Vaccines Could Avert >500,000 Deaths Associated With Resistance

Vaccination could save more than 500,000 lives from antimicrobial resistant (AMR) infections, according to the WHO.

AUGUST 14, 2023

WHO: Time to Transition to Long-Term Management for COVID-19

With COVID-19 hospitalizations, ICU admissions and deaths declining around the world, the World Health Organization ...

MAY 5, 2023

WHO: Top 10 Health Threats Facing the World

Pandemic flu, Ebola, Dengue, HIV, vaccine-preventable diseases among top 10 threats to world health.

JANUARY 18, 2019

WHO Combating Congo Ebola Outbreak With New Vaccine

Public health officials are trying a new vaccine to stop the spread of Ebola virus in the Congo.

MAY 23, 2018

Antibiotic Resistance: A Worldwide Problem

Some of the world’s most common—and potentially most dangerous—infections are proving drug ...

JANUARY 31, 2018

Untreatable Gonorrhea Superbug Spreading Around Globe

WHO: Data from 77 countries show that antibiotic resistance is making gonorrhea much harder, and sometimes ...

JULY 10, 2017

Progress Made in Tackling Neglected Tropical Diseases

These tropical diseases blind, maim, disfigure and debilitate hundreds of millions of people. Once widely ...

APRIL 19, 2017

WHO: New Antibiotics Urgently Needed

WHO listed 12 families of bacteria that are causing diseases that are quickly becoming untreatable.

MARCH 1, 2017