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Dengue control: three-year Indonesia trial shows promising results

7 September 2020, Geneva Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease that has rapidly spread in all regions of…

September 9, 2020

WHO calls for global action on sepsis – cause of 1 in 5 deaths worldwide

8 September 2020 News release Geneva The World Health Organization’s first global report on sepsis finds that the effort to tackle millions…

September 9, 2020

More than 3 billion people protected from harmful trans fat in their food

But, 11 out of 15 countries with the most coronary heart disease deaths due to trans fats have…

September 9, 2020

COVID-19 could reverse decades of progress toward eliminating preventable child deaths, agencies warn

9 September 2020 News release New York/Geneva With the number of under-five deaths at an all-time recorded low of 5.2…

September 9, 2020

Ninety Percent of countries report disruptions to essential health services since COVID-19 pandemic

The survey ‘Rapid assessment of continuity of essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic’, was conducted in 159…

September 2, 2020

Africa Kicks Out Wild Polio!

Africa eradicates wild poliovirus 25 August 2020: Brazzaville – The independent Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) for Polio Eradication…

August 25, 2020

World Health Assembly adopts global strategy to accelerate cervical cancer elimination

19 August 2020: The World Health Assembly has adopted the global strategy to accelerate the elimination of cervical…

August 21, 2020

World Humanitarian Day (WHD) #RealLifeHeroes

Providing life-saving support during the pandemic World Humanitarian Day (WHD) was designated in memory of the 19 August…

August 19, 2020

COVID-19 Emergency Committee highlights need for response efforts over long term

COVID-19 Emergency Committee highlights need for response efforts over long term

August 1, 2020

Statement on the fourth meeting of the IHR(2005) Emergency Committee regarding the outbreak of COVID-19

Statement on the fourth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the outbreak of coronavirus…

August 1, 2020