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United States Appears Set to Skip World Health Assembly while China Sends Over 180 Delegates to Geneva
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The United States appeared set to skip this year’s World Health Assembly at a historic moment – when other WHO member ...
WHO Budget Cuts May Slash 30% of Mid-Level Staff, Spare Most Senior Roles
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WHO’s budget for 2026-27 could reduce the agency’s global footprint by about 20% from a total of 9,463 staff as of ...
Health Taxes are a Proven Solution: Why They Matter for Africa’s Future
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Significant portions of health care budgets across Africa have vanished. Countries across the continent are grappling with the unprecedented scale and ...
UN ‘Zero Draft’ on NCDs Focuses on Tobacco Control, Hypertension and Mental Health Care
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Three key issues feature in the United Nations zero draft of the political declaration on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health, ...
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New WHO Regional Director Nominated by African Member States
Dr Moahamed Yakub Janabi, of Tanzania, was elected as the new African Region nominee for Regional Director, in a special ...
18/05/2025
Nigerian Health Tech Firm Gets License to Produce South Korean Diagnostic Innovation in WHO and MPP-Brokered Deal
A Nigerian Health Tech firm, Codix Bio, has been awarded a license to develop and manufacture a new generation of ...
09/05/2025
WHO Recommends Code to Outlaw Health Workers from Performing Female Genital Mutilation
Urgent measures are needed to curtail the rising “medicalization” of female genital mutilation (FGM) and to engage health workers to ...
29/04/2025
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Eastern Mediterranean
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New WHO Regional Director Nominated by African Member States
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WHO’s Samira Asma Reportedly Leaving Tedros’ Leadership Team – UNAIDS Scraps Merger Plan
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World Health Organization Reorganization Plan Developed with Boston-based Consultancy   
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Recent Aid Cuts Jeopardize 40% Reduction in Maternal Mortality Since 2000
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