Tag: World Health Organization

WHO launches bold push to raise health taxes and save millions of lives

The โ€œ3 by 35โ€ Initiative targets tobacco, alcohol, and sugary drinks to…

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2025 Warren Alpert Prize Honors Scientists Whose Discoveries Culminated in Novel HIV Treatment

The 2025 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize has been awarded to three scientists…

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Suriname Certified Malaria-free by WHO

Suriname became the first country in the Amazon region to receive malaria-free…

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WHO Supports Health Response in Flood Affected Mokwa, Niger State

In response to severe flooding that displaced thousands and disrupted health services…

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Mobile clinics enhance access to health care services in Niger

In Niger, West Africaโ€™s largest country by land surface, access to health…

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WHO issues first global guideline to improve pregnancy care for women with sickle cell disease

The World Health Organization (WHO) treleased its first-ever global guideline on the…

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WHA78 Roundup: Major Decisions & Future of Global Health

The Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly (WHA78) drew to a close in Geneva…

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Awa Marie Coll Seck and Sir Brian Greenwood Receive WHOโ€™s Top Global Health Award

In a heartfelt ceremony held during the 78th World Health Assembly, the…

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New Report: Global Diabetes Rates in Adults Double from 7% to 14% Between 1990 and 2022

Geneva- November 2024- The number of adults living with diabetes worldwide has…

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Gaviโ€™s Mpox Emergency Statement

Genevaโ€“ Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance continues to be deeply concerned about the…

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