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Latest Article 13 Dec 2024
UHC Day: High Healthcare Costs in Africa Continue To Push Over 150 Million Into Poverty, New WHO Report
On Universal Health Coverage Day, a new report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa found that most African countries continue to rely heavily on out-of-pocket payments (or out-of-pocket health spending) to fund their health services. The report urges countries to reduce the financial strains that high healthcare costs place on their […]...
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15 Nov 2024
Ethiopia to Host 2024 Global EOC Simulation Exercise, Strengthening Public Health Emergency Preparedness
The Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) and WHO Ethiopia will host the 2024 Global Emergency Operations Centre Simulation Exercise (GEOCX), organised by WHO’s Emergency Operations Centre Networ...
8 Nov 2024
G20 health ministers rally support for WHO’s investment round
Health ministers expressed their support for the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Investment Round that will be chaired by Brazil in Rio de Janeiro during the G20 Leaders’ Summit set for Novemb...
31 Oct 2024
WHO and Partners Activate Global Health Emergency Corps For The First Time In Response to Mpox Outbreak
In October 2024, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and its partners, in collaboration with Member States, activated the Global Health Emergency Corps (GHEC) for the first time to provide support to ...
25 Oct 2024
WHO global network expands digital health certification for Hajj pilgrims
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced a new milestone digital health collaboration today to expand the Hajj health card initiative to support the roughly three ...
18 Jul 2024
Stalled Levels of Global Childhood Immunisation in 2023 Leave Many Without Life-Saving Protection
New data reveals nearly three in four infants live in countries where measles outbreaks are driven by low vaccine coverage. Global childhood immunisation coverage stalled in 2023, leavin...
28 Jun 2024
WHO issues warning on falsified medicines used for diabetes treatment and weight loss
The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a medical product alert on falsified semaglutides, the type of medicines that are used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity in some countries....
24 May 2024
New research flags the urgent need for research and evidence on the impact of climate change on neglected tropical diseases and malaria
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Task Team on Climate Change, Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and Malaria, in partnership with Reaching the Last Mile (RLM), has released a major scoping revi...
26 Apr 2024
At least 154 million lives saved through global immunisation over the past 50 years
A major landmark study to be published by The Lancet reveals that global immunisation efforts have saved an estimated 154 million lives – or the equivalent of 6 lives every minute of every year – ...
21 Apr 2024
In a world first, Nigeria introduces new 5-in-1 vaccine against meningitis
Health workers roll out immunization campaign aiming to reach one million people. In a historic move, Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out a new vaccine (called Men5CV) recomm...
12 Apr 2024
WHO calls for action to uphold the right to health amidst inaction, injustice and crises
On the anniversary of its founding, the Organization reiterated the need for countries to invest, tackle discrimination and intolerance, and expand equitable access to quality health services. Durin...
28 Mar 2024
Working together for a healthier, safer world: WHO and IPU renew partnership
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and WHO have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding, reaffirming the critical role that parliamentarians play in enabling good health to foster stable and equitab...
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