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World Health Assembly delegates seal new 5-year strategic plan
GENEVA - World Health Assembly delegates today, May 23, agreed an ambitious…
Ebola: WHO Emergency Committee says international spread risk is high
… Says outbreak not yet international Public Health Emergency The first meeting…
WHO to deploy 4,000 vaccines in DR Congo Ebola response
All is now set for the use of an experimental Ebola vaccine…
WHO prequalifies breakthrough vaccine for typhoid
The World Health Organization (WHO) has prequalified the first conjugate vaccine for…
Reckitt Benckiser partners Zambia on health, hygiene initiatives
Hosts first Healthcare for Women and Children Conference With a focus on…
World leaders, others raise fresh US$1.2bn for polio eradication
… Fund targets US$450m children yearly Global leaders, including foremost non state…
Americas eliminate measles
... fifth vaccine-preventable disease to be eliminated from the region The Region of…
Japanese researcher wins 2016 Nobel prize for medicine
Japanese biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi has been declared winner of the 2016 Nobel Prize…
Polio: EU reiterates commitment to Nigeria’s immunisation programme
The Europe Union, EU, has pledged its full commitment to Nigeria’s immunization…
