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Countries reach ‘historic’ agreement to tackle future pandemics, WHO says
Members of the World Health Organization reached an agreement to prepare the world for future pandemics after more than three ...
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WHO member countries agree on a draft ‘pandemic treaty’ to try to avoid Covid-19 mistakes
The WHO’s member countries have agreed on a draft “pandemic treaty” that sets guidelines for how the international community ...
WHO members reach deal on how the world would tackle future pandemics
Members of the World Health Organization reached a landmark agreement on Wednesday on how to learn from COVID-19, which ...
WHO member countries agree on a draft 'pandemic treaty' to avoid COVID-19 mistakes
The World Health Organization's member countries agreed on a draft pandemic treaty that sets guidelines for how the international community might face the next global health crisis ...
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First global pandemic treaty agreed — without the US
The World Health Organization accord promotes sharing scientific data in exchange for more equitable distribution of drugs ...
WHO countries strike landmark agreement on tackling future pandemics
Years of negotiations culminated early Wednesday with countries agreeing the text of a landmark accord on how to tackle ...
The world could stop central Africa’s deadly mpox outbreak if it wanted to
Mpox can be lethal, especially for children under five years old. The mortality rate for clade I is between 3% and 10%. The ...
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
There have been seven directors-general of the World Health Organization since my first WHO job in India 50 years ago. They ...
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WHO member countries draft landmark preparedness treaty for next pandemic
Five years after the Covid-19 pandemic led to lockdowns and economic chaos around the world, the WHO member states have concluded negotiations on a draft "pandemic treaty" outlining the international ...
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After 2 Years of Conflict Sudan's Health System Faces Collapse As Rainy Season Nears [press release]
Two years into the conflict, Sudan’s health system is at breaking point. As the rainy season looms the country faces a perfect storm of disease outbreaks, malnutrition and collapsing services at a ...