Tag: global-health
WOAH Issues First Global Statement on Hantavirus as Zoonotic Disease Threat
The World Organisation for Animal Health issues its first comprehensive statement on hantavirus, providing surveillance guidance to 180+ member countries.…
World Animal Health Organization Launches Global Forum to Strengthen Disease Prevention Through Vaccination
WOAH launches PREVENT Forum, a global public-private partnership to strengthen animal disease prevention through enhanced vaccination strategies. The initiative addresses…
Rare Earth Mining Creates Hidden Public Health Crisis in Myanmar
Rare earth mining operations in Myanmar are creating an unmonitored environmental health crisis as global demand for these critical minerals…
Climate Change Linked to Rising Antimicrobial Resistance in Salmonella Globally
New research published in The Lancet Planetary Health provides the first quantitative global evidence linking climate change to antimicrobial resistance…
Global Temperatures Likely to Set Records Over Next Five Years, WMO Warns
Global temperatures are likely to reach record levels in the next five years according to WMO. Rising temperatures pose escalating…
Insulin Remains Inaccessible to Millions Despite Century of Progress
More than a century after its discovery, insulin remains inaccessible to millions despite being a WHO essential medicine. Access barriers…
Eswatini Targets Malaria Elimination by 2028 as WHO Reports 2.3 Billion Cases Averted Since 2000
Eswatini targets malaria elimination by 2028 as WHO reports 2.3 billion cases averted globally since 2000. The country has reduced…
Child Mortality Progress Stalls: 60 Countries Risk Missing 2030 UN Targets
New BMJ analysis reveals 60 countries unlikely to meet UN child survival targets by 2030, despite global progress halving deaths…