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New Flu Strain Sweeping Europe Says WHO; but Vaccines Remain Effective, ECDC Finds
Infectious Diseases
Sudden fever, a severe cough and acute respiratory distress are the familiar onset symptoms of seasonal flu, which has affected WHO’s ...
Cervical Cancer in India: Early Marriage, Poor Screening and Gender Inequality Fuel a Preventable Killer
Sexual & Reproductive Health
  MUMBAI, India – Cervical cancer kills more than 75,000 women in India each year, according to figures recently disclosed in ...
Malawi’s New Government Faces National Hunger, Dwindling Aid and Soaring Debt
Humanitarian Crises
This story was originally published by The New Humanitarian. Just a few months into his new term, President Peter Mutharika is ...
Two More WHO Officials Cut from Senior Leadership Team Move into Other Roles 
World Health Organization
Two more senior WHO officials, Bruce Aylward and Ailan Li, who were among those dropped from WHO’s Senior Leadership Team during ...
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Scientist Disputes Indian Government Claim that Farm Fires Were Reduced by 90% – As Public Outrage Over Air Pollution Grows
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Escalating DR Congo Conflict Exacerbates Refugee Flight; Gaza Famine Threat Eases
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has said it is “deeply alarmed” by the worsening humanitarian situation in Burundi, which has ...
22/12/2025
‘Beyond Horrific’ Conditions in Sudan’s El Fasher; Gaza Swamped by Flooding 
The World Food Programme (WFP) is warning of a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian emergency in Sudan on Friday, with conditions in ...
12/12/2025
$1.9 Billion in Pledges to Polio Eradication by Gates and Other Donors Narrows Funding Gap
Global leaders pledged US$ 1.9 billion to advance polio eradication on Monday, including a new $1.2 billion commitment by the ...
09/12/2025
Scientist Disputes Indian Government Claim that Farm Fires Were Reduced by 90% – As Public Outrage Over Air Pollution Grows
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Escalating DR Congo Conflict Exacerbates Refugee Flight; Gaza Famine Threat Eases
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$1.9 Billion in Pledges to Polio Eradication by Gates and Other Donors Narrows Funding Gap
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Gavi Cuts Staff and Support to WHO and UNICEF – Gives More Freedom to Countries to Decide Vaccine Priorities
Medicines & Vaccines
Collaboration Across Africa is Key to Increasing Clinical Trials
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Global Health Policy in Geneva & Worldwide
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Africa
Eastern Mediterranean
Europe
Latin America & Caribbean
North America
South-East Asia
Western Pacific
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Escalating DR Congo Conflict Exacerbates Refugee Flight; Gaza Famine Threat Eases
Humanitarian Crises
$1.9 Billion in Pledges to Polio Eradication by Gates and Other Donors Narrows Funding Gap
Outbreaks
Gavi Cuts Staff and Support to WHO and UNICEF – Gives More Freedom to Countries to Decide Vaccine Priorities
Medicines & Vaccines
Collaboration Across Africa is Key to Increasing Clinical Trials
Drug & Diagnostics Development
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