West Africa’s first-ever case of Marburg virus disease confirmed in Guinea
On Aug. 9, 2021, health authorities in Guinea confirmed a case of Marburg virus disease in the southern…
WHO recommended interleukin-6 receptor blockers for COVID-19 and urged producers to join efforts to rapidly increase access
On Jul. 6, 2021, the World Health Organization announced updated patient care guidelines to include interleukin-6 receptor blockers,…
From 30 million cases to zero: China certified malaria-free by WHO
On Jun. 30, 2021, following a 70-year effort, China was awarded a malaria-free certification from the World Health…
Moderna announces Emergency Use Authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine granted by Government of India
On Jun. 29, 2021, Moderna announced that the government of India had issued a registration certificate and a…
WHO supported South African consortium to establish first COVID mRNA vaccine technology transfer hub
On Oct. 6, 2021, the World Health Organization and its COVAX partners are working with a South African…
Ebola outbreak in Guinea declared over
On Jun. 19, 2021, the Ebola outbreak that emerged in Guinea in mid-February was declared over. It was…
WHO validated Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
On Jun. 1, 2021, WHO validated the Sinovac-CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving countries, funders, procuring agencies…
WHO $50 billion health, trade and finance roadmap to end the pandemic and secure a global recovery
On Jun. 1, 2021, the heads of the world’s predominant global financing, health and trade agencies united to…
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WHO validated Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use and issues interim policy recommendations
On Jun. 1, 2021, the WHO announced it had validated the Sinovac-CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving…
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WHO and Switzerland launched global BioHub for pathogen storage, sharing and analysis
On May 24, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Swiss Confederation signed a Memorandum of Understanding…
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WHO listed additional COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use and issues interim policy recommendations
On May 7, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) listed the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving…
WHO and Germany launched new global hub for pandemic and epidemic intelligence
On May 5, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Federal Republic of Germany announced a new…
The 12th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared over
On May 3, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the end of the 12th outbreak of Ebola…
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WHO welcomed Sweden’s announcement to share COVID-19 vaccine doses with COVAX
On May 3, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) welcomed the Government of Swedenï¾’s announcement to share 1…
Moderna announced Emergency Use listing granted by the WHO for its COVID-19 vaccine
On Apr. 30, 2021, Moderna announced that the World Health Organization (WHO) had issued Emergency Use Listing (EUL)…
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COVID-19 and it’s naysayers are attacking Science and Reason. The defenders must suffer the slings and arrows from…
The WHO announced continued review of emerging evidence on AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines
On Apr. 22, 2021, the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization annouced updated interim guidance on…
RTS,S malaria vaccine reached more than 650 000 children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi through pilot programme
On Apr. 20, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that two years on from the launch of…
Global shortage of innovative antibiotics fueled emergence and spread of drug-resistance
On Apr. 15, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the world was still failing to develop…
WHO Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety reported on AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
On Apr. 7, 2021, the COVID-19 subcommittee of the WHO Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety (GACVS) announed…
WHO called for further studies, data on origin of SARS-CoV-2 virus
On Mar. 30, 2021, the report of the WHO international team on their Wuhan field visit, from 14…
WHO COVID-19 subcommittee announced safety signals related to AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
On Mar. 17, 2021, the WHO reported that the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine (including Covishield) continued to have a…
Research highlighted risks of separating newborns from mothers during COVID-19 pandemic
On Mar. 16, 2021, research from the WHO and partners showed that the COVID-19 pandemic was severely affecting…
WHO added Janssen vaccine to list of safe and effective emergency tools against COVID-19
On Mar. 12, 2021, the WHO listed the COVID-19 vaccine Ad26.COV2.S, developed by Janssen (Johnson & Johnson), for…
Johnson & Johnson single-shot COVID-19 vaccine granted Emergency Use Listing by the WHO
On Mar. 12, 2021, Johnson & Johnson announced that the World Health Organization (WHO) had issued Emergency Use…
COVAX published first round of allocations
On Mar. 2, 2021, The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and the WHO,…
First COVID-19 COVAX vaccine doses administered in Africa
On Mar. 1, 2021, the WHO announced that the first COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in Africa using COVAX doses…
COVID-19 vaccine doses shipped by the COVAX Facility head to Ghana, marked beginning of global rollout
On Feb. 24, 2021, Ghana became the first country outside India to receive COVID-19 vaccine doses shipped via…
No-fault compensation programme for COVID-19 vaccines was a world first
On Feb. 22, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) and Chubb signed an agreement on behalf of the…
Johnson & Johnson announces submission to WHO for EUL of investigational single-shot COVID-19 vaccine candidate
On Feb. 19, 2021, Johnson & Johnson announced that Janssen-Cilag had submitted for Emergency Use Listing (EUL) to…