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WHO prequalifies second malaria vaccine

Published on: December 21, 2023
16:47

Geneva, Dec 21 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Thursday that it added the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine to its prequalified list, the second after the RTS,S/AS01 it obtained in July 2022.

WHO initiative boosts health cooperation between Africa and Caribbean

Published on: December 20, 2023
13:09

Geneva, Dec 20 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) announced the launch of the Health Development Partnership for Africa and the Caribbean (HeDPAC), an initiative to strengthen South-South health cooperation between the two regions.

WHO calls for reorientation of health systems towards primary care

Published on: December 13, 2023
09:27

Geneva, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) called for a reorientation of systems towards primary care to reduce the burden of disease that many nations are currently experiencing.

WHO adopted resolution to enable humanitarian aid to Gaza

Published on: December 11, 2023
10:14

Geneva, Dec 11 (Prensa Latina) The WHO adopted by consensus a resolution calling for the immediate, sustained and unimpeded passage of humanitarian aid to address the catastrophic situation in the Gaza Strip.

WHO initiates critical review of coca leaf

Published on: November 30, 2023
18:23

La Paz, Nov 30 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially initiated procedures for a critical review of the coca leaf, a move that could have significant implications for international drug policy and indigenous cultures in South America. This undertaking comes in response to a request from a Member State seeking to reassess the properties of the coca leaf.

WHO admits favorable situation of Covid-19 and immunization

Published on: November 11, 2023
08:49

Geneva, Nov 11 (Prensa Latina) Current Covid-19 variants are now less serious, while immunity levels are rising as a result of vaccination, said the World Health Organization (WHO).

Working under the sun causes 1 in 3 deaths from skin cancer – Study

Published on: November 8, 2023
20:18

Geneva, Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) Nearly one-in-three deaths from non-melanoma skin cancer are caused by working under the sun, according to joint estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO).

Mpox cases decrease, WHO keeps alert

Published on: October 31, 2023
00:45

Geneva, Oct 31 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) currently keeps its alert to the presence of mpox (monkeypox) cases in different nations, but it reported a decrease in the number of patients with the disease.

India and WHO work together to tackle global challenges

Published on: October 30, 2023
09:21

New Delhi, Oct 30 (Prensa Latina) India and the World Health Organization (WHO) are working together to address global challenges in the health sector, Minister for Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya said.

WHO demands that Israel protect civilians and allow aid into Gaza

Published on: October 30, 2023
08:07

Ramallah, Oct 30 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) demanded that Israel protect civilians and health personnel in the Gaza Strip, allow the entry of aid and revoke its hospital evacuation orders.

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