Tag: WHO
WHO Declares International Health Emergency as Ebola Spreads to Uganda from DRC
WHO declares international health emergency as Ebola outbreak spreads from DRC to Uganda, with vaccine deployment potentially delayed 9 months…
Aid Cuts Hamper Ebola Response as Outbreak Spreads Across East Africa
Health responders warn that Western aid cuts have severely compromised Ebola outbreak response capacity across East Africa. Three countries now…
Vaccination Coverage Alone Is Not Enough: New Evidence Shows Timing Matters More Than We Thought
New analysis challenges reliance on vaccination coverage rates, arguing that timing of childhood vaccines may be equally important for disease…
Tanzania Launches New Oral Health Strategy to Close Care Gaps and Boost Workforce
Tanzania has launched a comprehensive five-year oral health strategy targeting workforce expansion, service access, and disease prevention. The plan responds…
WHO Assembly Advances Pandemic Preparedness and Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy
The Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly approved binding pandemic preparedness frameworks and a global antimicrobial resistance action plan on 19 May…
WHO: Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda poses high regional risk but no global pandemic emergency
The WHO confirms that Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda pose high regional risk but…
Ebola outbreak in central Africa may be spreading faster than reported, warns WHO epidemiologist
A WHO epidemiologist warns that an Ebola outbreak in central Africa may be accelerating beyond official case counts, with hundreds…
World ‘Moving Backwards’ on Pandemic Preparedness as Disease Outbreaks Surge, GPMB Warns
The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board warns that infectious disease outbreaks are becoming deadlier and more frequent while the world moves…