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...
New Survey Shows Business Travellers Look to Employers to Implement New Health and Safety Measures
As business travel came to a standstill in early 2020,...
 90% of countries report disruptions to essential health services since COVID-19 pandemic
The World Health Organization (WHO) today published a first indicative survey on the impact...
Africa eradicates wild poliovirus
The independent Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) for Polio Eradication officially declared on Tuesday that the World Health Organization (WHO) African...
Ebola outbreak in western Democratic Republic of the Congo reaches 100 cases
The number of cases in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in western Democratic Republic...
Schools around the world lacked basic handwashing facilities prior to COVID-19 pandemic
As schools worldwide struggle with reopening, the latest data from the WHO/UNICEF Joint...
More than 150 countries engaged in COVID-19 vaccine global access facility
Seventy-five countries have submitted expressions of interest to protect their populations and those of...
New COVID-19 Law Lab to provide vital legal information and support for the global COVID-19 response
Launching today, the COVID-19 Law Lab initiative gathers and...
Implementation of Generic Medicine Framework in KSA Can Save SR10 BN Annually
A new report released by Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance says the implementation...
COVID-19 & Climate Crisis: Business As Usual?
The challenges COVID-19 and climate crisis present to our business community as well as opportunities that are emerging...
Environmental Conservation an increasing concern
UAE consumers are growing increasingly interested in environmental conservation issues, especially in regards to ‘plastics in the ocean’ and ‘recycling’,...
