sweeping changes; push for more oilDonald Trump, after taking over as the 47th President of the United States yesterday, issued a flurry of decisions and executive orders on everything from oil, WHO, immigration, climate to pardons for his supporters. More… |
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WHO Investment Round wins $1bn in commitmentsThe World Health Organization (WHO) has received nearly $700 million in new funding commitments from European countries, foundations and others, and another $300 million in reaffirmed commitments. Announced at More… |
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WHO Investment Round wins $1bn in commitmentsThe World Health Organization (WHO) has received nearly $700 million in new funding commitments from European countries, foundations and others, and another $300 million in reaffirmed commitments. Announced at More… |
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New risks raise pandemic threat on a global scale: WHORecent outbreaks of Marburg virus, Mpox and the latest strain of avian influenza (H5N1) are a stark reminder of the world’s vulnerability to pandemics, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. More… |
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WHO approves first mpox diagnostic test for emergency useThe World Health Organization (WHO) has listed the first mpox in vitro diagnostic (IVD) under its Emergency Use Listing (EUL) procedure, an important step in improving global access to mpox testing. The a More… |
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WHO prequalifies the first vaccine against mpoxThe World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the MVA-BN vaccine as the first vaccine against mpox to be added to its prequalification list. The prequalification approval is expected to facilitate timely an More… |
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WHO data shows sharp increase in annual cholera deathsThe number of reported cholera cases increased by 13% and deaths surged 71% in 2023 compared to 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its global cholera statistics for 2023. Over 4,000 p More… |
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mpox outbreak a global public health emergency: WHOThe upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR). More… |