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- WHO adds first diagnostic test for Ebola Bundibugyo virus to its Emergency Use Listing6 d ago
Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) has added the first molecular diagnostic test for Bundibugyo virus (BDBV) to its Emergency Use Listing (EUL) . The test detects the virus by identifying its…
- Patient enrolment begins in a scientific trial to identify the first effective treatments for Bundibugyo virus disease7 d ago
In a major international effort to evaluate potential treatments for Ebola disease due to Bundibugyo virus (BVD), the PARTNERS clinical trial has opened enrolment today for patients in the Democratic…
- 655 million people still living without electricity underscore urgent need to deliver on universal energy access target15 d ago
At a time when energy security and affordability have risen to the top of the development agenda, 655 million people globally still lack access to electricity, and two billion use polluting fuels and…
- WHO urges scale up of newborn screening to improve early detection and care of birth defects16 d ago
The World Health Organization (WHO) today calls on countries to expand newborn screening for birth defects, highlighting how early detection and treatment can save lives and reduce lifelong disability…
- WHO issues comprehensive guidelines on filovirus disease, including Ebola and Marburg disease22 d ago
As the Democratic Republic of the Congo is battling an Ebola disease outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first comprehensive guidelines for th…
- Open letter to leaders of G7, G20, BRICS and all nations on finalizing the WHO Pandemic Agreement’s Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing annex24 d ago
Dear Leaders of the G7, the G20, BRICS and of all nations, We write to you together, from Geneva and from Brasília, with one shared conviction: that the world must finish what it started, and that you…
- Safe blood supply improves as voluntary donations exceed 85%, but many people still lack access27 d ago
New data from the World Health Organization (WHO) show sustained progress towards safer blood supplies globally but also highlight persistent inequalities in access to safe blood and weaknesses in gov…
- Africa CDC and WHO launch joint continental Ebola response plan34 d ago
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) today launched a joint continental preparedness and response plan on the ongoing Ebola outbre…
- Unsafe food causes 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths annually, young children at highest risk35 d ago
Children aged less than five years face almost three times the risk of illness from unsafe food than older children and adults, according to new estimates released today by the World Health Organizati…
- Joint statement by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and WHO concerning the outbreak of Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus38 d ago
The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) reaffirm their strong partnership and shared commitment to protect the health and well-being of the…
- WHO urges governments to protect young people from addiction to tobacco and nicotine products41 d ago
Worldwide, at least 40 million children aged 13–15 use tobacco products, and young people’s use of e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches continues to rise. In advance of World No Tobacco Day – 31 May – th…
- Experts convened by WHO advise on candidate treatments and vaccines for Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus41 d ago
In response to the current outbreak of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus occurring in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with cases also reported in Uganda, WHO convened several of its exper…
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