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Launch of WHO Bulletin theme issue on behavioural science
FAO welcomes $10 million USA contribution to its Covid response efforts
Vaxzevria significantly boosted antibody levels against Omicron
ADRF: Expanding research parameters and introducing greater innovation
Seventh meeting of Multilateral Leaders Task Force on Covid Vaccines, Therapeutics and Diagnostics
Interim statement on booster doses for Covid vaccination 23 December
US FDA approved cabotegravir extended-release – first long-acting injectable option for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis
WHO lists 10th Covid vaccine for emergency use: Nuvaxovid
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Australian childhood vaccination remains at record levels
Novavax Covid vaccine recommendations for use
Latest child mortality estimates reveal world remains off track to meeting Sustainable Development Goals
WHO lists 9th Covid vaccine for emergency use with aim to increase access to vaccination in lower-income countries
Launch of UN Group of Friends on Neglected Tropical Diseases and on Support of Water
RACGP provides guidance for GPs caring for ‘long COVID’ patients
Web-based version of University of Toronto researcher’s CARD game helps improve kids’ vaccination experience
WHO in collaboration with GISAID organizes training workshops for laboratory experts
Dr Ayoade Alakija appointed WHO Special Envoy for ACT-Accelerator
National Opera of Ukraine “In Name of Life” concert in recognition of health workers
New WHO Global Competency Standards aim to strengthen health workforce and support provision of quality health services to refugees
OpenWHO.org: 2021 year in review
In memoriam: exceptional life of Prof. Peter Deane Barnard OAM, ADM
Another 249 trainees join global infodemic manager community
Chief Medical Officer – Omicron update and changes to international travel arrangements
Top 3 Covid vaccine questions – Boosters, assessing Omicron severity, and anxiety around holiday period
UN rights expert laments adverse impact of industrialisation, urges measures to redress damage: Italy
WHO and St. Jude to dramatically increase global access to childhood cancer medicines
Protect environment, World No Tobacco Day 2022 will give you one more reason to quit
Investing 1 dollar per person per year could save 7 million lives in low and lower-middle income countries
More than half billion people pushed or pushed further into extreme poverty due to health care costs
ATAGI statement on Omicron variant and timing of Covid booster vaccination
Two decades dedicated to capacity building for health emergency preparedness and response
Neglected tropical diseases: WHO launches survey to expand its offer of online training courses
WHO continues to support its conditional recommendation for dapivirine vaginal ring as an additional prevention option for women
WHO works to scale-up support to low- and middle-income countries to address antimicrobial resistance thanks to support from
WHO launches virtual survey to assess capacity strengthening needs and expand its offer of online courses
WHO and Global Fund warn inequalities block progress towards ending AIDS, TB and malaria
Two-year follow up shows delaying umbilical cord clamping saves babies’ lives
New partnership to combat antimicrobial resistance in gonorrhoea
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Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiases: treating millions of people, despite pandemic
Collective Service: supporting RCCE in emergencies
Countries with regulations protecting people from industrially produced trans fat tripled over past year
WHO accelerates work on nutrition targets with new commitments
FAO pledges upscaled support for better nutrition and healthy diets for all
Indonesian Study reveals missed diagnosis of fungal infections in treated TB patients, with global implications
WHO recommends against use of convalescent plasma to treat Covid
BIPAI helps fuel Botswana being first high-burden country to achieve elimination of HIV mother-to-child transmission