WHO launched CoViNet: a global network for coronaviruses
On Mar. 27, 2024, the World Health Organization announced it had launched a network for coronaviruses, CoViNet, to…
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WHO reported more than half the world faces high measles risk
On Feb. 21, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that more than half the world’s countries will…
Global cancer burden growing, amidst mounting need for services
On Feb. 1, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that new estimates on IARCﾒs Global Cancer Observatory…
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Avian influenza A(H10N5) and influenza A(H3N2) coinfection reported in China
On Jan. 27, 2024, the National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China notified the World Health…
WHO certified Cabo Verde as malaria-free, marking a historic milestone in the fight against malaria
On Jan. 12, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced it had certified Cabo Verde as a malaria-free…
WHO reported outbreak of western equine encephalitis in Argentina
On Dec. 28, 2023, the International Health Regulations National Focal Point (IHR NFP) of Argentina notified the World…
R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine granted prequalification by World Health Organization
On Dec. 21, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it had prequalified the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine…
WHO officially recognized noma as a neglected tropical disease
On Dec. 15, 2023, In a pivotal move towards addressing one of the worldﾒs most underrecognized health challenges,…
WHO announced influenza A(H1N2) variant virus infection in the Great Britain and Northern Ireland
On Dec. 1, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the International Health Regulations National Focal Point…
WHO announced Avian influenza A (H5N1) cases in Cambodia
On Nov. 29, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that between 24 and 25 November 2023, the…
Novavax’s updated protein-based COVID-19 vaccine now option for all 194 WHO member states
On Nov. 28, 2023, Novavax announced that Nuvaxovid XBB.1.5 COVID-19 Vaccine (NVX-CoV2601) had been granted Emergency Use Listing…
Upsurge of respiratory illnesses reported among children in Northern China
On Nov. 23, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it was monitoring data from Chinese surveillance…
WHO upgraded BA.2.86 to COVID-19 variant of interest
On Nov. 21, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the BA.2.86 variant had been reported in…
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Global measles threat continued to grow as another year passed with millions of children unvaccinated
On Nov. 16. 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that Following years of…
WHO launched guide on whole genome sequencing use as a tool for foodborne disease surveillance and response
On Nov. 7, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it had released a new guidance: ﾓWhole…
International Health Regulations National Focal Point of Zambia notified WHO of an anthrax outbreak in humans
On Nov. 1, 2023, the International Health Regulations (IHR) National Focal Point of Zambia notified WHO of an…
Two fatal human influenza A/H5N1 (Bird Flu) virus infections reported in Cambodia
On Oct. 12, 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that two fatal human…
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New funding ensured 370 million children receive polio vaccinations in low-income countries
On Oct. 11, 2023, the European Commission, the European Investment Bank and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation…
WHO recommended R21/Matrix-M vaccine for malaria prevention
On Oct. 2, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced it had recommended a new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, developed…
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WHO reported legionellosis deaths from Poland
On Sept. 14, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that as of September 11, 2023, a total…
WHO initiative signed new licensing agreements on COVID-19 technologies
On Aug. 29, 2023, the COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP), a multi-stakeholder partnership to facilitate sharing of intellectual…
WHO issued standing recommendations for COVID including Omicron EG.5 variant risk
On Aug. 9, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) released standing recommendations for battling COVID-19 and released an…
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Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 reported in United Republic of Tanzania and Kenya
On Jul. 28, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in the…
WHO reported influenza A(H5N1) identified in cats across Poland
On Jul. 27, 2023, the IHR National Focal Point of Poland notified WHO of unusual deaths in cats…
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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome reported in United Arab Emirates
On Jul. 24, 2023, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), notified WHO of a case of Middle East Respiratory…
18 million doses of first-ever malaria vaccine allocated to 12 African countries for 2023-2025
On Jul. 5, 2023, the IHR National Focal Point of Poland notified WHO of unusual deaths in cats…
WHO announced simple, easy-to-say labels for SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Interest and Concern
On May 31, 2023, the World Health Organization announced it had assigned simple, easy to say and remember…
WHO reported Avian influenza A(H5N1) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
On May 30, 2023, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland reported to the World Health…
152 million babies born preterm in the 2010-20 decade
On May 9, 2023, United Nations agencies and partners reported that an estimated 13.4 million babies were born…
World Health Organization ended its declaration of COVID-19 as a global health emergency
On May 5, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) ended its declaration of COVID-19 as a global health…