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WHO’s Chan warns over spread of Zika virus beyond Latin America

The world will face a “severe public health crisis” if the Zika virus spreads beyond Latin America, the World Health Organization’s director general has said. Margaret Chan told a press conference that no one can...

7 April, 2016

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WHO and experts prioritize vaccines, diagnostics and innovative vector control tools for Zika R&D

After a three-day consultation on Zika research and development, international experts, convened by WHO, have agreed on top priorities to advance R&D for Zika medical products. The following tools were prioritized...

11 March, 2016

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UN health chief: Zika virus is ‘spreading explosively’

The Zika virus is “spreading explosively” in the Americas, which could see up to 4 million cases over the next year, international health officials said Thursday, announcing a special meeting next week to...

1 February, 2016

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Global supply of oral cholera vaccine to double after WHO approves new supplier

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that supply for life-saving oral cholera vaccine will double this year. Two manufacturers currently supply 3 million doses of the vaccine but the U.N. agency said that...

12 January, 2016

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Climate change is hazardous to health in the Pacific

Climate change poses the most significant threat to human health in the small low-lying, densely populated Pacific island nations, which have the least ability to adapt to such risks. According to two recent studies by...

4 January, 2016

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Zika virus spreads to more countries

In quickly evolving developments, more countries in the Americas reported Zika virus cases, as Brazil—one of the hardest hit countries—reported more microcephaly cases, which health officials suspect might be related to...

3 December, 2015

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WHO experts temper malaria vaccine hopes

WHO advisors have put a damper on hopes that the first malaria vaccine could soon reach African infants. In July, European regulators deemed the RTS,S vaccine safe, saying it provides “limited” but worthwhile protection...

2 November, 2015

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Shift in vaccine use needed to eradicate polio: WHO experts

A World Health Organization expert panel called for a shift in the kinds of vaccines used to fight polio, insisting full eradication of the crippling disease is within reach. The WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts...

29 October, 2015

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WHO urges stronger malaria elimination strategy

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently urged health professionals to strengthen their malaria elimination strategy because approximately 3.2 billion people are still considered at risk for contracting malaria. The...

31 July, 2015

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Key protein pathways critical to Ebola virus can be blocked, according to new study

Scientists have successfully blocked the Ebola infection in cell-culture experiments, in a critical early step to develop a vaccine for the life-threatening virus. The Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa, the largest in...

20 July, 2015

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