UNGA 81: Tedros Warns Next Pandemic Is ‘When’, Not ‘If’
LAGOS, Nigeria – The next pandemic is inevitable, and countries must strengthen health systems before it arrives, World Health Organisation Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom…
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pandemic preparedness
WHO, Peking University Launch Two-Year Partnership on Health Emergency Preparedness
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization (WHO) and Peking University have launched a two-year collaboration aimed at strengthening global health emergency preparedness through…
Financing Gaps Could Delay Access to Emergency Health Supplies – WHO Warns
ABUJA, Nigeria – Countries could struggle to access vaccines, diagnostics and other medical supplies quickly during health emergencies if financing systems are not strengthened…
Africa Health Security Improves Despite Preparedness Gaps
LAGOS, Nigeria – A new Africa Health Security Index shows African countries have significantly strengthened their health security since the COVID-19 pandemic, but persistent…
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…
COVID-19 Legacy Shields Nigeria From Future Outbreaks – NACA
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s investments during the COVID-19 pandemic have evolved into a powerful defence system against future disease outbreaks, with the National Agency…
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…
From Lyon to Lagos: Can One Health Stop Africa’s Next Pandemic?
LAGOS, Nigeria – The next pandemic may not begin in a hospital ward. It could emerge from a flooded farming community, a livestock market,…
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…
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…