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The Measles & Rubella Initiative Welcomes World Health Assembly Commitment

The global partnership committed to the elimination of measles, rubella and congenital rubella syndrome applauds today’s global pledge to meet measles and rubella elimination goals. One hundred and ninety-four countries...

28 May, 2012

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Rwanda introduces new vaccine against a leading childhood killer

The introduction of rotavirus vaccines into the country’s routine immunization program marks an historic landmark in improving access to life-saving tools for children who need them the most. “This is a major step for...

28 May, 2012

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World Health Assembly endorses new plan to increase global access to vaccines

Ministers of Health from 194 countries at the Sixty-fifth World Health Assembly today endorsed a landmark Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP), a roadmap to prevent millions of deaths by 2020 through more equitable access...

26 May, 2012

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Muslim leaders enlisted to help stamp out polio

The last three countries where polio is still paralyzing children – Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria – said on Thursday that they have enlisted Muslim women and religious leaders to allay fears of...

25 May, 2012

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UN-backed effort aims to vaccinate 111 million children against polio in four days

United Nations-backed campaign will seek to vaccinate more than 111 million children under the age of five against polio in 20 African countries in just four days.

26 March, 2012

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More than 900 000 lives saved by protecting people living with HIV from TB

Updated WHO guidance scales up effective public health interventions to reduce TB deaths for people living with HIV.

5 March, 2012

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Experts agree H5N1 research critical, but extend delay

Global public health and influenza experts at a WHO-convened meeting reached consensus on two urgent issues related to the newly created H5N1 influenza viruses:

24 February, 2012

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UN urges measles vaccinations for all Afghan children

The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on all Afghans to vaccinate their children after a measles outbreak was made worse by severe weather that hampered access to immediate treatment as well as low immunization...

24 February, 2012

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Yellow fever outbreak in Ghana

The Ministry of Health, Ghana has notified WHO of a yellow fever (YF) outbreak occurring in three districts located in the mid-western part of the country.

8 February, 2012

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Major push launched to stop 10 NTDs by 2020

The world’s leading pharmaceutical companies, the US, UK and UAE governments, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Bank and other global health organisations announced a new, coordinated push to...

1 February, 2012

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