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WHO alert over childhood cancer inequalities in Europe

Date
Tuesday, February 15, 2022 - 9:59 AM
Description
Progress in the overall survival rate for children with cancer is uneven across Europe, with a significant proportion of the thousands diagnosed with cancer each year, still dying, the UN health agency WHO alerted on Tuesday.

WHO appeals for $1.5 billion to deliver healthcare in crises

Date
Monday, January 15, 2024 - 5:00 AM
Description
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday launched a $1.5 billion emergency appeal to provide care to more than 87 million people this year in 41 ongoing crises, including in the occupied Palestinian territory, Ukraine, Sudan, Syria and the Horn

WHO approves Chinese COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

Date
Friday, May 07, 2021 - 2:33 PM
Description
A COVID-19 vaccine produced in China has been given the green light for global rollout, potentially paving the way for its use in underserved countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday.

WHO approves second malaria vaccine for children

Date
Monday, October 02, 2023 - 6:00 AM
Description
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday recommended a new anti-malaria vaccine for children, a move that could offer countries a cheaper and more readily available option than the world’s first shot against the parasitic disease.