Tag: health emergencies

WHO Extends Polio Emergency Status as International Spread Risk Persists

WHO extends the polio PHEIC for three months as WPV1 and vaccine-derived…

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WHO and Peking University Strengthen Health Emergency Preparedness

WHO and Peking University sign a two-year agreement to strengthen global health…

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More Than 10,000 Attacks on Healthcare Recorded Since 2018

WHO reports more than 10,400 attacks on healthcare since 2018, causing thousands…

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Global Health Agencies Strengthen One Health Collaboration to 2029

FAO, UNEP, WHO and WOAH extend the One Health Joint Plan of…

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WHO Secures $3 Million to Strengthen Community-Led Response to Bundibugyo Virus Disease

WHO has received a US$3 million Wellcome grant to strengthen community-generated evidence…

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WHO and EU Strengthen Regional Procurement for Health Emergencies

WHO and DG HERA strengthen regional pooled procurement mechanisms to improve equitable…

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Urgent International Action Sought as Ebola Outbreak Worsens in DR Congo

MSF has called for urgent international support as the Ebola outbreak in…

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Healthcare workers receive new clinical framework for managing filovirus diseases

World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first comprehensive guidelines for the…

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WHO Director-General Honours Four Global Health Leaders at World Health Assembly

At the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros…

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79th World Health Assembly adopts resolution to strengthen pharmacovigilance

The Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly has adopted a resolution to strengthen pharmacovigilance…

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