The top global health stories from 2024 | World Economic Forum
Dec 17, 2024 · Health was a major focus in 2024, shaping global news and driving key discussions at the World Economic Forum. From climate change health impacts to the rise of antimicrobial resistance and improving health equity for …
Senegal and Rwanda achieve WHO Maturity Level 3 in medicines …
Dec 5, 2024 · Senegal and Rwanda have become the seventh and eighth countries in Africa to reach Maturity Level 3 (ML3) in WHO's global classification of national regulatory authorities, underscoring their commitment to ensuring safe, effective and high-quality medical products for their populations. This designation follows formal benchmarking by WHO, marking significant progress toward regulatory system ...
Headlines - World Health Organization (WHO)
Dec 13, 2024 · News release. New WHO report reveals governments deprioritizing health spending. 11 December 2024. News ...
Marburg virus disease - Rwanda - World Health Organization (WHO)
On 9 November 2024, the recommended 42-day countdown to declare the end of the Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak in Rwanda commenced, the day after the last confirmed patient tested negative for MVD by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). As of 8 November 2024, 66 confirmed cases, including 15 deaths with a case fatality ratio (CFR) of 23% have been reported and 51 confirmed cases have ...
WHO advises not to use non-sugar sweeteners for weight control …
May 15, 2023 · The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new guideline on non-sugar sweeteners (NSS), which recommends against the use of NSS to control body weight or reduce the risk of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).
Undiagnosed disease - Democratic Republic of the Congo
Between 24 October and 5 December 2024, Panzi health zone in Kwango Province of Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 406 cases of an undiagnosed disease with symptoms of fever, headache, cough, runny nose and body ache. All severe cases were reported to be severely malnourished. Among the cases, 31 deaths have been registered. The majority of cases reported are among children ...
Mpox outbreak - World Health Organization (WHO)
Oct 3, 2024 · Page providing resources relating to an outbreak of mpox that began in 2022. Resources include general information on the virus, situation reports and materials for health workers.
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) news - World Health …
Joint News Release The International Monetary Fund, the World Bank Group, and the World Health Organization step up cooperation on pandemic preparedness Feature stories
Dengue - Global situation - World Health Organization (WHO)
Dec 21, 2023 · Disease Outbreak News. Dengue – Bangladesh ; National Dengue Control Unit, Ministry of Health. Publications, 2023 Western Pacific regional action plan for dengue prevention and control (2016) WPRO dengue situation reports ; 1 DLI (Dengue Like Illness). Case definition: Fever for at least 2 days, in addition to at least two of the following: i.
Newsroom - World Health Organization (WHO)
Nov 1, 2024 · Statement by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General on the attack on the Sana'a airport, Yemen