WHO records 100th attack on health care in Ukraine
A grim milestone has been crossed today in the war in Ukraine – more than 100 attacks on health care verified by WHO since the start of the war on February 24. The attacks so far have claimed 73 lives and injured 51. Of the current total of 103 attacks, 89 have impacted health facilities […]
WHO Director-General, World Health Day Joint Press Conference with US HHS Secretary Becerra, Washington
Joint Hybrid Press Conference with the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra on World Health Day, Washington DC, United States of America (as delivered) Thank you, Secretary Becerra, and good afternoon everyone. I also thank Assistant Secretary for Global Affairs Loyce Pace and Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Sarah Lovenheim. […]
WHO public hearings regarding a new international instrument on pandemic preparedness and response: “The World Together”
Following the 1 April announcement, we are pleased to inform you that the first round of public hearings regarding a new international instrument on pandemic preparedness and response will occur on 12 and 13 April 2022. These public hearings will be comprised of a spoken component (through videoconferencing software) and a written component (through a […]
WHO urges accelerated action to protect human health and combat the climate crisis at a time of heightened conflict and fragility
6 April 2022, Geneva – On this World Health Day (April 7, 2022), WHO is issuing an urgent call for accelerated action by leaders and all people to preserve and protect health and mitigate the climate crisis as part of an “Our planet, our health” campaign marking the organization’s founding day, which falls at a […]
Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR Roche provides update on phase III SKYSCRAPER-02 study in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer
SKYSCRAPER-02, the first randomized study of tiragolumab in extensive stage small-cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC), did not meet its co-primary endpoint of progression-free survival ES-SCLC is a hard-to-treat disease and Tecentriq plus chemotherapy remains a standard of care Tiragolumab continues to be evaluated in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and other cancer types through additional phase […]
Egypt and Nigeria medicines regulators achieve high maturity level in WHO classification and WHO launches list of regulatory authorities that meet international standards
Today, WHO announced that Egypt’s and Nigeria’s medical products regulatory agencies had reached maturity level 3. This means that these national bodies have been found to function well and that they could be eligible for inclusion into the transitional WHO Listed Authorities, a list that will comprise the world’s regulators of reference – that is, […]
WHO releases 10-year strategy for genomic surveillance of pathogens
WHO is releasing a strategy to strengthen and scale up genomic surveillance around the world. Historically, few countries have routinely done genomic surveillance in-country, a technology considered complicated and expensive. But COVID-19 changed that. Genomic surveillance is the process of constantly monitoring pathogens and analyzing their genetic similarities and differences. It helps researchers, epidemiologists and […]
WHO urges quality care for women and newborns in critical first weeks after childbirth
The World Health Organization (WHO) today launched its first ever global guidelines to support women and newborns in the postnatal period – the first six weeks after birth. This is a critical time for ensuring newborn and maternal survival and for supporting healthy development of the baby as well as the mother’s overall mental and […]
Implementation Of Integrated District Public Health Labs In The Country
Government of India is providing support to establish Integrated Public Health Laboratories (IPHL) in all the 730 districts of States/UTs in phased manner under PM-Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM). For Financial Year 2021-22, Integrated Public Health Laboratories in 70 Districts across the country are envisaged for establishment/strengthening. The total fund allocated for the establishment […]
Reduction In Fee Of Medical Colleges / Universities
The Section 10 (Clause (i) of Sub-section (1)) of National Medical Commission Act, 2019 provides for framing of guidelines for determination of fees and all other charges in respect of fifty percent of seats in private medical institutions and deemed to be universities which are governed under the provisions of the Act. Accordingly, National Medical […]
