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News release. New WHO report reveals governments deprioritizing health spending. 11 December 2024. News ...
Marburg virus disease - Rwanda - World Health Organization (WHO)
On 9 November 2024, the recommended 42-day countdown to declare the end of the Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak in Rwanda commenced, the day after the last confirmed patient tested negative for MVD by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). As of 8 November 2024, 66 confirmed cases, including 15 deaths with a case fatality ratio (CFR) of 23% have been reported and 51 confirmed cases have ...
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) news - World Health …
Joint News Release The International Monetary Fund, the World Bank Group, and the World Health Organization step up cooperation on pandemic preparedness Feature stories
Top metaverse news: Headset market heats up as Apple arrives
Jul 5, 2023 · News in brief: Top metaverse stories Microsoft's planned takeover of video game developer and publisher Activision Blizzard has been blocked in the US and the UK . The $75 billion deal had been hailed as a game-changer for the immersive gaming sector and a potential gateway that could unlock wider metaverse use , as World Economic Forum Digital ...
COVID-19 epidemiological update – 9 October 2024
Oct 9, 2024 · Overview . During the four-week reporting period from 19 August to 15 September 2024, weekly SARS-CoV-2 PCR percent test positivity decreased from 8.2% in the beginning week of the reporting period to 5.8% in the last week, as detected in integrated sentinel surveillance within the Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS).
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Dec 24, 2024 · Joint News Release. The International Monetary Fund, the World Bank Group, and the World Health ...
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Nov 1, 2024 · Statement by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General on the attack on the Sana'a airport, Yemen
Dengue - Global situation - World Health Organization (WHO)
As of 30 April 2024, over 7.6 million dengue cases have been reported to WHO in 2024, including 3.4 million confirmed cases, over 16 000 severe cases, and over 3000 deaths. While a substantial increase in dengue cases has been reported globally in the last five years, this increase has been particularly pronounced in the Region of the Americas, …
WHO highlights urgent need to transform mental health and …
Jun 17, 2022 · The World Health Organization today released its largest review of world mental health since the turn of the century. The detailed work provides a blueprint for governments, academics, health professionals, civil society and others with an ambition to support the world in transforming mental health. In 2019, nearly a billion people – including 14% of the world’s adolescents – were living ...
WHO publishes new guidelines on hepatitis B
Mar 29, 2024 · WHO has released new Guidelines on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of chronic hepatitis B (HBV) infection at the 2024 Asian Pacific Conference for the Study of Liver Disease (APASL) in Kyoto, Japan. These guidelines provide a substantial simplification and expansion of eligibility for treatment to overcome barriers in access to HBV testing and treatment.