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WHO and African Union call for faster action on women's cancers
WHO, African Union and OAFLAD leaders urge governments to fund and expand breast and cervical cancer prevention, screening and treatment across Africa.
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A joint commentary by WHO, African Union and OAFLAD leaders calls for women's cancers to move to the centre of Africa's health and financing agendas, citing 350,000 deaths across the continent in 2024 and gaps in prevention, screening and treatment.
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Eastern Mediterranean Ministers Reaffirm Polio Pledge Amid Budget Cuts
WHO regional committee in Cairo reaffirms polio eradication commitment as wild virus persists in Afghanistan and Pakistan and funding falls.
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WHO Eastern Mediterranean committee opens Cairo session on emergencies and financing
Health ministers from 22 countries meet in Cairo as WHO says the region carries close to half of global humanitarian need amid crises and funding pressure.
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WHO sends $70,000 in Ebola supplies to Kenya after imported case
WHO handed Kenya about $70,000 in protective gear, test kits and sample containers to support its response to a confirmed imported Bundibugyo virus case.
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WHO: No Evidence of Ongoing Transmission After Russian Laboratory Worker Pneumonia Death
WHO says Russia reported no plague or high-threat pathogen in a fatal laboratory worker pneumonia case and no ongoing transmission, though diagnosis remains unclear.
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WHO seeks clarity on suspected plague lab death in Siberia
WHO has asked Russia for details on a lab worker's death and about 200 people in quarantine, saying it cannot yet assess the risk.