Five years ago Covid-19
Five years ago on 31 December 2019, WHO’s Country Office in China picked up a media statement by the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission from their website on cases of ‘viral…
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End of year statement by WHO Director-General
During Christmas week, I was in Yemen on a United Nations mission to negotiate with the country’s de facto authorities for the release of unjustly detained humanitarians working for the…
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Yemen reports the highest burden of cholera globally
Yemen bears the highest burden of cholera globally. The country has experienced persistent cholera transmission for many years, including the largest outbreak – between 2017 and 2020 – recorded in…
Lire la suite / Read moreFAO/WHO/WOAH public health assessment of recent influenza A(H5) virus events in animals and people
An updated joint FAO/WHO/WOAH public health assessment of recent influenza A(H5) virus events in animals and people was published on the 20 December 2024. The assessment is based on the…
Lire la suite / Read moreMarburg outbreak in Rwanda declared over
The outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease was declared over on the 20th December 2024 by the Government of Rwanda with no new cases reported over the last 42 days after…
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Multi-country outbreak of cholera, External situation report #21
From 1 January to 24 November 2024, a cumulative total of 733 956 cholera cases and 5162 deaths were reported from 33 countries across five WHO regions.
Lire la suite / Read moreMulti-country outbreak of mpox, External situation report #43
The 43rd situation report for the multi-country outbreak of mpox, published on 09 December, provides details on the latest epidemiological trends, including an update on the global mpox epidemiological situation…
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Between 24 October and 5 December 2024, Panzi health zone in Kwango Province of Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 406 cases of an undiagnosed disease with symptoms of fever,…
Lire la suite / Read moreWHO announces first prequalification of a tuberculosis diagnostic test
The World Health Organization (WHO) has granted prequalification to the molecular diagnostic test for tuberculosis (TB) called Xpert® MTB/RIF Ultra. It is the first test for TB diagnosis and antibiotic…
Lire la suite / Read moreOropouche virus disease
Since the last Disease Outbreak News on this event was published on 23 August 2024, three additional countries and one territory (Ecuador, Guyana, Panama and Cayman Island) have reported confirmed…
Lire la suite / Read moreInternational Pathogen Surveillance Network announces first recipients of grants
The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners announced 10 projects that will receive almost US$ 2 million in grants to improve capacities in pathogen genomic surveillance.
Lire la suite / Read moreNew report highlights need for sustained investment in infection prevention and control programmes
Nearly five years since COVID-19 was first reported, a new global report on infection prevention and control (IPC) by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows there has been slow progress…
Lire la suite / Read moreInternational Pathogen Surveillance Network announces first recipients of grants
The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners announced 10 projects that will receive almost US$ 2 million in grants to improve capacities in pathogen genomic surveillance.
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LC16m8 mpox vaccine added to Emergency Use Listing
he World Health Organization (WHO) has granted Emergency Use Listing (EUL) for the LC16m8 mpox vaccine, making it the second mpox vaccine to be supported by WHO following the Director-General’s…
Lire la suite / Read moreUrgent action needed as global diabetes cases increase
The number of adults living with diabetes worldwide has surpassed 800 million, more than quadrupling since 1990, according to new data released in The Lancet on World Diabetes Day.
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Multi-country outbreak of mpox
This is the 42nd situation report for the multi-country outbreak of mpox, which provides an update on the epidemiological situation of mpox in Africa (including countries in the WHO African…
Lire la suite / Read moreWHO demands urgent integration of health in climate negotiations ahead of COP29
Ahead of the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference in Baku (COP29), the World Health Organization (WHO) calls for an end to reliance on fossil fuels and advocates for people-centred adaptation…
Lire la suite / Read moreVaccine doses allocated to 9 African countries
The Access and Allocation Mechanism (AAM) for mpox has allocated an initial 899 000 vaccine doses for 9 countries across the African region that are hit hard by the current…
Lire la suite / Read moreGlobal Model WHO youth delegates urge swift action on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response
The World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) and the World Health Organization concluded the first in-person Global Model WHO (GMWHO) today, marking a powerful gathering of over 350 youth…
Lire la suite / Read moreTuberculosis resurges as top infectious disease killer
The World Health Organization (WHO) published a new report on tuberculosis revealing that approximately 8.2 million people were newly diagnosed with TB in 2023 – the highest number recorded since…
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Concussion – protect your brain
If you have children who play sports or if you play sports, you need to know about concussion. What is it? How will you know if you have a concussion?…
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