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World Health Organisation

January 13, 2021

A global stockpile of the Ebola vaccine has been established

Ebola vaccines have made one of the most feared diseases on earth preventable, says the World Health Organisation.
December 29, 2020

UN calls first International Day of Epidemic Preparedness

The first ever International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, called for by the United Nations General Assembly advocates the importance of the prevention of, preparedness for and partnership against epidemics.
December 21, 2020

COVAX plans global vaccine rollout, starting in early 2021

The first tranche of doses, to protect health and social care workers, will be delivered in the first half of 2021 to all participating economies.
December 4, 2020

Investing in midwife-led interventions 'could save 4.3 million lives per year'

About two-thirds of maternal deaths, newborn deaths and stillbirths could be prevented by 2035 with universal access to care from professional midwives, says the World Health Organisation.
November 9, 2020

UNICEF and WHO call for emergency action to avert major measles and polio epidemics

As COVID-19 disrupts immunisation services worldwide, millions of children are at heightened risk of preventable childhood diseases.
October 20, 2020

UNICEF to stockpile over half a billion syringes to prepare for COVID-19 vaccinations

Vaccinating the world against COVID-19 will be one of the largest mass undertakings in human history, says Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director.
October 17, 2020

Solidarity Therapeutics Trial produces COVID-19 drugs evidence in record time

The progress achieved by the Solidarity Therapeutics Trial shows that large international trials are possible, even during a pandemic, and offer the promise of quickly and reliably answering critical public health questions concerning therapeutics.
September 20, 2020

WHO and UNICEF recommit to health and well-being at all ages

New partnership calls for key actions in unuversal health coverage, mental health, emergencies and nutrittion.
September 11, 2020

More than 3 billion people protected from trans fat in their food

Consumption of industrially produced trans fats are estimated to cause around 500,000 deaths per year due to coronary heart disease.
August 9, 2020

Plane carrying trauma and surgical supplies arrives in Beirut

A plane carrying 20 tonnes of World Health Organisation health supplies has landed in Beirut, Lebanon, to support the treatment of patients injured by the massive blast that occurred in the city on 4 August 2020.