On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organization (WHO)—a move that experts say makes the U.S. and other countries ...

Other states with Democratic governors have joined the network after President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the World ...

As outbreaks of Filovirus Disease (FVD) continue to regularly affect countries across Africa and in efforts to increase preparedness capacities, the World Health Organization (WHO) with support from ...

As the U.S.’s withdrawal from the WHO becomes official, the consequences for the world’s health could be serious.

BENGALURU, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Friday it had prequalified another novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2), a step it said would speed efforts to eradicate the ...

In the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from WHO, California is the first state to participate in the agency's disease monitoring network. Are others following?

HHS proposes spending $2 billion a year to re-create systems the U.S. accessed through the WHO at a fraction of the cost, according to officials briefed on the matter.

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

On 13 August 2019 journalists from five media institutions namely; Malawi News Agency, The Times Group, Nations Publication Limited, Zodiak Broadcasting Station and Malawi Broadcasting Corporationin ...