New vaccine development
WHO: A new World Health Organization (WHO) study published today in eBioMedicine names 17 pathogens that regularly cause diseases in communities as top priorities for new vaccine development. The WHO study is the first global effort to systematically prioritize endemic pathogens based on criteria that included regional disease burden, antimicrobial resistance risk and socioeconomic impact.
The study reconfirms longstanding priorities for vaccine research and...
United Against Outbreaks
WHO: The Heads of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank Group (WBG), and the World Health Organization (WHO) have agreed on broad principles for cooperation on pandemic preparedness. This cooperation will allow a scaling up of support to countries to prevent, detect and respond to public health threats through the IMF’s Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST), the WBG’s financial and technical...
WHO recommends groundbreaking malaria vaccine for children at risk
The World Health Organization (WHO) is recommending widespread use of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine among children in sub-Saharan...
International Organizations, Vaccine Manufacturers Agree to Intensify Cooperation to Deliver COVID-19 Vaccine
The heads of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, World Health Organization...
Moving towards digital documentation of COVID-19 status
Vaccination certificates are nothing new. They are health documents that record a vaccination event - traditionally as a...
World Bank Group Mobilizes Over $29 billion to Support Latin America and the Caribbean Region Respond to Pandemic
In response to COVID-19 severely damaging the...
WHO pledges extensive commitments towards women’s empowerment and health
The World Health Organization announced multiple commitments to drive change for gender equality and the empowerment...
WHO and partners highlight key steps to improve access to health technologies
The first WHO World Local Production Forum ended today after five days of...
Dedicated Arab Health online platform supporting global healthcare recovery
Arab Health, the largest exhibition for the healthcare industry in the MENA region, concludes today after...
Vaccinations must be fair and global to defeat COVID-19
Former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown believes at least $30 billion is needed annually for an...
Long working hours increasing deaths from heart disease and stroke
Long working hours led to 745 000 deaths from stroke and ischemic heart disease in...
Medlab Middle East to address increased demand for COVID-19 testing
Medlab Middle East, the MENA region’s largest medical laboratory exhibition and congress, in partnership with...
WHO lists Moderna vaccine for emergency use
WHO listed the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine (mRNA 1273) for emergency use, making it the fifth vaccine to receive emergency validation...
Lipidor's subsidiary Emollivet takes the next step towards launch and receives funding from Vinnova
Sweden's innovation authority Vinnova is investing in Lipidor's subsidiary Emollivet. The...
