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WHO issues Sudan yellow fever outbreak update
TweetThe World Health Organization issued a Global Alert and Response on Tuesday after Sudan’s Federal Ministry of Health informed the organization of a yellow fever outbreak in 23 localities in...
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WHO alters H5N1 reporting
TweetThe World Health Organization recently announced that it will begin reporting human cases of H5N1 avian influenza every month on its influenza webpage. The WHO said that cases of human infection...
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WHO praises world leaders’ support for malaria plan
TweetThe World Health Organization lauded the commitment by political leaders in Cambodia to support the drive against malaria in the region on Friday at the 7th East Asia Summit. World leaders,...
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WHO reports additional coronavirus case in Middle East
TweetThe World Health Organization recently confirmed that a third case of novel coronavirus has been diagnosed in a family cluster of infections, bringing the total number to seven globally. The WHO...
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Study shows high diabetes prevalence among India TB cases
TweetResearchers at the World Health Organization recently released the results of a cross-sectional survey of tuberculosis patients in the state of Kerala, India, to determine the prevalence of...
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WHO issues human-animal influenza summary and assessment
TweetThe World Health Organization recently released a summary and assessment of its most recent data regarding influenza at the human-animal interface. The summary and assessment shows that from 2003...
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WHO head warns of future rising tide of new diseases
TweetThe head of the World Health Organization recently warned that infectious diseases will spread more easily in the future. Director-General of the WHO Dr. Margaret Chan said that globalization,...
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WHO warns Jakarta to monitor for dengue after flooding
TweetJakarta was recently warned by the World Health Organization to begin monitoring cases of water-borne communicable diseases among flood-affected victims to avert a more serious health crisis....
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WHO makes no change to risk assessment for novel coronavirus
TweetThe recent infection of a patient in England with a SARS-like virus did not change the World Health Organization’s risk assessment of the novel coronavirus. The WHO said that the new case,...
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WHO issues warning over SARS-like virus
TweetThe World Health Organization recently urged countries to be vigilant over the spread of a potentially fatal coronavirus after the confirmation of a new case in Britain with connections to the...
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PAHO/WHO devote funds to prevent cholera in Haiti
TweetThe Pan American Health Organization and the World Health Organization recently announced they will fund the installation of water and sanitation connections in primary health centers in Haiti....
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U.N.: Major funding boost needed to fight TB
TweetThe United Nations’ World Health Organization and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria said on Monday that an additional $1.6 billion per year was needed to fight against...
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WHO and Global Fund warn about tuberculosis threat
TweetThe World Health Organization and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria recently issued a warning about the growing threat from drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis. WHO and the Global...
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Global Fund and WHO cite need for TB treatment funding
TweetThe World Health Organization and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria said on Monday that multi-drug resistant tuberculosis could widely spread, necessitating $1.6 billion in annual...
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CDC looks to end Polio globally
TweetCDC Director Thomas R. Frieden activated the CDC’s Emergency Operations center in December 2011 as part of an effort to help the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. The CDC continues a close...
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WHO and Global Fund cite $1.6 billion TB shortfall
TweetThe World Health Organization and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria recently identified an anticipated $1.6 billion annual shortfall in annual international support for the battle...
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Sebelius and Daulaire issue statement on World Health Day
TweetU.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Assistant Secretary for Global Affairs Nils Daulaire issued a statement on Friday related to the 65th anniversary of...
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WHO endorsed treatment may result in drug-resistant Tuberculosis
TweetThe World Health Organization recently endorsed isoniazid preventive therapy for symptom-free individuals with HIV/TB co-infection, but there is resistance to do so, as some experts said IPT may...
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WHO and UNICEF launch global action plan for pneumonia and diarrhea
TweetThe World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund announced a new global action plan on Friday that could save as many as two million children annually from pneumonia- and...
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New U.N. plan seeks higher targets for pneumonia and diarrhea treatment
TweetThe United Nations launched a global plan on Friday to save two million children under the age of five annually who would otherwise die from diarrhea and pneumonia in low income countries. The...
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