From 1 January 2024 to 28 April 2024, a cumulative total of 145 900 cholera cases…
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WHO prequalifies new dengue vaccine
A new vaccine for dengue received prequalification from the World Health Organization (WHO) on 10 May…
Governments agree to continue their steady progress on proposed pandemic agreement
overnments of the world agreed to continue working on a proposed pandemic agreement, and to further…
Hepatitis E disease Outbreak in Chad
On 5 March 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) was notified by the Chad International Health…
WHO Results Report 2023 shows notable health achievements
The World Health Organization (WHO) Results Report 2023, the most comprehensive to date, showcases achievement of…
WHO Director-General remarks at the resumed session of the 9th meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, addressed the WHO Member States today at the resumed ninth…
Governments near agreement on package of amendments to the International Health Regulations
In the eighth meeting of the Working Group on Amendments to the International Health Regulations (WGIHR),…
WHO reports widespread overuse of antibiotics in patients hospitalized with COVID-19
New evidence from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows the extensive overuse of antibiotics during the…
Major step in malaria prevention
In a significant step forward for malaria prevention in Africa, three countries—Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone—today…
Global immunization efforts have saved at least 154 million lives
A major landmark study to be published by The Lancet reveals that global immunization efforts have…
WHO and France convene high-level meeting to defeat meningitis
Building on recent progress against meningitis, including the rollout of a highly safe and effective new…
Leading health agencies outline updated terminology for pathogens that transmit through the air
Following consultation with public health agencies and experts, the World Health Organization (WHO) publishes a global…
WHO prequalifies new oral simplified vaccine for cholera
A new oral vaccine for cholera has received prequalification by the World Health Organization (WHO) on…
Nigeria introduces new 5-in-1 vaccine against meningitis
In a historic move, Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out…
Disease Outbreak News Rabies – Timor-Leste
The Timor-Leste government reported to the World Health Organization on 22 March 2024 its first confirmed…
Avian Influenza A(H5N1) – United States of America
The World Health Organization (WHO) was notified about a laboratory-confirmed case of human infection with an…
WHO unveils a digital health promoter harnessing generative AI for public health
head of World Health Day, focused on ‘My Health, My Right’, the World Health Organization (WHO)…
WHO calls for greater attention to violence against women with disabilities and older women
Older women and women with disabilities face particular risk of abuse, yet their situation is largely…
Millions at risk from cholera due to lack of clean water, soap and toilets, and shortage of cholera vaccine
mmediate action is needed to stem an unprecedented multi-year upsurge in cholera cases worldwide, according to…
Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) meeting
Major recommendations from the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) biannual meeting held 11-14 March were…
Global child deaths reach historic low in 2022
The number of children who died before their fifth birthday has reached a historic low, dropping…
