Tag: World Health Organization
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Act Now to Accelerate World Cervical Cancer Elimination Day Progress
Introduction: A Beacon with a Challenge In May 2025, South Africa and Nigeria helped advance global health by sponsoring a World Health Assembly resolution that designates 17 November as World Cervical Cancer Elimination Day. This milestone signals international recognition of cervical cancer as a preventable disease and underscores the urgency of turning policy into action.…
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WHO and Bayer AG Renew Collaboration to Fight Three Deadly Neglected Tropical Diseases
Global Push to Eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases The World Health Organization (WHO) and Bayer AG have renewed a long-standing collaboration aimed at accelerating the elimination of three deadly neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) by expanding access to free-of-charge treatments in endemic countries. This renewed partnership underscores a shared commitment to ending avoidable suffering and leveraging innovative…
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Maldives achieves historic triple EMTCT victory: hepatitis B, HIV, and syphilis eliminated from mother-to-child transmission
Maldives Reaches a Historic Public Health Milestone The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated the Maldives for eliminating mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of hepatitis B, completing a landmark triple achievement alongside the country’s existing EMTCT validations for HIV and syphilis since 2019. Maldives becomes the first nation in the world to attain this triple elimination, underscoring…
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Global standard for dengue trial outcomes: a new consensus to accelerate therapies
Groundbreaking move in dengue research A landmark publication in The Lancet Infectious Diseases announces the first global standard for measuring outcomes in dengue treatment trials. Co-led by researchers from King’s College London and the University of Oxford, the work represents a concerted effort to harmonize what researchers should measure when testing therapies for dengue fever.…
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New Guidelines Aim to Slash Postpartum Hemorrhage Deaths Worldwide
Global Guidelines Target a Critical Shift in Postpartum Hemorrhage Care On October 5, 2025, leading reproductive health organizations introduced a comprehensive set of guidelines aimed at transforming the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). Issued by the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO), and the International Confederation…
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New Global Guidelines Set to End Postpartum Haemorrhage Deaths with Faster Detection and Treatment
Global Guidelines Urge Faster Action to End Postpartum Haemorrhage Deaths Leading reproductive health organizations have issued landmark guidelines aimed at dramatically reducing deaths from postpartum haemorrhage (PPH). The World Health Organization (WHO), the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO), and the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) released a cohesive set of recommendations that emphasize…
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Data Sought for December 2025 COVID Vaccine Antigen Talks
Overview of TAG-CO-VAC and December 2025 Preparations The World Health Organization’s Technical Advisory Group on COVID-19 Vaccine Composition (TAG-CO-VAC) continues to monitor the genetic and antigenic evolution of SARS-CoV-2, immune responses to natural infection and vaccination, and how vaccines perform against circulating variants. In anticipation of its December 2025 meeting, TAG-CO-VAC outlines the data it…