WHO issues rapid health assessment on impact of Nepal earthquake
A rapid assessment of health-care facilities by WHO and the Ministry of Health and Population in the…
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Ebola vaccine efficacy trial ready to launch in Guinea
Based on promising data from initial clinical trials in late 2014, WHO with the Health Ministry of Guinea, Médecins…
Read at source →Noncommunicable diseases prematurely take 16 million lives annually, WHO urges more action
Urgent government action is needed to meet global targets to reduce the burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), and…
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Join siguimi.com →New UNMEER chief arrives in Liberia to assess Ebola response
The new Head of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER), Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, arrived in…
Read at source →No Ebola cases detected in Iraq
The Ministry of Health in Iraq, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), confirms that there is no…
Read at source →Final trial results confirm Ebola vaccine provides high protection against disease
An experimental Ebola vaccine was highly protective against the deadly virus in a major trial in Guinea, according to…
Read at source →WHO recommends 29 ways to stop surgical infections and avoid superbugs
People preparing for surgery should always have a bath or shower but not be shaved, and antibiotics should only be used…
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WHO issues ethics guidance to protect rights of TB patients
The new WHO ethics guidance addresses contentious issues such as, the isolation of contagious patients, the rights of…
Read at source →Cholera update in Yemen
The Ministry of Public Health and Population in Yemen has confirmed additional cases of cholera and cholera-related…
Read at source →Update: Election process for the new WHO Director-General
Curricula vitae and related information is now available for the 6 candidates proposed by Member States of WHO for the…
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Stop the violence. Protect health care
In the last few months, a number of attacks against health-care workers, medical transports and facilities have taken…
Read at source →Dr Halfdan T. Mahler, WHO’s third Director-General, dies at 93
WHO is saddened by the death of Dr Halfdan T. Mahler on 14 December 2016. Dr Mahler served as Director-General of WHO…
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WHO steps up response in Aleppo and demands that health personnel be protected
Conditions in Aleppo continue to deteriorate as thousands of people flee violence. WHO alongside UN and other partners,…
Read at source →Eastern Aleppo without any hospitals for more than 250,000 residents
More than 250,000 men, women, and children living in Eastern Aleppo are now without access to hospital care following…
Read at source →WHO condemns massive attacks on five hospitals in Syria
WHO condemns the attacks on five hospitals that took place in Syria on 13–15 November 2016, including three hospitals…
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