World Health News
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WHO updates guidelines on COVID-related organ inflammation in children
The updated recommendation from the UN health agency comes after it first described Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Associated With COVID-19, or MIS-C for…
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UN backs plans to ensure regular, healthy school meals for every child in need by 2030
In a joint declaration on Tuesday, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),…
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‘Under $1’ test kits available to stop mother-child HIV/syphilis transmission
The low cost is possible thanks to a new partnership between the Clinton Health Access…
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COVID-19 pandemic brings global syringe shortage into sharp focus
Based on a scenario where around seven billion people need two doses…
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Vaccinating refugees in Indonesia, for the benefit of all
One recent Thursday, Ali Madad Ibrahimi accompanied an elderly man from Afghanistan…
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Indian COVID-19 vaccine receives WHO approval
COVAXIN, made by Indian company Bharat Biotech, has received WHO emergency use…
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Step up vaccines against Group B strep, linked to baby deaths and disability
Group B streptococcus (GBS), which can be transmitted in the womb, is…
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Honor five million lives lost to COVID-19 by making vaccine equity a reality, Guterres says
In a statement issued to mark the crossing of this “painful threshold”,…
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First Person: Telling the tragic story of mercury poisoning in Japan
As a storyteller at the Minamata Disease Municipal Museum, Mr. Ogata helps…
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Billions more needed for UN-backed global collaboration to end pandemic
The funding for the Access to COVID Tools (ACT) Accelerator – the…
