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Target product profiles for tuberculosis preventive treatment

The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched target product profiles to drive the rapid development of novel tuberculosis (TB) preventive treatment today. The target product profiles characterise the most important product attributes to be considered for developing the best suited TB prevention treatments in future.
One quarter of the global population is estimated to be infected with TB and are at greater risk of developing TB disease, especially those with weakened immunity. Treatment of T

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Regions: Canada , France , Italy , United Kingdom

Topics: Global Health
The Republic of Korea and WHO sign new Memorandum of Understanding, committing US$ 6 million in COVID-19 PCR test kits for 24 countries in the African region

On 14 August Korean Ambassador, Ms Ji-ah Paik and WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with WHO in support of the Organization’s COVID-19 response efforts in the African region. The new MoU follows a recent call between Dr Tedros and Mr
Statement on the fourth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

The fourth meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) took place on Friday, 31 July 2020 from 12:00 to 17:45 Geneva time (CEST).

Proceedings of the meeting

Members and advisors of the Emergency Committee were convened by vid

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Regions: United Kingdom

Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation

More than 150 countries engaged in COVID-19 vaccine global access facility

Seventy-five countries submit expressions of interest to COVAX Facility, joining up to 90 further countries which could be supported by the COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC)
The COVAX Facility, and the AMC within it, is designed to guarantee rapid, fair and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for every country in the world, rich and poor, to make rapid progress towards slowing the pandemic
Interest from governments represen

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Regions: Argentina, Canada , Norway , United Kingdom

Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation

WHO and UNICEF warn of a decline in vaccinations during COVID-19

WHO and UNICEF call for immediate efforts to vaccinate all children as new data shows that, before the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccine coverage stalled at 85 per cent for nearly a decade, with 14 million unvaccinated infants yearly

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Regions: Ethiopia , Haiti , Nepal

Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Global Health

WHO and partners to help more than 1 billion people quit tobacco to reduce risk of COVID-19

GENEVA — A new Access Initiative for Quitting Tobacco aims to help the world's 1.3 billion tobacco users quit. Stopping smoking is more important than ever as evidence reveals that smokers are more likely than non-smokers to have severe outcomes from COVID-19.
The project gives people free access to nicotine replacement therapy and to Florence, a digital health worker, based on artificial intelligence that dispels myths around COVID-19 and tobacco and helps people develop a personalized plan

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Regions: Jordan , New Zealand

Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation

Statement on the 5th meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee for Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 14 April 2020

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Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health

Public statement for collaboration on COVID-19 vaccine development

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Regions: Argentina, Canada , Chad , China, Norway , United Kingdom

Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation

A meeting on digital innovations, TB and implementation research organised by WHO and the European Respiratory Society

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Regions: Tanzania , Ukraine , United Kingdom

Topics: Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation

Updated WHO Information Note: Ensuring continuity of TB services during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health

WHO and Global Citizen announce: 'One World: Together at home' Global Special to support healthcare workers in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic

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Regions: Canada , United Kingdom

Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation

WHO/Europe calls for “unity on all fronts” during briefing for ambassadors as COVID-19 pandemic accelerates

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Regions: Denmark

Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health

WHO/Europe calls for “unity on all fronts” during briefing for ambassadors as COVID-19 pandemic accelerates

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Regions: Denmark

Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health

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