World’s First Bundibugyo Ebola Vaccine Trial Begins
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) has launched the world’s first human clinical trial of a Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine, marking…
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WHO Rallies Countries to Defeat Meningitis by 2030
GENEVA, Switzerland – The World Health Organization (WHO) has stepped up efforts to strengthen meningitis response across countries by promoting regional collaboration, technical support…
WHO Advances Global Pandemic Pathogen Sharing Framework
GENEVA, Switzerland — World Health Organization (WHO) Member States have moved closer to establishing a global pandemic pathogen sharing framework, marking significant progress in…
WHO, UNICEF Warn of Global Measles Outbreaks
GENEVA, Switzerland – The global measles outbreaks crisis is worsening as the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) warn…
UN Recognises Neglected Tropical Diseases as Rights Issue
GENEVA – The neglected tropical diseases human rights agenda has received a major global boost after the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a…
WHO Launches First Global STI Data Platform
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched the world’s first global database for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), providing governments, researchers and…
Fake Cancer Drug Alert Sparks Global Safety Fears
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an urgent global alert after counterfeit batches of the cancer medicine DARZALEX were discovered…
WHO Approves First Bundibugyo Ebola Test
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the world’s first molecular diagnostic test for the Bundibugyo Ebola virus, a major breakthrough…
WHO Urges Climate Action to Protect Global Health
ABUJA, Nigeria – The climate change and health crisis is accelerating, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) and the French government to call for…
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…