Cholera Deaths Rise 30% in 2025, WHO Reports
Seven countries — Angola, Bangladesh, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Nigeria, South Sudan, Sudan and Yemen — accounted for around 90% of all reported cholera cases and deaths globally.
Seven countries — Angola, Bangladesh, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Nigeria, South Sudan, Sudan and Yemen — accounted for around 90% of all reported cholera cases and deaths globally.
Global health workforce shortages: A new WHO report reveals that nearly one in four doctors globally is aged over 55 and is expected to retire within the next decade.
WHO’s prequalification of the multi-dose vial presentation of RSVpreF is expected to make maternal RSV vaccination more affordable and easier to deliver, particularly in countries supported by Gavi.
The framework builds on WHO’s Greener pharmaceuticals’ regulatory highway call to action, launched in 2024.
In eastern Africa, WHO now recommends combining the oral medicine miltefosine with paromomycin injections for treating both kala-azar and post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) . In South-East Asia, new combination therapies using liposomal amphotericin B, either alone or together with miltefosine, are recommended for PKDL.
Ahead of World Drowning Prevention Day, WHO launches the PROTECT package, providing countries with practical, evidence-based approaches to reduce drowning deaths, including making water transport safer, teaching school kids to swim, and preparing for floods.
WHO calls for placing people affected by cancer at the centre of cancer control efforts
World Health Assembly Global Parliamentary Forum underscores the critical role of parliaments in translating global commitments into concrete action.
The newly listed test detects Bundibugyo virus by identifying its genetic material in blood samples, enabling rapid and accurate confirmation of infection.
Patients and healthcare providers are advised not to use any DARZALEX products bearing batch numbers MYS7381 or STV1K01.