Global childhood immunization coverage recorded modest progress in 2025, but millions of children remain without life-saving vaccines as conflict, humanitarian crises and vaccine hesitancy continue […]
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El Salvador Now Free From Trachoma, WHO Confirms
El Salvador is now free from trachoma, after the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed the country to have eliminated the disease as a public health […]
Global Cancer Cases Could Double By 2050, WHO Warns
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for urgent global action to tackle the growing burden of cancer, warning that the number of new cases […]
DRC Now Enrolling Patients In First Bundibugyo Treatment Trial
More than 1,400 people have contracted Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) since the outbreak began in the (DRC) Democratic Republic of the Congo, and nearly 440 […]
First-Ever Test For Ebola Bundibugyo Now Approved By WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the first-ever diagnostic test for the Ebola Bundibugyo virus, adding it to its Emergency Use Listing (EUL). The […]
WHO Demands Better Newborn Screening to Stop Preventable Deaths
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for urgent strengthening of newborn screening systems globally, warning that many infant deaths and lifelong disabilities can still […]
WHO Updates Drinking-Water Quality Guidelines To Boost Water Safety
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued revised drinking-water quality guidelines aimed at helping countries improve water safety systems and reduce exposure to water-related health […]
WHO releases new clinical guidelines for Ebola and Marburg as DRC battles outbreak
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its first full clinical guidelines for managing filovirus diseases, including Ebola and Marburg, at a time when the […]
New HIV Prevention Breakthrough: Akwa Ibom Partners WHO on Long-Acting Injectable PrEP
Akwa Ibom State Government, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), has unveiled a long-acting injectable drug for HIV prevention, marking a significant step […]
WHO Urges World Leaders to Finalize Pandemic Agreement PABS Annex
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on world leaders to urgently conclude negotiations on the Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) annex of the Pandemic […]
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