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A lab worker in the mRNA technology transfer hub in South Africa, one of the countries selected to establish mRNA vaccine production.

Around 45 per cent of all abortions are unsafe, 97 per cent of which take place in developing countries.

Communities in Kohima, India, are being vaccinated against COVID-19.

As the Omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to surge across the world, the UN health agency on Tuesday said that it was crucial that more is done to help all countries receive lifesaving coronavirus jabs as quickly as possible.

The World Health Organization and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital on 13 Dec. 2021 announced plans to establish a platform that will dramatically increase access to childhood cancer medicines around the world.

In a small study, researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health captured more than 1,000 hours of brain recordings from patients with OCD in the clinic and at home. These data are a key first step towards designing improved deep brain stimulation (DBS) treatments for neuropsychiatric disorders. DBS has shown great promise for improving the lives of people living with neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, and is now gaining traction for treating psychiatric conditions such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The study is funded through the NIH Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative.

Scanning electromicrograph of an HIV-infected H9 T cell. NIAID

A health worker checks a woman’s blood sugar level at a community health centre in Jayapura district, Indonesia.

New evidence compiled by the World Health Organization and the World Bank shows that the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to halt two decades of global progress towards Universal Health Coverage. The organizations also reveal that more than half a billion people are being pushed into extreme poverty because they have to pay for health services out of their own pockets.

The WHO Office in Lyon, France — a Centre of Excellence in strengthening public health laboratories — contributes to global health security and supports countries in building stronger health emergency capacities. Today, the Office is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director General and His Excellency Olivier Véran, French Minister of Health, delivered video remarks at the high-level, 20th anniversary event.