WHO report reveals governments deprioritizing health spending
The campaign’s focus for 2024 is on improving financial protection for people everywhere to access health services they need.
The campaign’s focus for 2024 is on improving financial protection for people everywhere to access health services they need.
WHO prequalification aims to ensure that key health products meet global standards for quality, safety and efficacy.
Canada has also confirmed the first case of Clade I mpox and its public health agency said the case was linked to travel associated with the ongoing outbreak in central and eastern Africa.
Among the 57 nations experiencing large-scale outbreaks, India reported 65,150 cases, making it the second most affected country after the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Globally, the incidence of the infection has gone up by 20%, with 10.3 million measles cases recorded in 2023, according to the report.
The child has been admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (ICU) of a local hospital after struggling with persistent severe respiratory issues. This is the second H9N2 bird flu case in India; the first was reported back in 2019
WHO said countries have defined a pandemic emergency as a communicable disease that has a "wide geographical spread" or a high risk of one, and has exceeded or can exceed the ability of national health systems to respond