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Stronger Together: Medscape Education Celebrates Accomplishments in Rare Disease and Anticipates the World Health Assembly Adoption of the Resolution on Rare Diseases
Medscape Education is proud to be showcasing the power of working together in rare disease education and advocacy by co-hosting a side event at the 78th World Health Assembly in...
WHO urges US to ‘reconsider’ withdrawal from global health organisation
President Donald Trump said the agency mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic and other global health crises
WHO launches $1.5bn emergency appeal to tackle ongoing health crises
The appeal is aimed at providing urgent humanitarian assistance to more than 300 million people
WHO announces priority endemic pathogens for urgent vaccine development
The study identifies the 17 pathogens that regularly cause diseases in communities
WHO announces new mRNA vaccine development initiative against human avian influenza
H5N1 was responsible for 889 cases and 463 deaths across 23 countries from 2003 to 2024
WHO and CEPI call for broader research strategy to prepare for future pandemics
They have highlighted the importance of expanding research to entire families of pathogens
WHO calls for better medicines access to close neurological disorders treatment gap
In 2021, neurological conditions affected more than three billion people worldwide
WHO publishes guidance for HPV vaccine developers to help tackle cervical cancer
In more than nine out of ten cases, the HPV virus leads to cervical cancer, the fourth most common cancer in women globally
WHO publishes new toolkit to improve services for neurological disorders
Neurological conditions such as dementia and stroke were responsible for more than three billion cases globally in 2021
WHO publishes latest report on development of antibacterial agents worldwide
AMR is designated as one of the top ten global public health threats facing humanity
WHA announces progress of WHO Member States to conclude pandemic agreement
The agreement is aimed at preventing a repeat of the global health, economic and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic
WHO updates drug-resistant bacteria list to develop new treatments for AMR
The 2024 BPPL list includes 15 families of antibiotic-resistant bacteria