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Member States Support Extending Talks on Pandemic Agreement Annex, Propose New ‘Method’

All World Health Organization (WHO) member states supported the extension of talks on the last outstanding piece of the Pandemic ...

19/05/2026

Zero for 52: WHO Warns World Set to Miss Every Global Health Target by 2030

The world is on course to miss every one of the 52 health-related Sustainable Development Goal targets by 2030, the ...

18/05/2026

Nicotine Pouches: WHO Demands Strict Regulation to Prevent Looming Youth Epidemic

The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on governments to strictly regulate nicotine pouches to prevent an imminent epidemic among ...

15/05/2026

Global Health Needs More than Money – Philanthropy Can Amplify Impacts

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Outbreak Threats, Geopolitical Divides and Financial Crises Hover Over 79th World Health Assembly

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World Health Organization Gives Stamp of Approval to First Malaria Treatment for Young Infants

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Making Better Vaccine Choices in a Shifting Global Health Landscape

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18 May

🌍A new Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in the DRC has exposed a dangerous gap: no approved strain-specific vaccines or therapeutics.

WHA79 opens with outbreak preparedness back at the center of global health politics.

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18 May

Tedros: ‘We Live in Difficult, Dangerous and Divisive Times’

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18 May

🚢The MV Hondius outbreak is testing global systems for ship-based health events, quarantine, genomic surveillance & international coordination — with experts calling for a review of early response gaps.

@mvankerkhove @MaEllenSirleaf @HelenClarkNZ @WHO

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18 May

💉@WHO is opening a new prequalification pathway for generic semaglutide & rapid-acting insulin analogues — a move aimed at expanding access to diabetes care in countries where treatment remains out of reach for many.

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