Ebola Crisis Deepens as WHO Warns Global Health Systems
Geneva, Switzerland – The World Health Organization warns that a worsening Ebola outbreak in Central Africa, rising malaria cases and weak pandemic preparedness are threatening…
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Pandemic Fears Dominate World Health Assembly as Nigeria Pushes Reforms
GENEVA, Switzerland – Delegates at the World Health Assembly have intensified negotiations on pandemic preparedness and global healthcare financing as fears grow over the…
WHO Unveils Sweeping Global Climate, Health Survival Strategy
The World Health Organization has launched a major global strategy aimed at placing health at the centre of climate change, air pollution and energy…
WHO Honours Four Health Icons Transforming Global Disease Response Worldwide
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization has honoured four prominent global health leaders for their lifetime contributions to disease control, emergency response, immunisation…
WHO Declares Deadly DRC-Uganda Ebola Outbreak Global Emergency
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak spreading across the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a global…
Africa CDC, Aspen Push New African Vaccine Supply Partnership Framework
ABUJA, Nigeria – Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and Aspen Pharmacare advance discussions on a long-term vaccine supply and manufacturing framework aimed…
Update: WHO Confirms 11 Hantavirus Cases, Three Deaths on Cruise Ship
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization confirms 11 hantavirus cases, including three deaths, linked to passengers and crew aboard expedition cruise ship MV…
Africa CDC Backs $180m African Vaccine Manufacturing Expansion Deal
ABUJA, Nigeria – Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention welcomes a $180 million investment partnership aimed at expanding vaccine manufacturing capacity across Africa…
Spain, WHO Praise Cruise Ship Hantavirus Emergency Response Cooperation
LAGOS, Nigeria – The government of Spain and the World Health Organization say the international response to the hantavirus outbreak aboard cruise ship MV…
Nigeria Launches €4.2m EU-WHO Initiative to Strengthen Outbreak Response
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria has launched a €4.2 million health security initiative aimed at strengthening the country’s capacity to detect, respond to and manage…