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WHO halt coronavirus trials of hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir and ritonavir
July 6, 2020Sales and Marketing COVID, COVID-19, WHO, coronavirus
The World Health Organization has discontinued trials into the viability of hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir and ritonavir as COVID-19 treatments. This was …
Chinese coronavirus set to be put on international health emergency list
January 22, 2020Research and Development Ebola, Public Health Emergency, WHO, World Health Organisation, Wuhan, polio, swine flu
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is expected to trigger a Public Health Emergency over the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak, meaning it …
WHO officials say Wuhan viral pneumonia outbreak can be passed from person to person
January 20, 2020Sales and Marketing China, Sars, Viral pneumonia, WHO, World Health Organisation, Wuhan Outbreak
The viral pneumonia outbreak that began in Wuhan China can spread between person to person, according to health experts at …
Chinese coronavirus found in Thailand
January 14, 2020Manufacturing and Production China, WHO, World Health Organisation, Wuhan, pneumonia, thailand
The recent viral pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan China has spread to Thailand.The patient is a 61 year old woman who …
WHO says Chinese pneumonia outbreak may be a new virus
January 9, 2020Business Services Bird Flu, Hong Kong, Singapore, WHO, chinese, pneumonia
The recent pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan could potentially be a new virus, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The …
Mysterious viral pneumonia infects dozens in central China, bird flu and SARS ruled out
January 6, 2020Sales and Marketing Bird Flu, China, Sars, WHO, World Health Organisation, Wuhan, pneumonia
A total of 59 cases of viral pneumonia have been reported in the city of Wuhan, with seven people in …
WHO declares global public health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo
July 18, 2019Medical Communications DRC, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ebola, WHO, pharma
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a global …
WHO leaves breakthrough cancer therapies off updated Essential Medicines List
July 10, 2019Research and Development Cancer, EML, WHO, essential medicines list, oncology, pharma, world health organization
The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its list of essential medicines to include 28 more drugs. The WHO’s Essential …
WHO decide not to declare global emergency
June 17, 2019Sales and Marketing Ebola, UN, WHO, global emergency, health, pharma
The WHO has decided not to declare the Ebola crisis in the Congo a global emergency. While the WHO said …
UK government refuses to sign up to WHO pricing transparency resolution
May 29, 2019Research and Development WHA, WHO, access, health UK, pharma, pricing
The UK government has refused to sign up to a global resolution on transparency in drug pricing which urges governments …
Funding to fight malaria falls $2 billion short of WHO target, study shows
April 26, 2019Medical Communications WHO, developing countires, funding, health economics, infectious diseases, malaria
Global spending on the fight against malaria has stalled, falling $2 billion short of World Health Organization (WHO) targets, according …
Throat lozenges could be contributing to antimicrobial resistance
April 12, 2019Medical Communications AMR, Antibiotics, OTC, WHO, antimicrobial, health
Over the counter (OTC) throat lozenges could be contributing to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) according to research presented at this year’s …
Measles cases in Greater Manchester surge to 32 since January, lack of vaccination blamed
March 8, 2019Medical Communications Europe, MMR, UK, WHO, measles, pharma, vaccines
There has been a sharp increase in cases of measles across Greater Manchester, Public Health England has warned, following increasingly …
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February 26, 2019Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Drug pricing, HIV, Trump, WHO, brexit, depression, mental health, pharmacovigilance, rare disease
Just one month to go until Brexit here in the UK, and it’s still all to play for. After months …
Unvaccinated French boy blamed for reintroducing measles to Costa Rica
February 26, 2019Manufacturing and Production Costa Rica, France, WHO, vaccine hesitancy, vaccines
A French boy is suspected of reintroducing measles to Costa Rica after the country has been free of the infectious …
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