New Delhi, 13 January 2021 – On this day in 2011, WHO South-East Asia Region reported its last case of wild poliovirus from West Bengal in India. A decade later, …
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WHO issues its first emergency use validation for a COVID-19 vaccine
WHO issues its first emergency use validation for a COVID-19 vaccine and emphasizes need for equitable global access. The World Health Organization (WHO) today listed the Comirnaty COVID-19 mRNA vaccine …
The year 2020 was a devastating year for global health. The pandemic threatens to set back hard-won global health progress achieved over the past two decades – in fighting infectious diseases, for …
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The top 10 causes of death
Noncommunicable diseases now make up 7 of the world’s top 10 causes of death, according to WHO’s 2019 Global Health Estimates, published today. This is an increase from 4 of …
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WHO launches year-long campaign to help 100 million people quit tobacco
WHO today launches a year-long global campaign for World No Tobacco Day 2021 – “Commit to Quit.” The new WHO Quit Challenge on WhatsApp and publication “More than 100 reasons to quit tobacco” are …
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UNAIDS calls on countries to step up global action and proposes bold new HIV targets for 2025
As COVID-19 pushes the AIDS response even further off track and the 2020 targets are missed, UNAIDS is urging countries to learn from the lessons of underinvesting in health and …
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WHO recommends against the use of remdesivir in COVID-19 patients
Update: 20 November 2020 WHO has issued a conditional recommendation against the use of remdesivir in hospitalized patients, regardless of disease severity, as there is currently no evidence that remdesivir …
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WHO establishes Council on the Economics of Health for All
The World Health Organization has announced a new Council on the Economics of Health for All, staffed by leading economists and health experts, to put “Health for All” at the …
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The Road map for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) 2021–2030
The road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030 sets out global targets for 2030 and milestones to prevent, control, eliminate and eradicate a diverse set of 20 diseases and disease …
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Emergency Call to Action for Measles and Polio Outbreak Prevention and Response
UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) today issued an urgent call to action to avert major measles and polio epidemics as COVID-19 continues to disrupt immunization services worldwide, leaving millions of …
