The World Health Organization launched ‘Quit Tobacco App’ to help people kick the cigarette butt and give up use of tobacco in all forms – including smokeless and other newer…
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WHO recommends groundbreaking malaria vaccine for children at risk
Historic RTS,S/AS01 recommendation can reinvigorate the fight against malaria The World Health Organization (WHO) is recommending widespread use of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine among children in sub-Saharan Africa and…
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WHO Western Pacific Innovation Challenge
The World Health Organization in the Western Pacific has launched the first WHO Western Pacific Innovation Challenge: Innovation for the Future of Public Health. The Innovation Challenge is calling for…
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Principles for sharing COVID-19 Vaccine doses with COVAX
COVAX is a bold international initiative to ensure fair and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for all countries regardless of wealth. The COVAX Facility (Facility) is responsible for securing the…
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WHO welcomes preliminary results about dexamethasone use in treating critically ill COVID-19 patients
WHO welcomes preliminary results about dexamethasone use in treating critically ill COVID-19 patients 16 June 2020 News release The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the initial clinical trial results from…
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Dexamethasone reduces death in hospitalised patients with severe respiratory complications of COVID-19
Dexamethasone reduces death in hospitalised patients with severe respiratory complications of COVID-19 In March 2020, the RECOVERY (Randomised Evaluation of COVid-19 thERapY) trial was established as a randomised clinical trial…
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The bumpy road to better health: How embedded research strengthened health services in Ghana
The bumpy road to better health: How embedded research strengthened health services in Ghana Ghana’s success story For over 20 years, Ghana’s CHPS programme has been the focus of the…