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WHO upgrades BA.2.86 to COVID-19 variant of interest as US proportions grow
The CDC today said though the BA.2.86 proportion jumped, it doesn’t yet appear to be driving case increases.
Read more.Joint UN mission transfers critical patients from Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, under intense fighting
On 22 November, in cooperation with the Palestine Red Crescent Society, WHO participated in another joint-UN mission to transfer 151
Read more.Health needs to be front and centre of national plans to fight climate change
<p>Ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP-28), WHO has published its <a target="_blank" href="https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/climate-change/9789240074729-v2.pdf?sfvrsn=f4c8b157_4">“2023 review of health in nationally
Read more.WHO statement on reported clusters of respiratory illness in children in northern China
WHO has made an official request to China for detailed information on an increase in respiratory illnesses and reported clusters of
Read more.Shipments to African countries herald final steps toward broader vaccination against malaria: Gavi, WHO and UNICEF
More than 330 000 doses of WHO-recommended RTS,S malaria vaccine arrived last night in Cameroon – a historic step towards
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