Outbreak News

3 October 2024 Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the Global Strategic Preparedness, Readiness and Response Plan (SPRP) to tackle dengue and other Aedes-borne arboviruses. The Plan aims at reducing the…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the MVA-BN vaccine as the first vaccine against mpox to be added to its prequalification list. The prequalification approval is expected to facilitate…

Here are the top 40 global health highlights from 2023, compiled by the World Health Organization (WHO). Read full story: World Health Organization

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the Lao People’s Democratic Republic has eliminated lymphatic filariasis, a painful and disabling neglected tropical disease, as a public health problem. This landmark…

The International Pathogen Surveillance Network (IPSN)  WHO and partners are launching a global network to help protect people from infectious disease threats through the power of pathogen genomics. The International…

The World Health Organization (WHO) says Mpox (monkeypox), an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus is no longer a public health emergency of International Concern. It was declared public health…

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared an end to COVID-19 as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) as per the advice offered by the fifteenth meeting of the…

WHO 26 April 2023 News release To help countries better prepare for future pandemics, WHO launched a new initiative today that provides guidance on integrated planning for responding to any respiratory…

28 November 2022  News release Geneva, Switzerland Following a series of consultations with global experts, WHO will begin using a new preferred term “mpox” as a synonym for monkeypox. Both…

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday declared the monkeypox outbreak as a public health emergency. The WHO Director-General recognizes the complexities and uncertainties associated with this public health event.…