World Bank Signs Agreement to Improve Groundwater Management in Select States of India
The Government of India and the World Bank, on Febuary 17, signed a $450 million loan agreement to support the national program to arrest the country’s depleting groundwater levels and strengthen groundwater institutions.
US Cruise Ship Passengers Evacuated as Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 1,800
Chinese health officials reported Monday the number of confirmed cases from a coronavirus outbreak surpassed 70,000, with the death toll rising to nearly 1,800.
Four countries in the African region license vaccine in milestone for Ebola prevention
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Burundi, Ghana and Zambia have licensed an Ebola vaccine, just 90 days after World Health Organization (WHO) prequalification. Registration of the vaccine is expected in additional countries in the coming...
World experts and funders set priorities for COVID-19 research
Leading health experts from around the world have been meeting at the World Health Organization’s Geneva headquarters to assess the current level of knowledge about the new COVID-19 disease, identify gaps and work together to accelerate and fund...
Remdesivir prevents MERS coronavirus disease in monkeys
Colorized scanning electron micrograph of Marburg virus particles (blue) both budding and attached to the surface of...
Global measles vaccination drive to protect upto 45 million children
Health worker Nsiri Lowoso vaccinate three month old Zoe Nukandila as his mom, Arellete Ytshika...
China Reports 121 More Coronavirus Deaths, Spike in New Cases
China’s National Health Commission said Friday that 121 more people have died from the new coronavirus, bringing the death toll to nearly 1,400.
China Reports Nearly 10,000 Coronavirus Cases
China says it has nearly 10,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus. The virus has caused 213 deaths in China where it emerged late last year.
Delta, American Become First US Airlines to Cancel US-China Flights
Delta and American Airlines announced Friday they will suspend flights to China after the World Health Organization (WHO) labeled the coronavirus pandemic as a global public-health emergency.
CDC Confirms Person-to-Person Spread of New Coronavirus in the United States
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Jan.30 confirmed that the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has spread between two people in the United States, representing the first instance of person-to-person spread with this new virus here...
