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Key developments (July 2025)

Western vaccine manufacturers Pfizer-BioNTech: Expanded RSV vaccine recommendations for older adults The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its guidance to recommend the Pfizer-BioNTech RSV vaccine...

16 July, 2025

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WHO identified 17 priority pathogens for vaccine development in landmark global study

The World Health Organization (WHO) released a groundbreaking study identifying 17 priority pathogens for vaccine development. This initiative represents the first global effort to systematically evaluate pathogens...

20 November, 2024

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The emerging challenges of a more severe mpox strain

This strain of the virus is known to be more severe, but it’s behaving differently from its usual patterns. The World Health Organization’s decision to declare mpox a global public health emergency for the second time...

19 August, 2024

4 min read

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Expert reaction to WHO declaring Mpox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)

Scientists react to the WHO declaring Mpox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Dr Brian Ferguson, Associate Professor of Immunology, University of Cambridge, said: “The WHO has declared a PHEIC due to...

16 August, 2024

9 min read

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Development partners making a difference: The European Union supports WHO in eight Asian countries to prepare for the future

Communities across 8 countries in Southeast Asia gained better access to COVID-19 services, including vaccinations, and countries are now better prepared for future emerging diseases thanks to a dynamic 3-year project...

27 June, 2024

17 min read

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Global Health Cast Edition 64

Sixty-fourth Edition of the Global Health Cast presented by Prof. Schmitt and Dr. Sanicas. Download the PDF here🔒 Premium Content - For FreeUnlock this content by becoming a Global Health Press subscriber. Join for...

29 April, 2024

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New global campaign boosts lifesaving vaccines

The Humanly Possible joint global communication campaign aims to boost vaccination programmes around the world, with support from the UN World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). “Thanks to...

25 April, 2024

4 min read

Hepatitis B Virus Colorized transmission electron micrograph of hepatitis B virus particles (colorized red and yellow). Credit: NIAID and CDC (Transmission electron micrograph image courtesy of CDC; colorization by NIAID).

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WHO sounds alarm on viral hepatitis infections claiming 3500 lives each day

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) 2024 Global Hepatitis Report, the number of lives lost due to viral hepatitis is increasing. The disease is the second leading infectious cause of death globally —...

11 April, 2024

5 min read

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WHO declares end of COVID global health emergency

The World Health Organization (WHO) ended the global emergency status for COVID-19 on 5 May, more than three years after its original declaration, and said countries should now manage the virus that killed more than 6.9...

11 May, 2023

2 min read

Outbreak News

Multi-Country – Acute, severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children

Outbreak at a glance: Since the WHO Disease Outbreak News on Acute hepatitis of unknown etiology – the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was published on 15 April 2022, there have been continuing...

25 April, 2022

7 min read

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