As World Health Organization (WHO) member states decided to hold a new round of talks in January on establishing a global ...

Over Half the World’s Population Lacked Access to Basic Health Services in 2023

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Some 4.6 billion people, or more than half the world’s population, still lacked access to a basic package of essential health ...

CDC Committee Delays Hepatitis B Vaccine for Newborns in Critical Guidelines Shift

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A United States vaccine advisory panel, recently reformed to include known vaccine skeptics, voted to eliminate a three-decade-long recommendation that all ...

Gavi Cuts Staff and Support to WHO and UNICEF – Gives More Freedom to Countries to Decide Vaccine Priorities

Medicines & Vaccines

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance has pared down its staff in its Geneva headquarters, Washington DC and New York by 33% – ...

Infection Prevention and Control Falters Post-Pandemic – Increasing AMR Risks

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Measles is Surging as Vaccination Coverage Dips Below 95%

Although global immunisation efforts have led to an 88% drop in measles deaths in the past 25 years, measles cases ...

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UNICEF to Relocate Most of its Geneva Jobs to Rome

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is transferring the majority of its Geneva jobs to Rome, in the latest wave ...

21/11/2025

Fire Hits COP30 Climate Talks in Crucial Juncture in Debate over Fossil Fuel ‘Transition’

A fire Thursday afternoon at the UN Climate Conference (COP30) venue in Belém, Brazil, led to delays in the crucial ...

Infection Prevention and Control Falters Post-Pandemic – Increasing AMR Risks

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Infection Prevention and Control Falters Post-Pandemic – Increasing AMR Risks

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🦠 Post-pandemic cuts to infection prevention are driving a surge in antimicrobial resistance — already responsible for 1M deaths annually.

🚨 Experts warn: without domestic investment and political leadership, AMR action plans will stall — and innovation will collapse.

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🎯 A 25-year-old scientific paper claiming that Monsanto’s glyphosate herbicide posed little risk to human health has finally been retracted — revealing serious concerns about scientific integrity, corporate influence, and delayed accountability.

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🌍 Africa carries 25% of the global disease burden but hosts only 4% of clinical trials.

Experts are calling for:
🔹 Harmonized regulation
🔹 Better incentives for reviewers
🔹 Increased visibility of research sites
🔹 Investment beyond infectious disease
🔹 Regulatory reliance…