Geneva – World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on countries to prepare for the new Disease X, at the World Economic Forum in Davos so that countries are well prepared before its arrival. Covid-19 took seven million lives in the world but warned that this new pandemic could be deadlier, and has the potential to kill 50 …
Geneva – The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended a new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, for the prevention of malaria in children. The recommendation follows advice from the WHO: Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) and the Malaria Policy Advisory Group (MPAG) and was endorsed by the WHO Director-General following its regular biannual meeting held on 25-29 September. WHO also …
Ottawa – On May 10, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General convened the fifth meeting of the International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency Committee on the multi-country outbreak of mpox to consider whether mpox still constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The WHO Director General originally declared mpox a PHEIC on July 23, 2022. The WHO Director General …
