WHO Pushes Wider Newborn Screening
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization has called on countries to urgently expand newborn screening programmes, warning that millions of babies continue to…
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US Cuts HIV Funding to South Africa
PRETORIA – The United States government has announced plans to phase out HIV funding support to South Africa, raising concerns over the future of…
Australia Detects H5 Bird Flu for First Time
Australia has confirmed its first detection of the highly pathogenic H5 bird flu strain, marking the first time the virus has been recorded on…
Ebola Outbreak Nears 900 Cases Across Two Nations
DR- Congo – The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached 894 confirmed cases and 204…
Foundation Awards 2,600 Scholarships to Address Shortage of Medical Specialists
DUBAI, UAE – More than 2,600 healthcare workers from 52 countries have received specialist medical training through Merck Foundation scholarships, a programme the organisation…
Ebola Response Delays Could Triple Outbreak Costs
ABUJA, Nigeria – African health leaders have warned that delays in containing the Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and…
Africa CDC Accreditation Boosts Health Sovereignty Efforts
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has secured accreditation as an Implementing Entity of the Pandemic Fund, a landmark…
WHO Expands Digital Mental Health in Crises
GENEVA, Switzerland – The World Health Organization (WHO) is accelerating the use of digital mental health tools in humanitarian and crisis settings, as evidence…
Leaders Push to Finalise Pandemic Agreement
GENEVA, Switzerland – Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus have urged governments worldwide to…
WHO Targets Better Maternal Care for NCDs
GENEVA, Switzerland – The World Health Organization (WHO) is stepping up efforts to improve maternal care for chronic diseases, announcing plans to develop new…