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Historic UN declaration supporting mental health – treatment to be given similar priority to chronic diseases
January 30, 2026Medical Communications United Nations, WHO, healthcare access, mental health, noncommunicable diseases, primary care
The 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted the political declaration to combat mental health challenges and noncommunicable diseases …
WHO recommends new vaccine for prevention of malaria in children
October 3, 2023Medical Communications Immunology, Vaccine, WHO, malaria, malaria vaccine
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that it has recommended a new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, for the prevention of malaria …
WHO releases Medical Product Alert for contaminated cough syrup
July 20, 2023Medical Communications Pharmacy, WHO, cough syrups, medical product alert, world health organization
The World Health Organization (WHO) has shared a Medical Product Alert for an additional contaminated cough syrup medicine identified in …
Scientists use AI to find new antibiotic to fight superbug
May 26, 2023Research and Development AI, Microbiology, WHO, abaucin, antibiotic resistance
Scientists at McMaster University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have utilised artificial intelligence (AI) in order to discover …
Moderna to supply up to 500 million COVID-19 vaccines to COVAX
May 4, 2021Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing COVAX, COVID-19, Moderna, Vaccine, WHO
Moderna have announced a supply agreement with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, for up to 500 million doses of their COVID-19 …
Netherlands suspends AstraZeneca vaccine despite safety assurances
March 15, 2021Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, COVID-19, EMA, EU, WHO
The Netherlands has become the latest country to suspend the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine amid concerns it may cause …
WHO approves two versions of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine
February 16, 2021Manufacturing and Production AstraZeneca, COVID-19, WHO
The WHO has greenlighted two versions of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, granting them authorisation to be rolled …
WHO panel recommends AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for over-65s
February 11, 2021AstraZeneca, COVID-19, WHO
Scientists advising the WHO have recommended the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in all adults, including those aged over …
WHO backs AstraZeneca vaccine against South African variant
February 9, 2021Manufacturing and Production COVID-19, WHO, vaccines
World health officials have moved to ease concerns over the efficacy of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca vaccine against new variants of …
WHO recommends against 12-week delay for COVID-19 vaccine doses
January 6, 2021Research and Development COVID-19, Vaccine, WHO
The WHO has recommended against the UK’s plans to delay second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine by 12 weeks, saying …
World Health Organization reports highest one-day rise in COVID-19 infections
September 14, 2020Sales and Marketing WHO, coronavirus
The World Health Organization has recorded the largest daily rise of coronavirus infection worldwide since the pandemic began. This was …
WHO reports “alarming decline” in child vaccinations due to COVID-19 disruption
July 17, 2020Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing COVID-19, WHO, vaccination, vaccines
The World Health Organization and UNICEF have pointed to an “alarming decline” in the levels of children worldwide receiving essential …
The World Health Organization says COVID-19 can linger in the air indoors
July 10, 2020Medical Communications COVID, COVID-19, WHO, coronavirus
The World Health Organization has recoginised that COVID-19 can be transmitted indoors by droplets in the air, reversing its previous …
Trump moves to formally remove the US from the World Health Organization
July 8, 2020Research and Development COVID-19, Trump, WHO
President Donald Trump has formally moved to end the US membership of the World Health Organization. He has notified both …
Scientists urge World Health Organization to reconsider stance on COVID-19 airborne spread
July 7, 2020Manufacturing and Production COVID-19, WHO, coronavirusm
239 scientists from over 30 countries are urging the World Health Organization to put more focus on assessing the possible …
