COVID-19 - May 28, 2020
WHO Foundation supports critical health needs
Headquartered in Geneva, the WHO Foundation, an independent grant-making entity, will support global public health needs by providing funds to WHO and trusted implementing partners to deliver on the organization’s “triple billion” goals. Featured in WHO’s five-year strategic plan, these goals aim to: protect 1 billion people from health emergencies; extend universal health coverage to […]
Uncategorized - August 29, 2016
Danish institute becomes WHO Collaboration Center for Genomics
The World Health Organization, WHO, has appointed the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, as its first ever Collaborating Centre for Genomics. As such the WHO is recognizing the institute’s pioneering work in research into the use of whole genome sequencing – a technology that allows a microorganism’s entire DNA profile to be mapped […]
Global report - February 7, 2016
WHO declares the Zika virus an international publich health emergency
On yesterday’s WHO meeting, the World Health Organization declared the Zika virus and its suspected link to birth defects an international public health emergency. This is a rare move that signals the seriousness of the outbreak and gives countries new tools to fight it. An outbreak of the Zika virus, which is transmitted by mosquitoes, […]
Global report - July 15, 2015
World Not Ready for ‘Superbugs’
Only 34 countries have national plans to fight antibiotic resistance, which means very few are prepared to tackle an outbreak of a “superbug” infection, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The 34 nations that indicated they were addressing the problem represent a quarter of the 133 countries that responded to a recent WHO survey. […]
Global report - May 15, 2015
Data Lacking on Ebola Vaccines
With Ebola nearly eliminated in West Africa, vaccine trials probably will fail to provide enough useful data on how well they protect people against the virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. Liberia was declared free from Ebola by the government and the WHO recently after 42 days without a new case of the virus, […]
Collaboration - March 20, 2015
WHO: Nations Must Cooperate
According to a new study from the World Health Organization (WHO), European countries need to consider working together more to afford new, more expensive pharmaceuticals entering the market. New therapies for chronic conditions like cancer, Type 2 diabetes and hepatitis C have come onto the scene—with hefty pricetags. “While these therapies are straining budgets across […]
